Ashura: a revelation mirror

1. ????? ?????? Ashura: a revelation mirror

2. ????? ????? ?? ?? : ????? ???? ??? ????? Excerpt from an article By : Mohammad Ali Taheri

3. � ?? ??? ?????? ?? ?????? ???? ?? ??? ?????? ? ????? ??????? ?? ??? ????? ????? ? ?????? ??? ?? ????? ??? ?? ??? ?? ?? ?? ????? ? ????? ?????? ???. On the day of Ashura, we may don a red shirt and voice the victory of the innocent blood over the sword, a lesson learned from the epic of Karbala.

4. ?? ?????? ????? ?? ?? ?? ???? ??????  ? ?? ????? ???? ??????? ??? ??? ??? ?? ?????? ???  ?? ???? ???? ??? ?? ? ???? (?)  ?? ?? ??? ????? ? ???? ?? ?????? ? ??? ??????? ??? ???? ????? ????? ????? ???. Or we may don a robe white all over and call vociferously that this is a shroud worn as a vow to Hossein that we would offer our lives in the way of battling oppression and tyranny.

5. ?? ???? ???? ????? ...? ???? ????? ?? ??? ????? ????? ? ?? ??? ?? ?? ? ?? ??? ?? ??? ? ?????? ?????? ? ???? ? ???? ?? ?? ???? ?????? ??? ? ???? ?? ???? ?? ??????? ???? ???? ???????? ?? ????? ????? ?????? ???? ???? ????? ??? ?????? ??? ???? ?? ?? ????? ??? ??? ?? ??? ???? ?? ?? ????? ??? ???? ??? ???? ?? ???? ??? ???.  We may also don in black and cry out that on this day of Ashura we left Hossein alone to be innocently killed by the evil men of his time. Black shows our complicity in his bloodshed for our inaction may breed crime.

6. �?? ??? ??? ?? ???? ????? ??? ????? ? ??? ??? ?? ????? ? ?? ??? ?? ???? ????? ???? ??????? ?? ???? ???? ? ???? ??? ??????? ???? ?????? ?? ???? ????? ?? ?????? ????? ???. Or we may wear in green to suggest that Hossein's cause has enlivened the dead season of the oppressed and bears a harbinger to a green season for the blossoming of thought.

7. ?? ???? ??? ?????... ???? ?? ?? ???? ????? ???? ??? ?? ??? ?? ??????? ???????????? ??????? ?? ??? ?? ??????? ?? ???? ????? ???.?? ???? ... We may dress in yellow to show an autumnal time, for Ashura was the end of springtime humanity, dying before even ripening in its summertime. And �

8. ?? ???? ????? ? ???? ? ??????? ??? ? ????? �?????? ???? ???� ?? ?? ??? ? ???? ??? ?? ?? ????? ???? ???????? ??? ?? ???? ????? ??? ? ??? ?????? ???? ?????? ?????? ???????? ????? ????? ?? ???? ???. We may laugh and make merry and cry "Long live the martyrs!� from the bottom of our hearts, for a martyr shall not die in the lap of a nurturing eternal God.

9. ?? ???? ?? ?? ?? ? ???? ???? ?? ??? ????? ????(?) ????? ??? ? ??? ?????? ?? ?????? ??? ?? ?? ???? ?? ?????. One may choose to mourn wistfully to have missed the honor of fighting along Hossein.

10. ?? ???? ???? ??? ??? ?? ?? ??? ??? ?????? ?? ???????????? ??? ?? ?? ?? ?? ???? ??????? ?? ?? ???? ??????? ??? ??????? ???????? ?? ????? ???? ?? ??? ??? ???? ???? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ???? ?? ???? ???? ?????. We may redden our cheeks to conceal our pale countenance faded by the scourges of the tyrants, as did Mansour Hallaj who rubbed his own blood onto his face to glow victoriously against his bloodthirsty enemies.

