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The Model of Moral Virtues of Imam Hussein Manifested… K. F. Mustafa et al (47
In these words, the Master of faithful, but the hypocrites do not know”
Martyrs reflects the true meaning of (The Quran, 63: 8).
pride and its orientation in His The hypocrites made a mistake and
personality, according to what His their eyes deviated from the truth in
grandfather, Prophet Muhammed distinguishing the more honorable
expressed when He said, “Whoever from the meaner, thinking that they
begins a new day from my community were the most honorable, not the
with a concern other than Allah is not Muslims, so that the Almighty God
from Allah, and whoever does not care answered them saying, “And Glory
about the affairs of the believers is not belongs to God and His Messenger and
one of them, and whoever willingly the believers” (The Quran, 63: 8).
submits to humiliation is not one of us, Glory belongs to God all together.
the people of the household” (Majlisī, The Glory of the Truth is intrinsic and
1983, Vol. 74, p. 162). essential, while the glory of the
Imam Hussein gained His honor and Messenger and the believers is obtained
splendor from the Mighty, the as His blessing. Therefore, attaining
Victorious and Unconquerable Essence divine glory must be through true faith,
who possesses supreme power and which gives its followers a glory that
knowledge beyond comprehension and does not fade in this world and the
understanding. The One who is hereafter. Accordingly, there is no glory
unparalleled and unknown in terms of except in obedience to God, and there is
His Reality and Essence. The One who no humiliation except in disobedience to
has absolute glory, for whom there is Him, otherwise, there is no basis for it
great need, is difficult to attain, and can (Qushayrī, 1992, Vol. 3, p. 590; Mustafa
only be reached through Him (Qūnawī, et al, 2021, pp. 53-74).
2008, p. 153). Thus, God Almighty has explained the
When one is captivated by the origin and source of glory, which is the
magnificence of the Divine Glory and Divine Will, indicating that by saying,
encompassed by His sovereign rule, “Those who take the faithless for allies
similar to Imam Hussein, they disregard instead of the faithful. Do they seek honor
all other beings and acknowledge no with them? [If so,] indeed all honor
authority greater than their Creator. belongs to Allah (The Quran, 4: 139).
Allah points out that might to whom it In other words, do not seek glory or
truly belongs. They say, “When we recognition from the world and its
return to the city, the mighty will surely inhabitants, as those lacking in
expel the abased from it. Yet all might something will not be able to give it.
belong to Allah and His Apostle, and the Instead, ask for it from God Almighty,
whose treasures are abundant with