Sayings of Notable Non-Muslim People About Him
- ((The historical progress of Islam, according to Gandhi, is not the legacy of the Muslim sword but a result of sacrifices of Muslim saints like Husain.))
- Edward Gibbon: ((In a distant age and climate, the tragic scene of the death of Hosein will awaken the sympathy of the coldest reader.))
- Charles Dickens: ((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.))
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