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followers, who can be compared to the tried the people of Pharaoh before
Pharaoh of his time. Just as Imam them when a noble apostle came to
Hussein and His family were the most [saying,] ‘Give over the servants of
distinguished individuals, Yazid, and Allah1to me; indeed, I am a trusted
his followers were the most despicable apostle [sent] to you. Do not defy
due to their arrogance, envy towards Allah. Indeed, I bring you a manifest
the truth and its advocates, and their authority. I seek the protection of my
refusal to follow it. Lord and your Lord, lest you should
They were slaves to worldly desires. stone me” (The Quran, 44: 17-20).
Therefore, Imam Hussein recited the Prophet Moses implores the
same noble verses that the prophet protection of the Lord of the Worlds in
Moses used to disassociate Himself these verses, entrusting Him to endure
from Pharaoh and his reprehensible the retaliatory backlash from Pharaoh
qualities. Pharaoh exhibited both types and his people in response to his sincere
of arrogance: arrogance towards God call to faith. This backlash encompasses
and arrogance towards people based on physical harm such as violence,
tyranny and complete ignorance. This stoning, murder, or verbal mistreatment
is why Almighty God denounces (Ālūsī, 1995, Vol. 13, p. 120).
arrogance multiple times in His Book, The annals of history depict the
“Indeed those who are disdainful of consistent utilization of oppression and
My worship will enter hell in utter persecution by Pharaoh-like figures to
humility” (The Quran, 40: 60). Also, suppress God's messengers and those
“And on the Day of Resurrection, you who dissent against their ideas, zeal,
will see those who attributed lies to and approach, owing to their
Allah with their faces blackened. Is not irrationality. Imam Hussein similarly
the [final] abode of the arrogant in sought refuge in this manner,
hell?” (The Quran, 39:60). emphasizing that unjust violence is
6. Avoiding Offensive Language and universally abhorred and despised
Causing Harm regardless of one's religious affiliation
This moral virtue was highlighted in or sect. The employment of vulgar
the profound statement made by Imam language, obscenity, and cursing is a
Hussein as a noble verse at the end of manifestation of the animosity that
his sermon, “I seek the protection of resides within an individual's soul
my Lord and your Lord, lest you should (Narāqī, 1990, Vol. 1, p. 349). These
stone me” (The Quran, 44: 20). are a few detestable characteristics that
This verse is among a group of verses define the adversaries of God and His
that also talk about the confrontation of chosen protector, which Imam Hussein
Moses with Pharaoh, “Certainly We aimed to avoid. One might question if
