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Allah (s) has established Infallibles, Prophets, Holy Imams and certain non Infallible personalities as Role Models for human beings. This stature is separate from other status and position like that of Imamat and Prophethood which has been granted by Allah (s) to them.


Divine Role Model


Divine Role Model is a door for the nation (Ummah) through which the nation (Ummah) should acquaint themselves with this personality which has been appointed as a role model by Allah (s).


In the Holy Quran two personalities have been explicitly mentioned as Role Models; one is our Holy Prophet (s) and other Prophet Ibrahim Khaleelullah (Friend of Allah). But in traditions for almost all infallibles this interpretation is present and even for certain non infallible personalities from the family of Ahlulbayt these interpretations are present. And specifically Lady Zainab (s.a) is a divine role model for entire humanity and not just for ladies.


If we just say that Lady Zainab (s.a) is a role model only for ladies than this would be a deficient and very limited vision about her personality. Lady Zainab (s.a) is a comprehensive role model for entire humanity appointed by Allah (s). The divine opportunities, sciences, merits and virtues which came in the fortune of Lady Zainab (s.a)  from Allah (s) no one else received similar opportunities. She was also tested for whatever was granted to her and it was not just that something was given to her. Lady Zainab (s.a) was in reality a tested and examined Lady. This Lady proved her virtues by undergoing the tests and examinations. She passed through difficulties, tests and calamities. The way Prophet Ibrahim is a Quranic Role Model but also an examined model. Allah (s) kept Ibrahim under tests and examinations.


 وَِذْ ابْتَلَی ِبْرَاہِیمَ رَبُّہُ بِکَلِمَاتٍ فََتَمَّہُنَّ


In the same way Lady Zainab (s) is an examined role model. From the titles of Lady Zainab (s) and Lady Zahra (s) there is a title of "examined ones". This means they have given examinations and have gone through tests just like we say for certain things that they are experimented and tested. Lady Zainab (s) has given formal tests for her virtues and passed these examinations achieving high ranks. It is very important that since examinations were undergone such a high degree was granted by Allah (s).


ِنَّمَا یَتَقَبَّلُ اﷲُ مِنْ الْمُتَّقِینَ
Allah only accepts from pious


Getting an opportunity to undergo examinations is not so important but getting accepted and recognized after going through this test is really important. Lady Zainab (s) means "Ismat-e-Sugra" (junior infallible) is an examined one just like her mother Lady Zahra (s) (Senior Infallible) and both mother and daughter have been recognized after going through this examination.


The need for Recognition of Role Model


It is necessary that this Role Model should be introduced and whatever efforts are put for this are less because this aspect of the personality of Infallibles has been lost and forsaken for many reasons. This aspect of Role Model needs to be revived.


With all praise to Allah many aspects related to Infallibles (a.s) and the Saints of Allah are alive but still there are many dimensions of their lives which needs to be revived. Human being has still not awakened to pay attention towards these aspects like as regards to the personality of Ameerul Momineen (a.s) there are many dimensions to which no attention has been given yet and neither they have been understood. The basic sense which is required to understand these dimensions has not been born yet. According to a poet:


انسان کو بیدار تو ہو لینے دو
ہر قوم پکارے گی ہمارے ہیں حسین
Let man be awakened
Every community will say "Hussain is ours"


It is a reality that the world is waiting for humanity to awaken so that they can recognize these tears; recognize Imam Hussain (a), Lady Zainab (s), recognize Karbala and the role models of Karbala; and recognize all other role models.


Why is it necessary to recognize Role Models?


This recognition is necessary because this forsaking is a loss to humanity and not that this harms these personalities. If role model dimension of these personalities remains silent and lost like this then generations will have to suffer big losses. Generations will spend their lives turning towards graveyards and the losses will continue.


The drought of Role Models in other communities


We are talking about a community which has a treasure of Role Models else there are such communities and generations which has nothing to present. If you see in Greece (Unan) there is nothing but fictional personalities and this is a severe drought for any community, religion and civilization that they do not have any role model present with them; and instead of Role Model they have fictional personalities who fulfil the gap of Role Model. Like in India the Hindu culture has no role models but only fictional personalities which have no relationship with humans. They are just meant to be kept with sanctity and imagination else they have no concern with the practical lives of humans. They are not guides for man and man has considered them as an ineffective superhuman of their imagination instead of role model. Man considers them a natural creation through whom he tries to fills certain gaps in his life. In this culture there is nothing for man to follow. The fictional personalities of such cultures are not meant for human beings to follow their footsteps and in fact they have absolutely no significance for man. They are just meant for humans to give sacrifices in their name, should be afraid from them, should praise and sanctify them and should not learn anything from them. This fictional personality is not a teacher for them. They do not learn anything from them and neither can they teach them anything. They do not have any history and neither they have made any system which human beings can adopt instead they are themselves out of the system. They have no laws applicable on them and they are themselves effective as laws. This is the scarcity and drought for any community.


The distinction for Shiite


In this regards Islam and specifically the followers of twelve Imam's that is Shiite are very rich. This is very important point towards which we need to pay attention. In context to Role Model Shiite has abundance capital and if we realize and pay attention to what capital we have then only we might be in a position to handle this. The second stage after this is for us is to introduce and present this capital to the outside world.


