Author:Inam Abidi Amrohvi “The tyrant dies and his rule ends,
the martyr dies and his rule begins.” — Soren Kierkegard The
straight path or the right path is always the most difficult one
to travel but one that rewards the most, and so we are told when
young. This battle of good versus the evil is an age old
phenomenon. Every religion has some story or the other to show
us the ‘right’ path from the ‘wrong’ one.Hinduism celebrates the
victory of Lord Krishna over the demon Narakasura (among other
stories) as Diwali, Christians remember the crucification of
Jesus Christ as a supreme sacrifice in the way of God, and so do
Muslims observe Moharram (the month in which the tragedy of
Karbala took place) to commemorate the supreme sacrifice of Imam
Husain, the grandson of the Prophet [PBUH]. “Think not of those
who are slain in Allah’s way as dead. Nay, they live, finding
their sustenance in the presence of their Lord.”—Surah Aal-e-
Imran (Chapter 3), Verse 169 The tragedy of Karbala took place
some 49 years after th