The martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (ʿa) created a school for the free men and women of this world. It showed everyone that martyrdom for a worthy cause is both simple and honorable in nature. In addition to reviving the religion of Allah (swt), Ashura also brought about the blossoming of the tree of Islam; this, in turn, led to the awakening of the Muslim Ummah and it awoke the spirit of bravery and martyrdom in them as well. It taught the human race many invaluable lessons in self-sacrifice and set up the Umayyad dynasty for complete and utter destruction. Many revolts sprung up after Ashura and it did not take long before the Umayyads fell from power. Let us now delve deeper in to this issue with the help of the valuable viewpoints of Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi:
The Revival of the Genuine Islam through Means of being Truth Centric