Blameable Responsibility


It is our responsibility to present to the world what we have and it is our fault that neither we have understood nor have we informed others. People have introduced the fictional personalities much better and we have not been able to introduce Role Model. It is astonishing that people have spread fictional tales to such a large extent but we could not spread realities. This astonishments are routine that people have promoted imaginations more in the world whereas we could not propagate intelligence. In fact it is also possible that by looking at others we also become the victim of the same problem and start to think that those cultures where fictional personalities are present are better thereby we also get attracted towards constructing fictional personalities. Thus we also at times try to change our role models into fictional personalities whereas those Role models are way off from being a fictional personality. One who has a Role model present does not need any fictional personality. Fictional personalities are required by those who do not have any Role Model. They fill the vacuum of role model with a fictional personality. It is like if a youngster is not married he tries to fulfil this vacuum by a marriage in imagination and dreams. He has a queen in imagination but one who has a wife and kids does not need a queen in imagination. Buildings in imaginations are constructed by those who do not have anything in reality. Man always brings illusions and imaginations in order to fill the vacuum of reality. Fictional Personalities means "Personalities of imagination" which is outcome of flying imaginations of man. Fictional personalities are like idols which are constructed by man himself. Fictional personalities are creation of man which he gives shape to satisfy his certain senses whereas Role model is not a creation of man instead Man has to be obedient and follow the Role Model whereas Fictional Personalities follow man because the way you create it will be like that only. Role Model is not under our control in fact we have to become like them. Thus those who have Role Model they do not need fictional personalities. But we are more concerned and effected by fictional civilizations like Greek, Hinduism and ancient Persian cultures hence on the basis of this impact we have been impacted by their fictional personalities and have left our realities. And in fact we have attempted to give realities the face of fictional personalities.


We are today ourselves completely in need of these Role Models instead of us exporting our ideology and presenting to the outside world. Today the Shiite world, Islamic world and the humanity is in need of these Role Models.


The biggest crisis


What is the biggest tragedy and global crisis today? There are various crisis discussed across the world; somewhere political crisis, somewhere economic crisis , somewhere water shortage crisis but all these are not the real crisis. At present the real crisis is that humanity is getting distorted; man has no source of prestige and honour left with him. Such kind of evil human civilizations and culture are spread all over which have obliterated the soul of humanity. Today the world is desirous of some Role Model to be introduced in front of them; hence today is the time to present to others our capital and the level of reception which our school would receive today won't be possible in any other era.


According to certain respected elders that the readiness present in the nation (Ummah) today was never ever found before. Today man is realizing the most about the vacuum. Today the scarcity of spiritual capital is being felt severely but in order to fill this gap Hindus, Christians and Buddhists are coming forward; or to fill this vacuum musicians and people like them come forward. In order to fulfil this gap deviated sects are coming into existence so that this spiritual gap can be fulfilled. Fraudulent sects and imitated Sufism are getting born which are taking advantage from this thirst of man by presenting a false spirituality in front of man. In fact Shiite is the capital of spirituality but the need is to bring this capital out and present it to the world in the language which the world understands. It should not be presented in a language which is beyond people's understanding and specifically those role models should be presented who come out shining under specific tragedies and crisis.


The need for Zainabi Role Model today


Today nearly the same tragedy is seen which was seen in 61 A.H in Kufa. The entire world is presenting the environment of Kufa today and it has all the attributes of Kufa present inside it except that one Role Model of Lady Zainab (a.s) is missing. This market of Kufa is lacking one sermon of Lady Zainab (s) rest everything is an exact imitation of Kufa. Certain visionary poets have felt this scarcity and have presented as to what the world is in need of today?


یہ زمانہ اپنے براہیم کی تلاش میں ہے
صنم کدہ ہے جہاں لا الہ الّا اللہ
قافلہ حجاز میں اک حسین بھی نہیں
گرچہ ہے تاب دار ابھی گیسوئے دجلہ و فرات

The world is in need of its Ibrahim
where "La Ilaha Illalah" has become a temple of idols
There is not even one Hussain in the Caravan of Hijaz
Though the hairs of Dajla (Syria) and Furat (Iraq) are entangled


This is the realization of vacuum and there has to be someone here because today in the caravan of captives of Karbala, Najaf and Iraq there is a shortfall of a Role Model like Zainab due to which this entire atmosphere of all sorts of humiliation and deprivation has been created because there is no Role Model of Dignity present.


The Role Model leaves an impact on people irrespective of whether he himself comes forward as a Role Model or others make him and present. If you do not present the true Role Models to people than others will make Role Models and present.


If the Islamic world does not get a Role Model today the West and the Political Masters will create and present a Role Model from the Islamic World and will say that this is an appropriate Role Model for you; this is what they are busy doing also.


If we do not construct an education system on the foundations of Religious values and Islamic System than they will come and do this task for us. Today in three Islamic countries (Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Pakistan) American Syllabus has been implemented. In these countries today syllabus made on opinions of American experts is operational in schools, colleges and even in religious schools (Madrassah). They have specified the syllabus for Religious schools.


