Here lies a profoundly faith-inspiring point; Allah Almighty states in the noble Quran, in praise of His beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم:

اِنَّاۤ  اَعْطَیْنٰکَ  الْکَوْثَرَ ؕ(۱)

We have certainly granted you countless virtues.^[1]

One meaning of Kawthar in this verse is abundance of progeny.^[2] This is the eminence of the beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, that though his sons did not survive into adulthood—all of them passed away in childhood—yet Allah Almighty preserved his progeny. Even today, millions of Sayyids exist in the world; this is the abundance of progeny. It is as if the noble Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم is saying that Allah Almighty has bestowed upon me this eminence that my progeny will be abundant and will continue until the Day of Judgment, but the manifestation of this eminence will occur through Ḥusayn, for حُسَیْنُ سِبْط مِنَ الْاَسْبَاطِ  (Ḥusayn is a deeply rooted tree); though he himself may be martyred, through him my progeny will endure until the Day of Judgment.

The Meaning of ‘Ḥusayn is from Me’

Dear Islamic brothers! In the blessed Hadith, the noble Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, said: حُسَیْنُ مِنِّی وَ اَنَا مِنْ حُسَیْن  “Ḥusayn is from me and I am from Ḥusayn.”

Such a phrase is used in Arabic to express deep love for someone. The meaning of this statement is that Ḥusayn رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ and I are two bodies with one soul; my love is Ḥusayn's love, and Ḥusayn's love is my love. Similarly, whoever attacks Ḥusayn رَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ should not imagine that he is attacking Ḥusaynرَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ , but rather, he is attacking me. It is noteworthy