In the name of Allah Most High, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All Praise be to Allah Most High, the Creator, the Provider. He has no Partners, and is in no want of any. He is Alone, He made the Heavens and the Earth, and He knows what turned into before time, what is gift and what is after. He shows the straight route to whosoever He needs, and whoever He chooses to bless, He makes them the exceptional many of the fine. O Allah, send salutations on our Prophet (Allah bless him and supply him peace), who's the remaining and final Messenger. After him there can be no Prophets to come back till the Day of Judgement. Allah Most High has given him the highest excellence. On the Day of Judgement while each character could be present, our Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) will intercede on the behalf of the Muslims. Peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and provide him peace), his own family, his companions and all his followers.
I bear witness that there may be no one worth of worship besides Allah Most High and Muhammad (Allah bless him and provide him peace) is His servant and His Messenger. I thank Allah Most High for giving me the electricity and courage to write about Sayyiduna Imam Husain (Allah be well thrilled with him).
There are several motives for scripting this publication. My essential purpose is to clarify the rituals achieved for the duration of the primary Islamic month, Muharram. During this month the Shi'ah (a sect) beat themselves on their chest with knives to expose that they're mourning for Imam Husain. But the truth is that it changed into Shi'as of Kufa and Basra who invited Imam Husain and then left him, in Karbala, to be martyred.
On this event, the humans of Ahl Sunnah wal Jammat recite the Holy Qur'an and make Supplication (Dua); they gather together and their scholars explain approximately the activities of Karbala. The occasion that befell in Karbala is a Sa'd occasion for all the Muslims. However, some take this occasion to the acute, exaggerating and telling fabricated tales with the aim of creating emotions excessive, inflicting crowds to turn out to be frantic and overcome with tears.
Many memories are related and informed with incredible favour, but contain untruths along with the following:
(A) If any stone had been to be lifted around Masjid Aqsa (Dome of the Rock Mosque in Jerusalem) there would be blood under it. The proposal is that even the rocks have been mourning the passing of Imam Husain.
(B) It rained blood from the sky.
(C) When the sun went down drops of blood fell from it.
(D) The timber began to weep blood.
(E) Imam Husain took his son Ali Asgar and begged the enemy for water, and even as he turned into requesting water they shot an arrow and martyred him. However, this isn't a true account of what sincerely passed off. In real fact his son become gambling in his lap during the time of Karbala and an arrow struck him, from which he changed into martyred. Imam Husain did no longer in reality beg for water as he had a courageous and brave character, and this will have been a signal of weak spot.
(F) Imam Husain had a daughter and he left her in Madina, telling her that he might name her in a few months after he reached Kufa. Some say that when he was in Karbala he obtained a letter from her, which become said to were a unhappy letter asking him why he had now not come to accumulate her.
(G) Some human beings maintain that after Muslim bin Aqeel went to Kufa and took his two sons, who had been 5 and 7 12 months antique, with him . After their father's death, the two sons, out of worry for his or her lives, attempted to get away to Madina. But they were captured by means of the governor of Kufa, and martyred. However, the truth is that Muslim bin Aqeel's two sons had been not of that age, nor did they accompany their father. In fact, they went to Karbala with Imam Husain and were martyred there.
None of those money owed are to be located in the books of Tabari, Ibn Khaldun, Ibn Atheer, Usd al-Ghabah, or in the Tareekh of al-Khulafa, nor in Tareekh Ibn Katheer. No wherein is it mentioned that Imam Husain left his younger daughter in Madina. In penning this e-book I intend to provide true narrations concerning the occasions of Karbala. I additionally intend to acquire them and collect them in a single area in order that the reader can apprehend the events with readability.
Another motive for penning this ebook is that there are folks that, on the tenth of Muharram, reward Yazid and talk sick of Imam Husain. They are referred to as Nawaasib and Khawarij. These sects are completely in opposition to Imam Husain. In their opinion Imam Husain become incorrect in opposing Yazid's authorities, and he become killed according with the rulings of the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah.
