The disturbing images of woman and children lying on the floor in body bags and shrouds, the videos messages of trapped mothers telling the world that we have failed them and that they only rely on Allah (swt) reminded me of the courage that the hairdresser of Pharaoh’s daughter showed when faced with the worst ordeal a mother can go through.

The promise of Allah (swt) for victory has been a powerful motivation for the Ummah of Muhammad (saaw), throughout the fourteen centuries of its existence. In the era of the implementation of Islam, before the destruction of the Khilafah (Caliphate), it inspired the rulers and leaders of the Ummah, as they sought to make Islam dominant over all other ways of life, confounding the enemy powers and paving the way…

“The fight against terrorism is also about the fight for the rights and dignity of women,” said Laura Bush, former first lady, in a November 2001 White House radio address, one month after the United States invaded.

Indeed, the horrific event at Karbala is one of the saddest moments in the history of Islam and it has always brought tears to the eyes of the Muslims. On the one hand, this episode shook the Muslim World, whilst on the other hand, it has offered a very important lessons for the Ummah.