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Imam Hüseyin is the innocent sacrifice for justice, whose remembrance and imitation in suffering constitute the central duty and source of identity of the Alevi community.

The text is an Alevi lament (Ney) in honor of Imam Hüseyin, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and son of Ali. It describes Hüseyin as 'innocent,' 'King of the Brave,' and 'Light of the Eyes' of the enlightened. The songs emphasize his descent from Muhammad, Ali, and Fatima and designate him as the leader and lord of the saints. The emotional bond of the community to Hüseyin is expressed through weeping and lamentation. The text calls for sacrificing oneself for justice, which alludes to the historical martyrdom of Hüseyin. A familial belonging ('We are your family') and friendship with Hüseyin are established. The repetition of titles such as 'Pir Sultan Abdal' refers to the poetic tradition of the Alevis. The text serves ritual remembrance and the strengthening of community identity through the commemoration of Hüseyin's suffering.

Worldview

what this means

What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?: Pressure on one's own community from outside
Where does the evil reside?: in the economy, politics, or social structures
What helps against it?: prayer, worship, meditation, repeated practice; solidarity, mutual help, belonging
What is human being according to this text?: above all a part of a community or of creation
Where is history heading?: the message stands outside of history
What does the text base its claim on?: on tradition, the fathers, an established practice
To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?: to one's own fellow believers
Where is the text's criticism directed?: the text does not criticise

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What the text calls for

sich für das Recht opfern (inward)
mit Klageliedern und Weinen rufen (ritual)

Measured

Basic stance: 2 from -2 to 2
Insistence: 3 of 3
Reach: 3 of 5
Concreteness: 1 of 3
Boundary: 1 of 3
Time: past 3, present 1, future 0

Analysed with qwen/qwen3.8-27b, version v3. The same standards apply to every tradition, see Values.

Full text in English

[music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] For the sake of truth [singing] offer yourself as a sacrifice. Offer as a sacrifice. The king of heroes, son of the [singing] imam, the innocent Husayn. [music] He who issues decrees to all the saints. He who issues decrees [singing] the commander of the saints, Imam Husayn. The innocent Husayn [singing] [music] [music] The lamp of the eye of Muhammad and Ali, the lamp of the eye, the path of the saints >> [singing] >> The garden of roses, the garden of roses, [singing] the beloved of the heart, [singing] the resting place of the heart, the resting place of the heart, the light of my eyes, [singing] the light, Imam Husayn, the innocent Husayn. [music][singing] >> [music] [music] >> His grandfather is Muhammad, his father is Ali. [singing][music] His father is Ali. His mother is Fatima [singing] of the world. My master, [music] master of the world. [singing] All [singing] the saints are known. They are known. The saints [singing] the master of masters. Imam Husayn [singing][music] The innocent Husayn [music] [music] The sultan of the West, the king of the believers. [singing] The king of the believers. The sun of the unseen world, the sun, they cry out saying "O King Husayn" [singing] they cry out with mourning and lamentation, lamentation [singing] Imam Husayn >> [music] >> The innocent Husayn, mourning [singing] with lamentation, lamentation, Imam Husayn, the innocent Husayn. >> [music] [music] >> Pir Sultan Abdal, I have taken hold of your hem. [music][singing] I have taken hold of your hem. We are friends of your friend [singing] we are of your household. We are of your household [singing] are we not, are we not, the king of heroes? The king of heroes, the lord of the saints [singing] Imam Husayn [music] the innocent Husayn. [singing] The lord of the saints [singing] Imam Husayn. [music] The innocent Husayn

Full text in the original

[müzik] [müzik] [müzik] [müzik] [müzik] [müzik] Hak için [şarkı söyleme] kendini kurban eyle. Kurban eyle. Şahı merdano oğlu [şarkı söyleme] imam Hüseyin maslum Hüseyin. [müzik] Cümle erenlere ferman eyleyen. Ferman eyleen [şarkı söyleme] erenler Serdarı İmam Hüseyin. Aslum Hüsey [şarkı söyleme] [müzik] [müzik] Muhammed Ali'nin çeşmi çırağı, çeşmi çırağı erenler yolunu >> [şarkı söyleme] >> Gülşeni bağı, Gülşen bağı, [şarkı söyleme] ciğerler paresi, [şarkı söyleme] gönül durağı, gönül durağı, gözlerimin nuru, [şarkı söyleme] nuru imam Hüseyin, maslum Hüseyin. [müzik][şarkı söyleme] >> [müzik] [müzik] >> Ceddi Muhammedtir atası Ali. [şarkı söyleme][müzik] Atası Ali. Anası Fatıma [şarkı söyleme] Cihana. Velim, [müzik] cihana velim. [şarkı söyleme] Cümle [şarkı söyleme] evliyalar edeller belli. Eller belli. Evliyalar [şarkı söyleme] piri piri. İmam Hüseyin [şarkı söyleme][müzik] Maslum Hüseyin [müzik] [müzik] Batının sultanı, müminler şahı. [şarkı söyleme] Müminler şahı. Gayip aleminin Şemzilemahı Şemsi Şah Hüseynim deyü ederler ahı [şarkı söyleme] edeller ahı matem ile zarı zarı [şarkı söyleme] İmam Hüseyin >> [müzik] >> Maum Hüseyin matem [şarkı söyleme] ile zarı zarı imam Hüseyin maslum Hüseyin. >> [müzik] [müzik] >> Pir sultan abdalım tuttu damın. [müzik][şarkı söyleme] Tuttu damanın. Dostunun dostuyuz [şarkı söyleme] biz hanedanın. Biz hanedanız [şarkı söyleme] düçeş mi değil mi şahı merdanın? Şahı merdanın erenler hünkarı [şarkı söyleme] imam Hüseyin [müzik] maslum Hüseyin. [şarkı söyleme] Erenler hünkarı [şarkı söyleme] imam Hüseyin. [müzik] Aslum Hüseyin