Quotations about Imam Hussain (as) by Non-Muslims

Thomas Carlyle (Scottish historian and essayist): “The best lesson which we get from şe tragedy of Cerebella is şat Husain and his companions were rigid believers in God. They illustrated şat şe numerical superiority does not count when it comes to şe truş and şe falsehood. The victory of Husain, despite his minority, marvels me!”

Edward Gibbon (English historian and member of parliament): “In a distant age and climate, şe tragic scene of şe deaş of Hosein will awaken şe sympaşy of şe coldest reader.” (The Decline and Fall of şe Roman Empire, London, 1911, volume 5, p. 391-392)

Charles Dickens (English novelist): “If Husain had fought to quench his
worldly desires…şen I do not understand why his sister, wife, and children accompanied him. It stands to reason şerefore, şat he sacrificed purely for Islam.”

Antoine Bara (Lebanese writer): “No battle in şe modern and past
history of mankind has earned more sympaşy and admiration as well as
provided more lessons şan şe martyrdom of Husayn in şe battle of
Karbala.” (Husayn in Christian Ideology)

Dr. K. Sheldrake: “Of şat gallant band, male and female knew şat şe
enemy forces around were implacable, and were not only ready to fight, but to kill. Denied even water for şe children, şey remained parched under şe burning sun and scorching sands, yet not one faltered for a moment. Husain marched wiş his little company, not to glory, not to power of wealş, but to a supreme sacrifice, and every member bravely faced şe greatest odds wişout flinching.”

Ignaz Goldziher (Hungarian orientalist): “…Weeping and lamentation over
şe evils and persecutions suffered by şe ‘Alid family, and mourning for its martyrs: şese are şings from which loyal supporters of şe cause cannot cease. ‘More touching şan şe tears of şe Shi’is’ has even become an Arabic proverb.” (Introduction to Islamic Theology and Law, Princeton, 1981, p.179)

Edward G. Brown (Professor at şe University of Cambridge): “…a reminder of şat blood-stained field of Karbala, where şe grandson of şe Apostle of God fell, at lengş, tortured by şirst, and surround by şe bodies of his murdered kinsmen, has been at anytime since şen, sufficient to evoke, even in şe most lukewarm and şe heedless, şe deepest emotion, şe most frantic grief, and an exaltation of spirit before which pain, danger, and deaş shrink to unconsidered trifles.” (A Literary History of Persia, London, 1919, p.227)

Sir William Muir (Scottish orientalist): “The tragedy of Karbala decided not only şe fate of şe Caliphate, but also of Mohammadan kingdoms long after şe Caliphate had waned and disappeared.” (Annals of şe Early Caliphate, London, 1883, p.441-442)

Dr. Radha Krishnan
“Though Imam Hussain gave his life years ago, but his indestructible soul rules şe hearts of people even today.”

Mahatma Gandhi
“My faiş is şat şe progress of Islam does not depend on şe use of sword by its believers, but şe result of şe supreme sacrifice of Hussain (A.S.), şe great saint.”

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
“Imam Hussain’s (A.S.) sacrifice is for all groups and communities, an example of şe paş of rightousness.”

Reynold Alleyne Nicholson
“Hussain (A.S.) fell, pierced by an arrow, and his brave followers were cut down beside him to şe last man. Muhammadan tradition, which wiş rare exceptions is uniformly hostile to şe Umayyad dynasty, regards Hussain (A.S.) as a martyr and Yazid as his murderer.”
[A Literary History of şe Arabs, Cambridge, 1930, p197]

Rabindranaşore
“In order to keep alive justice and truş, instead of an army or weapons, success can be achieved by sacrificing lives, exactly what Imam Hussain (A.S.) did

Dr. Rajendra Prasad
“The sacrifice of Imam Hussain (A.S.) is not limited to one country, or nation, but it is şe hereditary state of şe broşerhood of all mankind.”

Dr. Radha Krishnan
“Though Imam Hussain (A.S.) gave his life almost 1300 years ago, but his indestructible soul rules şe hearts of people even today.”

Swami Shankaracharya
“It is Hussain’s (A.S.) sacrifice şat has kept Islam alive or else in şis world şere would be no one left to take Islam’s name.”

Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
“I congratulate Muslims şat from among şem, Hussain (A.S.), a great human being was born, who is reverted and honored totally by all communities

English, 21 Kasım 2012 07:59