According to Qur’anic commentators, the absolute embodiment of the verse in Surah Al-An'am (6:82),
أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمُ الْأَمْنُ وَهُمْ مُهْتَدُونَ
“It is they who shall have security, and they are the rightly guided,”
is the exalted personage of Imam Hussain (AS).
On the Day of Ashura, what calamity was there that did not befall the Imam, and in response to which his tranquillity, composure, and the radiance of his blessed countenance did not grow? His peace and serenity had reached their highest perfection because he himself had attained the highest degree of faith, wherein the will of God had become his own contentment and acceptance. He possessed absolute certainty that every hardship he encountered came from the Almighty, and that He alone, the All-Knowing and All-Aware, knew its true nature and wisdom. Therefore, he neither lost his composure nor contemplated any retaliatory action contrary to his resolve and courage.
Indeed, it was God's will that, no matter how far the enemy transgressed, the Imam, despite possessing the power to act, would endure every calamity. Thus, he would attain the supreme triumph that God had ordained for humanity, while his enemy would fall into such depths of humiliation and disgrace that rising from them would be beyond his reach.
The enemy's cruelty and hard-heartedness ultimately reached such an extreme that he did not even spare a six-month-old, hungry and thirsty child at the hands of the Imam.
Ba daste Rehl e Imamat, ba soorat-e Qura'a(n)
Qaseem-e kausar-o-tasneem, tishna lab Asghar (AS)
(Translation: In the hands of the Imamate's sacred standard, in the form of the Qur'an,
The partner of Kawthar and Tasnim—Asghar, parched with thirst).
— Asad Ali Asad
Before Imam Hussain's very eyes, an innocent life was taken while the child was in his arms. This calamity was so overwhelming that it could have made even mountains tremble. Yet, the Imam's steadfastness did not waver in the slightest. He declared that Allah Almighty would surely make this hardship easy for him, for everything was taking place in His presence, and God, the All-Seeing, was Himself a witness to this tragedy. And so it came to pass: in response to the Imam's patience and submission to the divine will, God made this heart-rending ordeal bearable for him.
The Master of Martyrs, Imam Hussain (AS), was so close to God that God and the angels turned their attention towards him. It was as though the Imam was wholly turned towards God, while all the heavenly realm was turned towards the Imam.
(Adapted from: Nafs-e-Mutma'inna, by Ayatollah Shahid Dastghaib.)
