Mahatma Gandhi (Father of the Indian nation):
“I learnt from Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ how to achieve victory while being oppressed".
"My faith is that the progress of Islam does not depend on the use of sword by its believers, but the result of the supreme sacrifice of Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ ".
“If India wants to be a successful country, it must follow in the footsteps of Imam Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ ".
“If I had an army like the 72 soldiers of Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ, I would have won freedom for India in 24 hours".
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (India’s 1st Prime Minister):
"Imam Husayn's رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ sacrifice is for all groups and communities, an example of the path of rightousness".
Edward Gibbon (English historian and member of parliament):
"In a distant age and climate the tragic scene of the death of Imam Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ will awaken the sympathy of the coldest reader".
(The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, London, 1911, volume 5, Page 391-2).
Rabindranath Tagore (Indian Nobel Prize in Literature 1913):
"In order to keep alive justice and truth, instead of an army or weapons, success can be achieved by sacrificing lives, exactly what Imam Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ did".
“Imam Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ is the leader of humanity.”
“Imam Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ will warm the coldest heart".
Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1st President of India):
"The sacrifice of Imam Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ is not limited to one country, or nation, but it is the hereditary state of the brotherhood of all mankind".
Dr. Radha Krishnan (Ex President of India):
"Though Imam Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ gave his life almost 1300 years ago, but his indestructible soul rules the hearts of people even today".
Swami Shankaracharya (Hindu Religious Priest):
"It is Husayn's رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ sacrifice that has kept Islam alive or else in this world there would be no one left to take Islam's name".
Sarojini Naidu (Great India Poetess titled Nightingale of India):
"I congratulate Muslims that from among them, Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ, a great human being was born, who is reverted and honored totally by all communities".
Thomas Carlyle (Scottish historian and essayist):
“The best lesson which we get from the tragedy of Karbala is that Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ and his companions were rigid believers in God. They illustrated that the numerical superiority does not count when it comes to the truth and the falsehood. The victory of Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ despite his minority, marvels me!”
Charles Dickens (English novelist):
“If Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ had fought to quench his worldly desires…then I do not understand why his sister, wife, and children accompanied him. It stands to reason therefore, that he sacrificed purely for Islam".
Sir William Muir (Scottish orientalist):
“The tragedy of Karbala decided not only the fate of the Caliphate, but also of Mohammadan kingdoms long after the Caliphate had waned and is appeared".
(Annals of the Early Caliphate, London, 1883, Page 441-442).
Antoine Bara (Lebanese writer):
“No battle in the modern and past history of mankind has earned more sympathy and admiration as well as provided more lessons than the martyrdom of Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ in the battle of Karbala".
(Imam Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ in Christian Ideology).
Dr. K. Sheldrake:
"Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ marched with his little company not to glory, not to power or wealth, but to a supreme sacrifice and every member of that gallant band, male and female, knew that the foes were implacable, were not only ready to fight but to kill. Denied even water for the children, they remained parched under a burning sun, amid scorching sands yet no one faltered for a moment and bravely faced the greatest odds without flinching".
Hafiz Muhammad Ehsan Bashir, 1st year MBBS, Nishtar Medical College, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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