11. ?? ???? ??? ?? ?? ???? ?? ?????? ? ????? ???? ??? ??? ? ?????? ?? ??? ???? ?? ??? ???? (?) ? ???? ? ???? ????? ? ?? ??? ??? ???? ?? ?? ??? ??? ??????. We may wallow in dirt to show how lowly our mundane self is from that of Hossein.

12. ?? ???? ????? ??? ?? ? ??? ????? ??? ?? ?? ?? ?????? ????? ???? ????????? ?? ?? ??? ? ?????? ?? ??? ????? ???? ????? ?? ?? ???? ??? ? ??? ??? ?? ????? ? ????? ???? ????  ?? ?? ???? ????? ???? ?? ?? ?? ??? ?????? ????.  We may hoist a heavy heraldry to show off our muscle or display the blazonry of our town to win fame. We may raise the heaviest heraldry to show the hardships of Hossein's movement, whatever its burden.

13. ??? ?? ???? ?? ???? ????? ??? ? ??? ?? ??? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??? ?? ?????? ?? ????? ???? ??? ?? ????? ?? ?? ??? ???? ?? ????? ??? ???? ???? ? ?? ?? ???? ? ?? ?? ??????? ?? ?? ???? ???. ??? ??? ?? ?? ?? ????? ?? ????? ? ???? ??? ?????? ?? ???????? ???? ???? ???? ????? ?? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ?? ??? ?? ?????. Yes, one can choose to honor Hossein in any way imaginable. But what is important is the intention underlying that act and what outcome one wishes to realize, where and how And once that cause is achieved it is just the beginning of a long task of enacting that thought.

14. ??? ?? ?????? ??? � ?? ??? ?????? ? ?? ??? ????? � ????? ??? ?? ????? ? ??? ??? ?????? ???  ???? ?? ?? ?????? ? ?????? ??? ?? ?? ????? ??? ??? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ????? ????? ???? ????? ? ???? (?) ??? ?? ???? ??? ????? Now that we firmly live every day and every place as if it were Ashura and Karbala, how do we fare in the inner arenas of self? Would have we not left him alone had we been there with Hossein?

15. ??? ?? ?? ????? ????? ??? ?? ?????? ????? ???? ?? ?? ?? ????? ?????? ?? ?????? ??? ??? ?? ????? ?? ???? ? ??? ?? ??? ??????? ?????? ???? ?????? ???? ?? ??????? ???? ??? ?? ???? ?????. We may not travel back in time to fight along with Hossein, but we have a similar situation in this time, in our modern time. It is not so different from Hosssein's time.

16. ???? ??? ?? ???? ? ???? ??? ???? ??? ?? ???????? ?????? ? ????? ?? ???? ??? ???? ?? ????. ??? ??? ?? ????? ? ??? ?????? ?????? ???? ????? ???? ??? ?? ??? ???? ?? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ????? ????? ??? ???? ??? ???? ?????? ?? ?? ???? ??????? ????? ? ?? ?? ????? ?? ????(?) ?? ??? ?????. We just need to know many other Hosseins living in our own time. And that makes another Ashura . We are not to blame if those killed in the way of righteousness had been left alone for had we been there we would either defect to the enemy or strand Hossein.

17. ?????? ????? ? ??? ???? ???? (?) ?? ????? ? ????? ? ???? ?? ?? ???? ???? ?? ?? ???? ? ???? ? ??????? ?????? ?? ??? ???? (?) ? ?? ??? ???? Let us understand the spirit of Hossein's cause and relive his epic, so that we are not left in his enemy's camp because you are either for Hossein or against him.

18. ??? ?????? ??? ? ??? ???????? ? ????? ??? ?? ????? ?? ??? ????? ?? ????? ??? ? ?? ??? ?? ??? ?????? ?????? ???? ?? ?????? ?? ??? ? ?? ????.  Once again it is noon on Ashura, not then but now. It is time man knew his real self. And I can see my self in this mirror.

