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(Questions from a young sister)
During the month of Safar, they were playing a lament in the street. The eulogist was saying, “Husayn acts as God; the world and the heavens turn at Imam Husayn’s (AS) command.” I heard it and was surprised. Teacher, what does it mean to say that Husayn acts as God? Does he help God?
The eulogist misspoke. Only God, the Almighty, governs the affairs of the world; everything happens by His permission and will. Imam Husayn (AS) has a role in the movement of the universe by God’s permission—not in the sense that he acts independently or helps God.
The eulogist is mistaken: God Almighty does everything for the sake of Imam Hussein علیه السلام. All things move by God’s permission and command. All beings in existence have power only by God’s will, and can intervene in the affairs of the world only through His will.