Dr.Mazhar
Naqvi
Harun al-Rashid is usually portrayed as one of the greatest caliphs of Abbasid dynasty.howefer,
his hatred gainst the family of Holy
Prophet and its admirers is rarely highlighted by those still opposed to Hazrat
Imam Hussain’s mission.
Harun al Rashid
means "Aaron the Orthodox" or
"Aaron the Rightly-Guided". He was orthodox but not rightly guided. He nursed great
hatred against the family of the holy Prophet and martyrs of Karbala.He always
believed that commemoration of martyrdom of Imam Hussain had the capacity to
awaken the conscience of people to overthrow any tyrannical regime.So he never
allowed anyone to eulogize Imam Hussain and persecuted allthose loving the
family of the Holy Prophet.
Just one incident is
enough to exhibit his hatred against progeny of
the prophet Muhammad(PBUH).Once Harun heard of the ode of poet Mansur al-Numayri in lament
for Imam Husayn and praise of the Holy Family.He got so infuriated that he ordered
his general Abu Isma to arrest the poet,
cut his tongue out, kill him and send his head to him.
However, When Abu Isma arrived at Raqqa to apprehend the poet,
he saw the funeral cortege of Numayri emerging out.The general returned
and told the caliph about the death
of the poet. Instead of realizing the
intervention of divine will in saving the poet from a brutal killing, Rashid
remarked: 'If I had found him dead, I would have burnt him in the fire. 'Such
was the character of Harun Rashid who is held in western world as the greatest
ruler.
(Reference available on request.)
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