19. �?? ????? ???? ???? ???? ( ??? ??????? ??????? ) ? ?? ?? ?? ???? ? ???? ?????? ( ?? ??????? ??? ??????? ) ? ?? ?? ?? ??? ?? ?? ???? ??? ? ?? ??? ??? ????? ?? ??? ????? ? ??? ??? ????? ( ????? ???????? ?? ?? ??? ) ????? And I can see my self in this mirror: impatient ("Impatient is man"), voracious ("Greedy was created man"), ruled by the mundane, ignorant to the truth ("And they are given plenty and they are ignorant").

20. �??? ? ??????  ????? ? ???? ??? ??? ?? ????? ?? ?? ??????? ??? ????? ?? ?? ?? ????? ? ??????? ???? ? ?? ?? ??? ???? ???????. Ashura � is a full-length revealing mirror reflecting our real selves, to know ourselves better.

21. ?????? ?? ??? ????? ?? ??? ????? ????????? ? ???? ??? ???? ?? ???????? ? ???? ?? ?????? ?? ?? ?? ????? ?? ?????? ?? ????? ???? ?? ????? ??? ????? ? ???? ????(?) ?? ?? ??? ???? ???? ?????. Let us take a look at the real selves of us and change our marred image a clean and viable image to lead the movement once commenced by Hossein.

22. ??? ??? ?? ??? ? ??? ???? ?? ? ????? ??? ????? ???? ?? ??? ????? ??? ?? ?????? ??? ?? ????? ? ??? ?????? ?? ?... ???? ????? ???? ? ????? ???? ????? ??? ???? ????? ?? ??? ???? ?? ??? ??????? ????? ??? ? ?? ?? ?? ??? ?????? ????? ????? ????? ?? ??? ??? ?? ???? ????? ? ?????? ???? ?? ? ???? ??? ?... Woe is me if we only remember a cut-off arm, parched lips, a beheaded soldier and a cleaved head from Ashura � forgetting the great lessons these great men left for us � only to be remembered in pointless parades and heraldry � then shall we grieve and beat our heads in dismay!

23. ????? ???????? ... ?? ??? ?? ???? ?? ??? ?? ??? ?? ?? ????(?) ???? ???? ? ???? ???? ?? ???? ?? ??? ???? ????? ?????? ?? ?? ???? ??? ??????? ? ?? ?? ????? ? ???? ?? ?? ???? ?? ????? ? ???? ?? ?????? ? ??? ??????? ?? ?????? ???? ?????? ?? ?????. Today is Ashura� I have long made a pledge with Hossein and have defaulted for many times. I remember my praying stone which was made from the clay in Karbala, where Hossein was killed. This stone symbolizes the pledge I made with Hossein whenever my forehead touches it.

24. ?????? ?? ????? ??? �???? ???? ? ???? ??????� ?? ?? ??? ?? ???? ?? �???? ??? ?? ???? ? ??? ?? ?? ??????? ?????� ????? ??? ?? ?? ?? ???? (?) ?? ???? ?? ???? ???? ? ???? ?? ???  ??? ???? ?? ?? ??? ???. ?? ??? ?? ?? ????? ??? ?  My first pledge is with God, to show that "Thou I adore and Thou I seek when in need". A second vow is made to Hossein, though, to pursue his cause. Alas! It just comes down in words!

25. ????? ?? ????? ? ?????? ??? ?? ????? ?? ??? ? ??? ????? ???? ????? ?? ? ???? ?? ??? ?? ????? ???? ??? ??? ??? ???? ???? ? ??? ????? ??? ????. Today when I see myself in the mirror, I don't see but an crafty defaulter who even denies breaking vows.

26. ?? ?? ?? ?? ????? ??? ?? ?? ??? ?? ???? ? ?? ???? ???? ?? ?????(?) ? ?? ????? ?? ???? ?? ?????? ? ????? ???? ?? ??? ????? ?? ??? ??? ?? ???? ?? ?? ??? ???? ? ?? ??? ????? ????? ????? ??? ??? ?? ???? ????. On the one hand, I break the pledge I made with God and on the other hand the pledge made with Hossein. However, in these mourning ceremonies I pretend to show my loyalty to him and soothe my conscience.

