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'''Hayhāt minnā al-dhilla''' (Arabic: {{ia|هَیْهَاتَ مِنَّا الذِّلَّة}}) means "never to humiliation!". It is a famous quotation from [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] on the [[day of 'Ashura]]. | '''Hayhāt minnā al-dhilla''' (Arabic: {{ia|هَیْهَاتَ مِنَّا الذِّلَّة}}) means "never to humiliation!". It is a famous quotation from [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] on the [[day of 'Ashura]]. | ||
[[File:Hayhat minna al-dhilla.jpg|thumbnail|right|Hayhat minna al-dhilla, the famous motto of [['Ashura]]]] | [[File:Hayhat minna al-dhilla.jpg|thumbnail|right|{{ia|Hayhat minna al-dhilla, the famous motto of [['Ashura]]}}]] | ||
According to historical sources, in the [[event of Karbala]], [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] had ordered his army that Imam al-Husayn (a) had to either surrender or accept the war. On the day of 'Ashura, Imam al-Husayn (a) gave a speech in front of the [[army of 'Umar b. Sa'd]] and said, | According to historical sources, in the [[event of Karbala]], [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] had ordered his army that Imam al-Husayn (a) had to either surrender or accept the war. On the day of 'Ashura, Imam al-Husayn (a) gave a speech in front of the [[army of 'Umar b. Sa'd]] and said,{{centered pull quote|{{ia|Beware that this illegitimate son ('Ubayd Allah) of the illegitimate one (Ziyad b. Abih) has made me choose between the two: drawing sword and humiliation, and never to humiliation!}}}} | ||
Imam al-Husayn (a) declared that since [[God]], the [[Prophet (s)]], [[believer]]s and pure intellects do not accept his surrender, he (a) chooses [[death]] over humiliation. | Imam al-Husayn (a) declared that since [[God]], the [[Prophet (s)]], [[believer]]s and pure intellects do not accept his surrender, he (a) chooses [[death]] over humiliation. | ||
Some sources have narrated "al- | Some sources have narrated "al-daniyya" instead of "al-dhilla", as "wa hayhat minna al-daniyya" (and never to debasement!) | ||
This motto is used among the teachings of 'Ashura in marches and rituals of [[Muharram]] and [[Safar]]. | This motto is used among the teachings of 'Ashura in marches and rituals of [[Muharram]] and [[Safar]]. | ||