Also, I have always had the desire to put in writing of Imam Husain's excellence, his bravery and the sacrifices that he made, and to refute the objections that have been made in opposition to him. In sha' Allah, I will try and fulfill those goals to the high-quality of my ability on this booklet.
Allama Ibn Khuldun writes in al-Muqaddima approximately an occasion that occurred in his town. He wrote that in his area there has been a Sayyid (someone from the family of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) against whom people have been making fake accusations. However, Ibn Khaldun relates that he supported him because at the Day of Judgement his grandfather could help him, in other words the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace).
When I examine this I idea that if I have been also to help the Sayyids and refute fake allegations approximately the grandson of the Prophet (Allah bless him and supply him peace), day after today at the day of judgement, Prophet Muhammad (Allah bless him and give him peace) can also intercede for me.
May Allah Most High make this e-book a useful source of understanding for the reader and take delivery of this work and reward me.
2) The Background of Karbala
IMAM HUSAIN
Imam Husain become born to the daughter of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), Sayyida Fatima, in the month of Shaban 4 Hijra, Sayyiduna Hasan, Husain and Mohsin had been 3 brothers. Mohsin handed away in his infancy. When Sayyiduna Hasan, Imam Husain's older brother, was born, Sayyiduna Ali named him Harb. When the Prophet (Allah bless him and provide him peace) enquired as to the chosen name, Sayyiduna Ali said that the name 'Harb' had been chosen. However, the Prophet replied his name have to be 'Hasan'. When Imam Husain was born, Sayyiduna Ali once more named Imam Husain 'Harb'. The Prophet again stated, "no his call is Husain." When the 1/3 baby become born Sayyiduna Ali once more named him Harb, the Prophet (Allah bless him and deliver him peace) once more stated, "No his name is Mohsin." Then the Prophet said, "I even have given the children the identical names that the prophet Harun (alai his sallam) gave his youngsters." His kids' names had been Shaber, Sabbir, and Moshabir, in different words Hasan, Husain, and Mohsin. The names Hasan and Husain are from the people of Paradise. In the time of lack of know-how, earlier than the time of the Prophet (Allah bless him and supply him peace) nobody have been given these names.
[Imam Ibn Atheer narrates the above incident in his book, Usdul-Gabah]
When Imam Husain turned into born, the Prophet (sallal ho alihi wasallam) came and recited the Adhan in his ear. Sayyiduna Hasan and Husain had the likeness of the Prophet (Allah bless him and provide him peace), Sayyiduna Hasan from the chest upwards appeared very similar to the Prophet (Allah bless him and deliver him peace), and Imam Husain regarded equal from the waist right down to our Prophet (Allah bless him and supply him peace).
Usdul Gabah fi Ma'refat-i- Sahabah - biography of Sayyiduna Imam Husain with the aid of Allama Ibn Atheer .
EXCELLENCE OF IMAM HUSAIN
Hafiz Ibn Katheer writes that someday an angel got here and sat down via the Prophet (Allah bless him and supply him peace). Our Prophet (Allah bless him and provide him peace) stated to Umme Salma (the wife of the Prophet and the mother's of the believers), "we have a guest, do no longer let any individual input as we are having a conversation." In the period in-between Imam Husain, who at the time was very younger, entered the room, and as youngsters do, Imam Husain climbed on top of our Prophet's shoulder. The angel said "Do you love him"; Our Prophet replied "Yes". The angel then stated "Your followers will at a later time martyr him. If you desire I can display you wherein he will be martyred. Our Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said he would really like to see where his grandson would be martyred. The angel then waved his hand and taken some crimson soil and stated, "This is the vicinity where he may be martyred." Our Prophet took a few soil from his hand and gave it to Umme Salma. She placed the soil in a bottle.
