The Meaning of Ashura: Literature & Poetry

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

Greetings.

Ashura means:

• Renunciation of the oppressors and the arrogance of those who defied justice.
• Obedience to the truth of God's authority.
• Acting in obedience to the حجت (Hujjat - indicator/proof) of God's authority.
• Transformation of one's being, embracing piety.
• Achieving communion with the divine.
• Becoming a supporter of truth and an enemy of falsehood.
• Secret communion and supplication in the final farewell.
• Performing the noon prayer on Ashura, on the threshold of attaining the divine presence.
• Being the interpreter of the Quran's principles in action.
• Finding solace in martyrdom, like honey.
• Becoming devoted to God with one's Imam.
• Selflessly sacrificing for God, with pure devotion.
• Achieving God through insight.
• Reaching God on the straight path to the true destination.
• Not bowing down under the oppression of enemies.
• Patience, loyalty, and the thirst of men, women, and children.
• Finding the Kaaba of truth with a "Lبيك" (I am ready) to Imam Hussein (as).
• Discovering the plan for the realization of God's religion through Imam Hussein (as).

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