27. ?? ????? ????? ?????? ???? ?? ????? ??? ( ????? ????? ????? ???? ?? ???? ??? ???? ) ?? ????? ? ??? ????? ???? ?? ?? ?? ??? ????? ?? ????? ? ?? ????? ??? ???? ???? ?? ?? ???? ????? ??? ?? ?? ??? ????? ????. I do not regret, however, shunning the third pledge (That I pledge with Thou that there is no another god along Thou,I pledge that) Otherwise, bearing such a burden would be impossible for me and my untruthful self would easily divulge .

28. ??? ???? (?) ?? ????? ?? ??? ?? ???? ???? ?? ????????? ?? ?? ???? ???????? ???? ????? ?? ?? ????? What would Hossein see in our actions toward enlivening his great cause were he here with us?

29. ?? ?? ?? ????? ????? ??? ?? ????? ??? ??? ??????? ?? ?? ???? ????? ?????? ? ????? ?? ?? ?? ??? ???? ????? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ????? ?? ?????? ??? ??? ?????? ???? ?? ?? ????? ?? ???? ????? ????? ??? ???? ????? ?? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ?? ??? ???? ??? ? ?? ?? ???? ????? ?? ?? ?? ?? ???? ? ????? ???? ?? ?? ?? ??? ????????? ????? ????? ???. He would perceive us as the Israelites who began to worship the sheep when Moses was away. And we worship the heraldry decorated with blazoned dragon heads and other idols instead of that sheep. We hoist and raise it to show our strength of muscle.

30. ??? ????? ???? (?) ?? ??? ?? ??? ? ?? ?? ?? ???? ???? ?? ????? ?? ?? ?? ??? ? ???? ?? ??? ?? ????? ? ?? ??? ???? ? ???? ? ?? ?? ??? ?? ? ?? ????? ?? ?? ?? ????? ? Have we ever thought that which one Hossein would be glad to see: our actions in line with his cause or the displays of mourning and beating our heads?

31. ?? ???? ????? ?? ???? ???? ???? ??? ??? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ?? ????? ????? ???? ?? ????? ????? ???? ?? ???  (???? ???? ? ???? ??????) ?  ?? ??? ? ??? ???? ? He chose martyrdom to show us the way of God, to show how a good role model should look like, one who keeps his pledge with God ("Thou I adore and Thou I seek when in need"). Assertive and oppression-fighting

32. ?? ??????? ?? ?? ????? ? ???? ??? ??? ???? ???? ?? ??? ?? ???? ????? ?????? ???? ??  ??? ???? ???? ? ?? ?? ????? ??? ?? ???? ? ??????? ???? ??? ??????. would be a model he set for us to be, rather than dolorous and head-beating in his loss.

33. ??? ???? ???? ??? ??? ?????? ? ??? ???? ?? ??? ? ????? ???? ?? ???? ??? ? ????? ????? ?? ? ???? ?????? ???? ???? ??? ??? ?????? ?????? ??? ? ???? ? ????? ??? ?? ??? ?? ????? ? ????? ??? ???? ?? ??? ??????? ????? . Mourn should I for going astray from his path. At least on this day, for tomorrow I might forget everything and disremember my real self for a year-long next Ashura.

34. ???? (?) ?? ??? ????? ??? ?? ???? ? ???? ???? ? ?? ?? ??? ?? ???? ?? ?????? ? ????? ??? ? ?? ??? ????? ???? ??? ?? ????? ???.?? ?? ?? ?????? ??? ?? ???? ???? ?? ????? ???? ?? ?? ?? ???? ??? Hossein is an awakening nightingale perched on the tree of creation. He song is heard by all, so all can be awakened and thrive in humanity.

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