If Muslims do not get politically awakened and do not form political organizations for resolving political issues then they will make it for us. They will themselves make President and Prime Minister presenting it to Muslims in fact they will impose them on us. They will create Political organization, parties and Political leaders presenting it to community that this is your organization, this is your leader and this is your politician.


Those things which Muslims cannot make themselves they will create and give it to us. If Muslims cannot give shape to a Parliament they will come and make a Parliament and this is what they are doing also. Similarly if Muslims cannot construct a civilization based on religious foundations then they present a civilization to Muslims based on their point of view and will say that this is your civilization and you have to adopt this; the way it is happening in the world of economics. The things which we are not able to produce are made, packed and sent to our markets by them and then we purchase them. This could be accepted in the world of economics to a certain extent but this is happening in the world of politics, spirituality and religion as well. The way they have setup factories and based on our economic needs they have packaged everything and shipped it to our homes. Similarly they have delivered culture, vision and educational system to our homes. At present across the world the most liked educational system is theirs (West). The Montessori education system is of British and American style. This is a copy of their schools and the most religious persons also desire that their children should study in such schools. And even those scholars who get the money for educating their children from Khums, Zakaat and Islamic treasury; and then they pay fees for such big schools so that their children should get education from such model of schools.


They have given us education model, way of living, culture and civilization so that we can live according to their way; we should think their way and study the way they want. They have given us everything and we have turned into merely trading centres and markets.


Fraudulent Role Models


In a particular era a personality comes forward as a Role model and becomes an ideal for others. Though it takes a very long period for a personality to cover this path of becoming an ideal but at times it happens that one personality does this long journey to come to this position but than slowly others in an insensible manner adopts the style of this personality. They wear the dress like him, they talk like him and they use the same parables and sentences which is used by the same personality. This happened in this last era whereby the personality of Imam Khomeini rose up as a Role model for Muslims. They witnessed that the impact of this personality has been there for a long time which means if a personality of this level gets introduced internationally then people start to accept the thoughts of such a personality. They hang their pictures, they talk about him everywhere and people start to turn towards his path. The enemies of Religion paid attention towards this and got on this task themselves which means they are trying to present a Self made role model for Muslims and the entire world. Since there are different class systems in place one Role model would not suffice the need for everyone. This means one religious Role Model would not be sufficient for religious and non religious class. Thus for every segment and class they want to create and present a specific Role Model so that people can get attentive towards them and the way the Role Model is they should also become like this transforming themselves in the same format.


Thus today there is a need to present religions and Islamic Role Models made by  Allah (s). This capital was for this day only; today there is a severe need of presenting these truthful divine role models against these fraudulent models. Today if divine role models are not present on the foundation of values then such fraudulent models would be presented to people and in fact are being presented. And it is natural when a role model penetrates inside the minds of people and people start to practically follow it then it becomes very difficult to take this model back from them. It is a very difficult task to take away models and ideals from people. As an example if a child or a teenager follows someone's hairstyle then it becomes very difficult to pursue him to take this role model away from him. Similarly if in dress style a child is following someone it becomes very difficult to take away his ideal from him in this matter. Thus before fraudulent, imitated, free from values or negative and anti values models are introduced and then used for misguiding entire humanity it is necessary for us to present our capital and if this capital is not presented today then entire humanity will suffer from severe loss. If we are not able to present this capital today then when will we present this?


Today the world is in need for a Role Model like Lady Zainab (s.a). Today there is an environment of Kufa across the world at every instance. If we observe the traits and attributes of Kufi's as expressed by Lady Zainab (s) then the entire world looks like Kufa. This global Kufa is missing the Role Model of Kufa. Today humanity is in need of a true personality and not that personality made by people themselves. Man should pursue the quest for the true personality of Lady Zainab as to what kind of Lady was this? What was the thing felt and sensed by Lady Zainab (s) from Karbala to Kufa to Syria or before and after these events which became the basis for her movement.


The Silence of Islamic World


The style and ways of Role Models becomes an evidence for people. This effectiveness in regards to a Role Model is the actual point which demands understanding. How does a congregation and general act of a society gets delivered? This is not an argument related to individual affair instead the point is what is required to inspire and instigate an entire society for a certain act and what is the basis for this. As an example if there is a need to keep the society silent and quiet then what is required to be done for this? As an assumption if they desire to keep the entire Islamic world silent and stagnant then what needs to be done? The way they have silenced people today. What have they done in order to silence the entire world? How have these restless, passionate and emotional Muslims have suddenly silenced? What all have been done with them? This is a big puzzle to be solved as to how they have silenced everyone. Some were already in silent state and they continued with their silence but some were speaking but today even they are silent. What type of locks are put on tongues and now how this social silence can be broken and how can the society be aroused and inspired to speak and take some steps? This needs to be pondered and thought about.


It is the duty of intellectuals and thinkers to think on this. Those who consider themselves architects of society and nation (Ummah) should find a solution for this. This duty is not of those leaders who are already taking care of implementing laws instead the intellectual thinkers should present this as a thought just the same way silence has been spread. We have left everything on those leaders whose duty is implementation of laws and want them to think and also implement; this is not their task instead it is the work of seminaries.


