
THE STORY OF KARBALA - PART 2/11
There is only one explanation for this course of action. Husayn's move was political only in the sense that if he had been able to draw the support he needed, he would have overthrown the Umayyad rule. In the circumstances, regardless of the odds against him, he had to move to fulfill his duty as the rightful Imam. That makes Husayn's step fulfilling the duty he was assigned as IMAM MANSOOS MIN ALLAH. That is the spirituality in his actions. The overwhelming fact that comes out of this analysis is that the SPIRITUALITY OVER-RIDES THE POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS in the true Political Philosophy of Islam..
In the true political philosophy of Islam politics is subservient to spirituality. The law is governed by the Prophetic guidance and Qur'anic edicts. The Ahlul Bayt being the custodians of the Qur'an and the Prophetic Traditions are the true Imams of the community. Their claim to that high office would be proved not by brute force over the people neither by the hereditary principle but by the sacrifices they would make to protect the Qur'an and the Prophetic Traditions; and that would in effect protect the basic rights of the oppressed.
The Tragedy of Karbala is the epitome of that political philosophy.