Attributed to Charles Dickens in The biography of Amir Mukhtar (Ghulamali Ismail Naji, Peermahomed Ebrahim Trust, 1973), but there appears to be no primary source.
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"If Husain fought to quench his worldly desires, (as alleged by certain Christian critics) then I do not understand why his sisters, wives and children accompanied him. It stands to reason therefore that he sacrificed purely for Islam."
— Husayn ibn Ali
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Source: Wikiquote: "Husayn ibn Ali" (Disputed)
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About Husayn ibn Ali
Hussain ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (Arabic: الحسين بن علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب) (626 – 680 AD) was the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the son of ‘Alī and Fātimah, as well as the third Shī‘ah Imām.
About Husayn ibn Ali
Hussain ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (Arabic: الحسين بن علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب) (626 – 680 AD) was the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the son of ‘Alī and Fātimah, as well as the third Shī‘ah Imām.
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