If you imagine an Islamic government like that in Iran and if Islam has to be implemented in this country then to think about Islam, developing Islamic thoughts and developing an Islamic system is the work of seminaries. When the seminary thinks and provides then the government will implement. The task of government is not to think but just to implement similar to this atmosphere of silence which is spread all over has been implemented by someone but they are not the ones who have also thought about this; it has been thought about and given to them directing them on the steps to be taken. This department with us is completely vacant. The department of thinking is vacant but everyone is prepared to implement.


If you look at the Islamic Government even now there are many difficulties present. Even after 30 years of Islamic Revolution there is no proper Islamic banking system in place; why is so? Is it because there is no one to implement ? There are many present to implement but the difficulty is that there are none to think about Islamic banking. They have not delivered their obligations. It is not that the Islamic banking system is present and they are not implementing it; in fact the true Islamic banking system itself does not exist. As per certain elders the committee which  Imam Khomeini (r.a) formed to develop an interest free banking system carried out some meetings and seminars for few weeks and then came at the service of Imam (r.a) with a proposal. When they presented this to Imam (r.a) ; he looked at it and threw it away asking them as to what have they brought? Just by changing name a system becomes Islamic? Did I ask you to just change the name or did I ask you to sit, think , ponder and present a system in accordance with Islamic principles.


The stages of spreading silence


For something to be implemented it has its own stages; first it is pondered over than a system is created and after this the system is implemented. Therefore implementation is the third stage. Today in order to spread silence across the Islamic world these stages have been practically covered. First they thought about silence, then a proper system was created and after this it was implemented. The result of which is that the system of silence is dominating the entire world and no one speaks though if you look on the day of Ashura what is the state of Shia's for Karbala and Imam Hussain (a.s); at some places it is less somewhere it is more. The Shia's are more passionate in the Indian subcontinent and also in other places like when the virtues of Ameerul Momineen (a.s) are talked about in Majalis (gatherings) we can witness the passionate atmosphere or the passionate state of Shia's on the day of Ashura. When someone looks at these Shia's on Ashura they are scared and feel that if someone steps inside their precincts and even looks at Karbala with a crooked eye they will annihilate them. But you have seen that the same passionate and sentimental community whose outward appearance makes people afraid when were tested and examined then no passion or enthusiasm was seen coming out.


بہت شور سنتے تھے پہلو میں دل کا
جو چیرا تو اک قطرئہ خوں نہ نکلا
A lot of noise from the heart was heard in the laps
When split apart not a single drop came out


We heard a lot but when tested nothing came out, why did this happen? Why has silence prevailed over these Azadari gatherings and processions? In certain areas silent processions on the day of Ashura are organized because for them elegies and Maatam (beating of chests) is extremism hence they carry out processions of peace. Now if they come out with a procession with or without elegies and Maatam they have experimented that everything is same. Even if their Karbala is targeted, their Najaf becomes a victim and their sacred places are targeted but still they won't speak. This has happened in past years and no one spoke; from top to bottom everyone was silent. They don't have any Red Line. First they used to say this is our Red line and if you cross this we will take actions but the enemies crossed it and reached the end and they did not do anything. Why did this happen? Why did a passionate and sentimental community became silent like this? It is not expected from passionate communities that they should sit silent like this? Thus definitely a lot of thoughts has been applied behind this silence. A proper conspiracy has been planned for this it has been implemented with a responsibility matrix.


The Role Model for breaking Silence


If we want to break this silence now then for this also the same method is applicable. What should we do to break silence? This is the situation where we need a Role Model like Lady Zainab (s.a). Lady Zainab (s) is the Role Model for breaking silence and that too what kind of silence? A disgraceful and humiliated silence. There are different types of silence amongst which breaking the most disgraceful silence is the Role Model of Lady Zainab (s.a).


The Zainabi argument of today


We should first look at how this silence was implemented and then we need to assess how to break this silence. The most alive and significant argument of the current era is how to break the silence. What is the theory and engineering requirement for breaking silence? What are the benefits of breaking silence? The theological students are so busy with other topics of arguments and study that they don't get time to involve themselves in such type of arguments. Thus the first step is to create the realization that this is an alive topic of argument and debate. With all praise to God we have the assets for every field. We are not empty because our treasures are rich and it has abundance wealth inside it but unfortunately we don't know how to extract. Our treasures are full with natural resources and we need a scholar and a technician who can extract and present this to the world. Our capital are these Role Models only amongst which Lady Zainab (s) is the silence breaking Role Model and this is a reality that she is the Role Model for breaking silence.


