The Sermon of Imam Ali Al-Sajjad in DamascusPart1
This is the sermon Imam Ali son of Hussain son of Ali son of Abu Talib (a.s) gave in Damascuse in front of the tyrant yazeed and his cruel followers, as well as the Islamic ummah (which was in a deep sleep).
The sermon was given after the tyrant yazeed slaughtered the beloved son and successor of the Prophet Mohamad (saws), Imam Hussain son of Ali, in Karbala and after taking the daughters of the Prophet with Imam Ali Al-Sajjad from Karbala to Kufa then to Damascus as hostages. The heads of Imam Hussain, his brothers&family members, and his companions were put on spears, and the family of Imam Hussain was treated the worst of treatments as if they weren't the progeny of the Prophet!
The sermon of Imam Ali Al-Sajjad (a.s) played an essential part in waking up the Islamic Ummah as Imam Ali reminded them of Allah (swt), his greatness and his graces, He reminded them of this world and how one shouldn't be fooled by it and should strive for the after life, the Imam then started to describe the Prophet and his progeny, He described the Prophet a description like no other, He described the successor of the Prophet, Imam Ali son of Abu Talib so that the people of Damascus can truly know who was Ali son of Abu Talib, He described his pruified mothers (especially Sayed Fatima Al-Zahraa (a.s)) and finally he ends his sermon by exposing the Umayads by describing the master of martyrs, Imam Hussain son of Ali and telling the people what kind of a murder occured in Karbala...