An insightful extract from the Friday Sermon delivered on 10th December 2010 by, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul-Masih V (aba). In this excerpt, His Holiness reflects on the month of Muharram and the painful historical incident of Karbala. He discusses a poem by Hazrat Musleh Maud (ra) emphasising patience, steadfastness, and tolerance, and explains that the true reality of such historic oppression can only be fully comprehended by those who are facing similar trials and persecution in the present day.