Types of Silence


There are various types of silence like Forced Silence, Silence by choice, Pragmatic Silence, Self Interest Silence and amongst all these different types the worst of them is Disgraceful Silence which is exactly the same path as that of humiliation. We need to look at the source of Silence? These dark clouds have come from where and from where were these clouds created and how did they move so as to silence everyone? These people should be really appreciated who thought about this, worked out a conspiracy and then implemented it so precisely that locks got placed on the lips of every Muslim individual. They should be commended and these commendations are of the same nature as those sent by Ameerul Momineen (a.s) on the soldiers of Muawiyah. He (a.s) recited many virtues about them. He said that they are absolutely obedient to falsehood and felicitations on them for being so highly committed and penetrated inside falsehood. They should be praised for being so obedient to their Imam (Leader) of hell fire. Commendations on that unity which has knotted them with falsehood in such a manner that they cannot take a step backwards from falsehood. In this matter the tongue sends felicitation on these minds which thought about this conspiracy to put locks on the lips of every individual Muslim. Muslim Scholars, Muslim religious persons, Muslim politician, Muslim nation, Muslim Orators and speakers, Muslim intellectuals, Muslim students, Muslim Rulers and Muslim alliances all have locks on their tongues. What an expert system has been thought about and implemented.


The only point under consideration over here is how this disgraceful silence prevails and this has happened in entire history of which the most important example is the era of Ameerul Momineen (a.s). Absolute Silence started from there and what all Ameerul Momineen (a.s) did to break this silence. The daughter of Ameerul Momineen (a.s) continued the same path in Kufa. One purpose of the uprising of the Doyen of Martyrs in Karbala was to break the silence of the Ummah (nation). This uprising in reality was an uprising for breaking silence. Acquisition of authority and power was way off; in the presence of this silent Ummah (nation) it was not possible that power and authority gets transferred from Yazid to Imam Hussain (a.s) but at least the silence of the Ummah could be broken.


Now let us see how silence was spread in the era of Ameerul Momineen (a.s). How did the same happened in the era of Imam Hussain (a.s) and how these situations got developed in Kufa.


There is an engineering for society and it has a complete system. The social system has its own significance and stature. Social reaction has a specific method that social actions are always based on social thoughts which we refer to as public opinion. Public opinion means social thoughts. Though it is also possible that it has individuals thoughts also inside and some individuals would be thinking different but important point is what the society is thinking at present. This is because if a particular action like silence or raising voice is desired from a society then it is essential to understand this point that social actions are an outcome of social thoughts. First social thoughts are developed due to which a public opinion is formed resulting into social action.


The deficiency in Seminaries


Government and strategy is the basis of every action. At present all government have formed divisions for strategic studies and even in global centres and universities there are divisions for strategic studies. Strategic studies means analytical studies on basic and fundamental issues by global analysis organizations. In some places there are strategic political issues and in some other places there are military and warfare strategic issues. In some places there are strategic issues related to economy and somewhere else communications related strategic issues but there is no such division or department in Islamic Seminaries. The Islamic seminary (Hauza) which is a school for construction of religious thoughts where religious thoughts are created is not having any department that would analyse fundamental issues; everyone is herding on the same track. In universities and colleges there is a department for every section and there is a Dean for every section but along with these faculties they also make a  strategic department. This department discusses on all necessary matters related to all these faculties. As an example what type of research should be done in Physics is the task of department of strategy. The strategic department should analyze and discuss on the fundamental matters assessing the difficulties and interests thereby informing the department of physics to do further research. This is the need of the hour and specifically at country level trading; counselling the nation on what should be brought and what should be sold at a particular time, what is the situation of international market and how to buy things, etc are dependent on these fundamental analysis centres. In the field of politics which direction is global politics moving towards; what stand we should adopt in politics, what is the politics behind the military aggression, political winds are blowing in which direction; all these analysis are done by the strategic department after which they become the political policy of the country. Political policies are not possible without strategic analysis. Political policy means the acts of wisdom and the wise visionary fundamental or thinking required for the acts of wisdom. Until unless thinkers and intellects do not carry out their tasks, till the time interpretations, analysis and research on the issues are not done the acts of wisdom will not be born from the womb.


Thus first a wise vision i.e. a strategy should be decided after which an action would be performed. In order to establish silence the enemies have gone through these stages. They first worked out the strategy for silence as to what could be the foundation of silence; which is that human nerve which if pressed will make man silent just like some people say that we know about a certain person's weak nerve and if pressed he will become silent. It happens in some gathering that one person is aware about other person's certain weakness hence the moment this other person tries to speak the first person just stares at him and he becomes silent. This happens in our day to day life like someone has stolen something and while doing this one other person has seen him; and now this robber comes out as a personality to speak but the moment he moves his tongue the witness raised his eyes and stares at him with a prohibiting view and this robber now immediately stops speaking. God forbid if someone commits an ethical mistake and others have seen him and caught this weakness of his. Now this person enters a gathering and remains silent; and now even if you ask him that why are you not speaking since you have come to speak over here he will make some excuse that I did not consider appropriate to speak here hence I remained silent whereas the reason for silence was something else. Until unless we do not understand the strategy behind silence and locks on lips we won't be able to know what type of silence is this and from where it got birth. Similarly if we do not create a strategy for breaking silence we will not able to break the silence till that time. If just by sitting we say that we will deliver one speech and all the silence will break then this is not possible.


In the beginning of the past century for the famous Italian political philosopher Macauli the source of his political vision was the style adopted by Muawiyah. In his famous book "The Prince" he has written new political rules out of his own imaginations. Today the political rules and strategy across the world has been taken from this book. Specifically the democracy and liberal democracy of today which America is promoting aggressively has the same fundamental rules expressed by Macauli.


