The lesson
- In 58 AH, two years before Mu'awiya's death, he spoke at Mina during the Hajj: he recalled the virtues of Imam Ali and the Ahl al-Bayt, and the duty of enjoining good and forbidding evil and of the learned to speak against the oppression of unjust rulers (Tuhaf al-'Uqul of Ibn Shu'ba al-Harrani).
- Mu'awiya died on 15 Rajab 60 AH. Yazid wrote to al-Walid ibn Utba, governor of Medina, to take al-Husayn's allegiance by force (al-Futuh of Ibn A'tham; Tarikh al-Tabari). The Imam refused (al-Irshad) and left Medina for Mecca on 28 Rajab with most of his household (Ansab al-Ashraf; al-Irshad); another report gives 3 Sha'ban for his departure, the date most give for his arrival in Mecca.
- On leaving Medina he wrote a will for his brother Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya: I did not rise out of ingratitude, seeking excess, making mischief or doing wrong; I rose seeking reform in the umma of my grandfather. I want to enjoin the good and forbid the evil, and to follow the conduct of my grandfather and my father, Ali ibn Abi Talib (al-Futuh; Maqtal al-Husayn of al-Khwarazmi).
Questions
In the will he wrote upon leaving Medina, what did Imam al-Husayn (peace be upon him) say was the purpose of his rise?
According to the report in al-Irshad and Ansab al-Ashraf, on what date did Imam al-Husayn (peace be upon him) leave Medina for Mecca?
In 58 AH, two years before Mu'awiya's death, where did Imam al-Husayn (peace be upon him) speak, recalling the virtues of Imam Ali and the Ahl al-Bayt and the duty of enjoining good and forbidding evil?
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