ROOTS OF KARBALA

Salam Alaikum,
It is the season of Muharram. The month of grief, sacrifice, martyrdom. The month of Karbala and month of Aba Abdullah al-Hussain. No event in history comes into existence out of nothing, or out of vacum. No historical event comes into existence suddenly. It may appear to be a sudden and unexpected way but on closer examination we always see it's roots which may go to many years sometimes hundreds of years. Same is true about event of Karbala. It did not occur suddenly although it may appear so. If one has to understand Karbala one has to look for it's roots in history of Islam much before the actual event in Karbala.
What are the roots of this event. The roots of this event and many other events in the history early event can be traced to two ideological currents in the Quraish of Mecca. These currents have their origin in two persons Hashim and Ommaya. Hashim was the great grandfather of Prophet Muhammad(SAWW), and Ommaya was the grandfather of the leader of the camp who fought tooth and nail to defeat the Islamic movement known by the name of Abu Sufyan. This Abu Sufyan was none other than the father of Mowiya and the grandfather of Yazid the perpetuator of grave crime at Karbala. This is a story which can be summarised in one simple but dangerous word JEALOUSY. This characteristic which is translated as HASAD in Arabic "eats ones faith just like fire eats wood". One current represented by Hashim embodies virtues of nobility, patience, humility. The other current represents greed, avarice, arrogance, and niggerdiliness. This jeulousy reached it's climax once Allah choose Prophet Muhammad (SAWW) as his messanger.