According to him a successful politician should have two animal traits inside him and there is no room for religion, ethics and values in politics. He says that the most feeble politician is one who considers or takes care of values in politics. According to his opinion Ameerul Momineen (a.s) was the weakest politician because he had utmost consideration for values and specifically justice in politics. He says that this is the biggest mistake in politics. A political person should not be limited or restricted by anything. He should not have any religion or ideology nor any foundation of principles; neither any ethics, values and also should not be committed to any pledges. Thus he has given resemblance of political moves to two beastly attributes that a successful politician is one who has these two traits inside him; one that of fox and second that of wolf. A politician should be deceptive like a fox and ferocious like a wolf. If we look at the American policy today it can be clearly seen that their foreign ministry  is deceptive and pentagon is ferocious. This system encompasses the entire world today. Every government has these two principles of deception and ferocity present in them. There is sword in one hand and chocolate in other. In Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and entire world steps are being taken on the basis of the principles of Macauli.


The question which comes up is how this point came in the mind of Macauli that if a person becomes committed to values then he is unsuccessful in politics. In the current era no politician is committed to values but not that religious politics which was introduced by Imam Khomeini (r.a). This refers to that politics which is separated from religion because the theory of separation of politics from religion was presented by him (Macauli) only and today both religious and non religious beings are supportive of this point that religion should be separated from politics. The first person who presented this theory is Macauli after which this was propagated and we all accepted this theory and have seen the consequences also.


The respected teacher Late Taqi Jafri (r.a) says I am certain that Macauli from some source has very precisely done a study of Muawiyah because the vision which he has presented was something already done by Muawiyah before. In the latest world of politics all the principles which Macauli presented have all been acted upon by Muawiyah at his time. Muawiyah had both the things present in him; severe ferocity and severe deception. Though Macauli has brought the style and tactics of Muawiyah under his name in his book "The Prince".


The most successful thing which Muawiyah did was to create silence in the Muslim Ummah (nation). He silenced the most passionate Muslims and in this task he used many tactics whose list is bit long. If we mention it briefly than he took advantage from three things; women, brutality and fabrications. He presented women to the soldiers of Imam Hasan (a.s); distributed bags of dirhams and dinars and fabricated false traditions (Hadith) to construct personalities. He established a factory of traditions in his government and in this factory he made artificial and fraudulent personalities. In order to silence the people he made false tradition, false religion and false visions.


The first wing of Strategic analysis


The first wing of strategic analysis got established in the era of Muawiyah whereby they intended to somehow silence the supporters and followers of Ali (a.s) and thus put locks on their lips. For this he made sectional groups whom he paid fees for listing down and presenting as a Prophetic tradition (Hadith) whatever comes in their mind for this purpose (creating silence). As result of this act many false personalities were created. The elderly research scholar Allama Askari has written a book on this matter with the title "The names of fifty false companions". These false companions never ever existed and this was the work of Muawiyah.


He for the sake of distancing people from Ameerul Momineen (a.s) made multitude of personalities and this role in the current era is played by the media. Muawiyah used the pulpit formally as media and the Friday sermons would start with curses and abuses on Ameerul Momineen (a.s). Programs were organized under the title of gatherings and speeches. Dance and courtesan's show would take place in special gatherings of government officers but amongst general public religious programs would be arranged. Like programs would be organized on certain occassions like Friday prayers, Eid prayers and commencement of Hajj that would be begin with abuses on Ameerul Momineen (a.s). The purpose of these abuses and cursing was to assassinate and take away the role model from people. They were not just taking away the righteous role model but instead would make self fabricated role models sit on pulpits who would narrate the tradition of Prophet (s) that the Prophet (s) has said this and this about so and so person; hearing this would astonish people. Like they would say that the Messenger of Allah (s) has said that after so many years of my demise a person would be born in Damascus whose beard would be like this, his turban would be of this type ,etc, etc and after hearing all this people would start to kiss the feet of this person. He (Muawiyah) accomplished this task and incidentally historic evidences are present on this.


In the same way by giving money he would ask the false personalities to do what he wanted them to do. Since Imam Ali (a.s) was instigating people towards Holy war hence Muawiyah was getting such type discussions fabricated and issued by these personalities which would result into developing silence amongst people. Did silence got on the nerves of the army of Ameerul Momineen (a.s) as well? The answer for this is that the enemy out of strategic analysis was adopting a policy which was resulting into spreading silence like he would get traditions recited in the name of Prophet (s) that the Prophet (s) has said when such times come or circumstances happen like this anyone who speaks in these circumstances would get exited from my religion. Anyone who creates differences amongst the people would be out of my religion. Anyone who participates in the army attacking Syria will be out of my religion. Many such traditions were issued and this task was done by the media of that time. It went up to the era of Imam Hasan (a.s) whereby he tried all sort of tactics and brought over top most commanders from His (a.s) army as a result of which the compromise treaty was done. This was not a compromise but in fact a pursued silence due to which Imam Hasan (a.s) also had to remain silent. Muawiyah presented woman and wealth to the commander in chief of Imam Hassan's army whereas on the other hand Muawiyah men would visit various tribes to narrate fabricated traditions, distribute bags of dirhams and dinars, present woman to the tribal heads presenting an offer to them to either support Muawiyah or become silence and unconcerned.


