سأمضي فما بالموت عار على الفتى

I wonder what it would have been like to be raised in a world where you are of the same flesh and blood of the greatest man to live. Ever. Period: the prophet Mohammad Ibn Abdullah sallaa Allah 3alaih w aaleh.

Why stop there?

I wonder what it would have been like to be raised in the home of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib, who by the way happens to be the prophet Mohammad's PBUH first cousin. And who, he himself (Imam Ali), has also spent all of his years in the shadow of the prophet PBUH. Raised and learned from the greatest man to ever live. I wonder.

Why stop there?

I wonder what it would have been like to grow up in the home of il sayida Fa6ema (Il Zahraa'), who, again, happens to be the only daughter of the prophet 3alaih afthal elsalat wel salam, the daughter of sayida Khadeeja. Oh and also who happens to be Imam Ali's wife. The same Imam Ali who was raised by the prophet PBUH.

Why stop there?

I wonder what it would have been like to grow up with having a brother and a sister from that family. The things somebody could have learned.

Oh wait a minute. Why should I wonder? Imam Hasan was his brother. Sayida Zainab was his sister too.
Oh wait a minute. That would make him too the grandson of prophet Mohammed 3alaih el salam.
The son of Imam Ali 3alaih il salam.
The son of Fa6ema Bnt Mohammad, and daughter of sayida Khadeeja 3alaiha il salam.
The brother of Imam Hasan 3alaih il salam.
The brother of sayida Zainab, and Om Kulthom.

I shouldn't be wondering, then, should I?

Since I know that his name was Imam Husain Ibn Ali.

It's a shame, really, that most people only know the day he died on; or whose army has killed him.

It's a shame, really, that most people do not know what has happened after that day. Or what has happened to who, why and how?

It's a shame, really, that most people have no idea what has led him to that place and time on which he died in the first place.

It's a shame, really, that most people do not know who was with him on that day. Better yet, what has happened to those select few who were with him?

I would have never wondered what it would have been like for someone to witness his brothers, sons, cousins, and friends to die for the same exact cause on the same exact day, if it weren't for my knowledge that Imam Husain has witnessed that.

I wonder what great cause could that have been, if it wasn't the prophet Mohammad's cause. Say, the message of il Islam?

If there was only one thing I would change about the world I live in, it would definitely be making sure that everyone knew who Imam Husain was then. Simply because, how can you EVER know him without knowing ALL of the mentioned above salam Allah 3alaihom ajmi3een. How could you ever know him, without knowing his cause, and whose cause it originally was.

ما تم .. ما تم لولاك الفرض يا حسين