“This was a perfect instance of self-sacrifice and it safeguarded Islam. This move preserved islam. This move institutionalized values in society. If Imam Husayn (A) had not accepted this danger, if he had not made a move, if he had not taken action if his blood had not been shed, if those great tragedies had not happened to the shrine of the Holy Prophet (S), to Imam Ali's (A) daughter & to the Holy Prophet's (S) descendents, this event would not have gone down in history."

The lesson of Husayn ibn Ali (A) to the Islamic ummah is that we must always be ready for truth, for justice, for the establishment of justice, for opposing oppression; we must present ourselves to the battlefront It is not our job [to rise] on that level and scale of Imam Husayn (A) but on a level that matches our capacity, state, character and habits..."

“What Imam Husayn (A) did was an extraordinary feat. That is to say, the dimensions of his action are far more than what we estimate."

Of course, the life of Husayn (A) - all fifty years of this great personality is a lesson. His childhood is a lesson, his youth is a lesson, his conduct during the time of the Imamah of Imam Hasan (A) is a lesson. After the martyrdom of Hasan (A); his conduct is all a lesson."

"If the moral standards of human behaviour were as high as they were in the person of Imam Husayn (A) the world would be a better place to live in. His incredible cool & superhuman moral courage to achieve his mission stirs our deepest emotions His exemplary conduct, throughout, and adorable conscience tore Yazid’s monstrous designs to shreds"