In the current era the silence prevailing in Afghanistan today was not seen before; prior to this there was astonishing passion for holy war amongst people. But after blind bombardment in Afghanistan the entire world immediately entered into a state of silence. This silence further deepened after attacks on Iraq and now if you fire cannons next to them they won't rise and speak anything. Then after this the most beastly style of disgrace and humiliation was adopted in Iraq.


Silence is a social act and for this social act first a social thinking pattern was created. In order to create this social thought support was taken from ferocity, tyranny, barbarism and bloodshed. This way the line of thinking in the minds of people was changed.


The second thing which they did for establishing silence was to create a general public opinion. This task was done alongside the first step through media. One task was accomplished by bombs, missiles, explosives and aircrafts whereas the second was done by media; and both these tasks was accomplished at the same time. The media did the same thing which the ancient media of Muawiyah did. The target for the media of that era was to assassinate the role model element of the personality of Ali (a.s) and to present fraudulent personalities as replacement in front of general public so that they can be effective on the general public opinion and thoughts. The people for whom they desire to do something they first create an atmosphere just like Wrestling competitions (WWF) of today. In this wrestling the result is already pre decided as to who is going to win and who will loose. The fighters just play around for some time and then the one who has to loose lies down and one who has to win gets on top of him. Since it all preset hence both do not face any difficulties but for this they first create an atmosphere and tell them what all they have to do. If you tell an ordinary person to prove his muscle power in wrestling since he is not having that muscle power he cannot prove it but they (enemies) said we will do this and they did this by first creating an atmosphere and then placed under the spotlight this weak person that he has done all this.


One example of this is Osama bin Laden. They presented Osama as hero and he became a hero all over the world but not on the basis of his muscle power instead as an outcome of their strategic studies. He was made a hero as part of a planned act of wisdom and for this they created an atmosphere just like hero is made in films by the film director. A camera, film script, scenario and the directions of a director makes a hero. Producer selects the hero; he assesses his abilities and as such even if a walnut is given to this hero he can't break it but in film he breaks mountains and destroys everything.


The enemies have made different personalities for different scenarios. Osama is their fabricated hero who has been made a hero for a scenario and he has not become hero after doing something realistic. He has not done anything till date. He did not carry out the 9/11 operations it was done by America. He was just part of the scenario when they would bring down the building and name the attack under the name of their hero because they wanted to make him a hero for the world.


They made Osama a Role Model of Jihad and Moqawamat (Resistance) who was completely a Role model made by them and their media. Now we can see that the same media, same centres, same set-up, same strategic organizations and the same things together are making another Role Model because they have now moved two steps forward. Osama was a hero for a particular era. At a particular time they presented across the world that Osama is a terrorist and on the tongues of Muslims Osama is a hero whereas in reality if he can even break a walnut he should be rewarded with a gold medal. On 9/11 he hijacks aircrafts, destroys the world trade centre and that too in a country whose security system is such that they themselves say that not even a nail can pass through forget about human being passing through. In such a system he sends his pilots and destroys everything.


That part of the film is over and Osama became a hero. They wanted to create a public opinion and in order to do so they wanted an ideal and role model through whom they made their desired public opinion. Thus till the time Osama was a hero there were soldiers and Klashankoff in every other street; slogans were written on walls, streets and buses; newspaper, media, magazine, gatherings, poetries and songs everywhere had the verse of Mujahid (Crusader) and this stage without realization passed through. The public opinion gets developed and then this public opinion than shows its effects. The public opinion makes noise out of passion and sentiments; and in the same passionate state they have to take their next step. They find the justification for their barbarism and ferocity by taking advantage of this passionate state of people and chaos everywhere. After finding the justification they have to keep people silent on their acts of barbarism. They needed two type of role models; one which gives them an excuse for carrying out barbarism and second which keeps people silent on their barbaric acts. Now there is no need for Osama; he is considered as dead and perished. This perished role model cannot come again. Osama from the start itself was not the role model for silence. He was made a role model for a particular thing with the help of media, agencies and strategic analysis groups and now they need a role model for silence.


If you look at the film world it would become evident that Pentagon has perfectly acted on Hollywood style. When they crashed the planes on world trade centre people on watching the video themselves said that they thought some film was being shot because the illusive films of Hollywood are on the same pattern hence the American people thought that they were watching some film. 9/11 was in reality only a film because in this incident everything melted at 8000 deg centigrade temperature; windows, metallic things, stones and everything else melted but what did not melt was a passport which they found and also a paper from the crashed aircraft which had the names of all terrorists written in Arabic. This was really a high class film and then after 9/11 they start their barbarism. This was the last service of Osama after which they did not need Osama and now they started their barbarism. Thus they will start to create a new hero who could become a role model for silence and stillness on this barbarism and could put the shadow of silence on this barbarism. This is the situation and stage where in this Global Kufa there is a need for a Role Model as Lady Zainab (s.a) who can break the silence of this humiliation.


