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He said, "This night we want to offer our prayers to
our Lord, and we want to ask His forgiveness. He
knows that I love to offer my prayer to Him, recite His
Book, and pray much asking f or His forgiveness."
During the most critical and horrifying hours of the
last day of his earthly life, he realized that it was
midday and he had to perform his prayer. The battle of
Karbala' was in full swing. He asked the enemies to
stop fighting so as to let him and his followers offer
their prayer. No better testimony than this can reflect
the depth and strength of his relationship with Allah
and his love for Him.
He used to recite this supplication, "O Lord! Grant
me the desire for the other world, till I realize that it is
a real thing in my heart, through my apathy to this
world. O Lord! Grant me perception with regard to the
other world so much that I will seek the divine reward
with acute longing, and flee from the bad deeds out of
fearing You, O Lord...".
We Will address this plea more elaborately when we
cover the uprising of Imam Hussein and his heroic, and
matchless sacrifice for the sake of Allah, the Most
High.

2. His Relationship with People
A look at the ethical side of Imam Hussein's character
would be enough to shed light on the vividness of his
relations with the ummah, for he was the most perfect
and exemplary leader during his time.
We don't mean that Imam Hussein was different
from the other Imams in this respect.