یہ دور اپنے براہیم کی تلاش میں ہے
صنم کدہ ہے جہاں لا الہ الا اللہ
قافلہ حجاز میں اک حسین بھی نہیں
گرچہ ہے تاب دار بھی گیسوئے دجلہ و فرات


This world is in need of its Ibrahim
Where "La Ilaha Ilallah" has been made an idol temple


There is not even one Hussain in the Caravan of Hijaz
Though the hairs of the Dajla (Syria) and Furat (Iraq) are entangled


And today in this global market of Kufa there is not even one Zainab (s) who could come and deliver a sermon in this absolute silence. Today an accent is required that would address this Global Kufa


' یااھل الکوفہ!
O the people of Kufa! What are you doing?


''یا اھل الختل والغدر والخذل!''
O colour changers, O traitors, O the people with thousand faces


 الافلا رقات العبرة ولاھدات الزفرة
May your tears not stop and nor your crying


انمامثلکم کمثل التی نقضت غزلھا من بعد قوة انکاثا
Your resemblance is to that woman who weaves for the whole day and then unwhirls  everything at the end of the day.


 تتخذون ایمانکم دخلاً بینکم
You have made your covenants just as a means for hiding your cursed faces


ھل فیکم الا الصلف والعجب والشنف و الکذب
You are only left with transgression, flattering, lies and deception;


غمز الا عداء
you only flatter just like courtesan women


او کمر عی علی دمنة'
You are like backbiting enemies


  اوکفضتہ علی ملحودة
You are like shrubs and flower grown on filth and garbage


There are big Muslim nations today, big countries, big systems but Lady Zainab (s.a) says that what are you in reality? You are in reality like the silver coated on a coffin. In this manner Lady Zainab (s.a) shook them and broke their silence.


العذاب انتم خالدون الابئس ما قدمت لکم انفسکم ان سخط ا ﷲعلیکم و فی
You have gathered in abundance the assets for getting wrath of Allah


This is the first part of the sermon which is presented to the readers.


In order to break this disgraced silence the Role of Lady Zainab (s) and her character is required. At this stage all the excuses loose their position and all analysis and study prostrate in the presence of Lady Zainab (s.a).


People complain and present excuses when the circumstances become a little difficult. It is said that we have some limitations; what are these limitations? what kind of limitations are these? Is the head of someone's brother hanging on the spear head in front of him? Are the heads of someone's sons seen on the spear heads? Is the hands of someone tied behind his or her necks and have turned dark with the strokes of whips? Is there anyone who has travelled from Karbala to Kufa on the back of an unsaddled camel? Is there anyone who has left the corpses of his or her beloved on the plains of Karbala? Don't we know which Role model is required where? Are these talks of pragmatism, excuses and limitations required or is the need for a role model like Zainab (s). If you want to break the silence than here also we need a strategy and acts of wisdom. Here also there is a need to establish a public opinion and this will only happen when man speaks. The enemies created a public opinion by making role model and today the outcome of this public opinion has come forward in form of social silence. If we desire to break silence and see silence breaking acts with people speaking than we have to capitalize on public opinion. Public opinions won't be influenced by these imperialistic role model and their followers; this will be influenced and effected by divine role models. The public opinion can only be influenced by the role model of Lady Zainab (s.a). Therefore it is the need of the hour to express in front of people as to what Lady Zainab (s) did.


How did Lady Zainab (s) break the silence of the people of Kufa? In one year an army of four thousand came out from the same Kufa; those silent spectators, sealed lips, pragmatics, making excuses of limitations and pressure, admirers of compromises and security who after being influenced by Muawiyah self made role models, bags of Dirhams and women were sitting silent silently inside the homes; the daughter of Ali (a.s) broke their silence. Lady Zainab (s.a) is that divine role model who got over the public opinion and by preparing a true public opinion made this same spectator public carry out a congregation act. This was a Role model for whom there was a need for us to understand but instead of doing so we changed this role model into some other role model. Today the way Lady Zainab (s.a) has been presented in our gatherings (Majalis) is like an aggrieved and troubled lady who sometime is asking water from people and sometime pleading for veil (Chador). Whereas Lady Zainab (s.a) is the lady who is the standard bearer of Dignity and a lady non tolerant to any humiliation. Lady Zainab (s) has broken the silence of humiliation then how can we portray such a humiliating image of her. It is necessary to present such Role Models today because they are the need of the era. It is the demand of the era that we should present that role model who can influence the general public opinion whereby public reaction can come out otherwise this silence is so deep that it cannot be broken by any other means.


God willing that day will come when we follow the Role Model of Zainab (s.a) and this global Kufa will form an army of Tawwabeen (Repentant) and if we cannot do anything else than at least we can take revenge from the Yazid of our era just like the Tawwabeen or at least we can get salvation from the fraudulent role models and god willing embrace martyrdom just like the Tawwabeen.


The sole path of salvation for the Ummah (nation) is to accept these role models. The Role Models of Ahlulbayt (a.s) and Karbala are the guarantee for our salvation.


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