After this it have become recognized among the companions that Imam Husain might be martyred in an area called Karbala. Our Prophet (Allah bless him and supply him peace) advised them that if any of them are gift at the time, they need to support him. Sayyiduna Anas bin Harris turned into with Imam Husain in Karbala and was martyred.
Once whilst Sayyiduna Ali, may also Allah Most High be thrilled with him, changed into in Iraq and was passing the sector of Karbala with Abu Abdullah. He shouted, "O Abu Abdullah stop! O Abu Abdullah cross and forestall close to the river Euphrates". Sayyiduna Ali then said, "One day I went to see the Prophet (Allah bless him and provide him peace) and he had tears in his eyes. When I requested him why he had tears in his eyes, he stated that the angel Gabriel had come to see him and had instructed him that Husain can be martyred close to the river Euphrates, and the angel had given him some soil from there".
In any other narration it is stated that after Sayyiduna Ali, may additionally Allah Most High be pleased with him, become passing via an area, he requested: "What is that this location known as? Someone said, "This is Karbala." Sayyiduna Ali seighed, "O Karbala". He stopped there and completed salah (prayer) after which said that the people who can be martyred right here could have the highest reputation among martyrs, after the companions, and they will enter Paradise with none reckoning. While Sayyiduna Ali changed into there he pointed to the region in which Imam Husain might be martyred. The narrator confirms that Imam Husain become in truth martyred inside the genuine spot Sayyiduna Ali had pointed to.
Our Prophet (Allah bless him and supply him peace) stated, "Imam Husain and Sayyiduna Hasan are my two plants of the world." He additionally said, "Whoever loves them loves me and whoever hates them, hates me. Abu Huraira, may Allah Most High be thrilled with him, said that the Prophet (Allah bless him and deliver him peace) looked closer to Sayyiduna Hasan, Imam Husain and Sayyiduna Fatima and said, "Whoever fights with you, I will fight with him and whoever loves you I will love him."
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira, can also Allah Most High be pleased with him, stated, "One day the Prophet (Allah bless him and provide him peace) got here to us, and on one among his shoulders turned into Sayyiduna Hasan and on the opposite Imam Husain. On the manner to us we saw that occasionally he could kiss Sayyiduna Hasan and once in a while he might kiss Imam Husain. One individual spoke and stated, "Our Prophet (Allah bless him and supply him peace) do you love them very dearly? The Prophet answered, "Yes, I love them dearly. Whoever loves them I will also love him and whoever holds a grudge against them, he in truth holds a grudge against me."
Sayyiduna Laila bin Murrah says, "The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said that Husain is mine and I am his. Whoever loves Husain, Allah Most High will love him due to the fact Husain is my grandson."
Sayyiduna Abu Sa'identification Khudri says that the Prophet (Allah bless him and supply him peace) said that Sayyiduna Hasan and Husain are the leaders of the youth in Paradise.
Rabi bin Sa'd narrates that Imam Husain got here into the Mosque. Sayyiduna Jabir bin Abdullah, who became the companion of the Prophet, stated, "I actually have heard from the Prophet (Allah bless him and provide him peace) that whoever desires to see the chief of Paradise ought to study Husain."
Sayyiduna Abu Huraira, may also Allah Most High be pleased with him, narrates that the Prophet (Allah bless him and provide him peace) said that he loved Imam Husain and Sayyiduna Hasan and whoever cherished him need to love them. The Prophet made supplication to Allah Most High that I love Hasan and Husain and hope you furthermore may love and protect them. He additionally narrates that after Hasan and Husain came into the Mosque (Masjid-I-Nabawi) and the Prophet (Allah bless him and deliver him peace) become acting his prayer. When he would move into prostration Sayyiduna Hasan and Husain could soar onto his again, and when our Prophet (Allah bless him and deliver him peace) sat up from the prostration, he could slowly put them down. When he would pass into prostration again they could bounce on his again once more, till he would end the prayers. Sayyiduna Abu Huraira stated that he went to the Prophet and said, "Shall I take them to their mother as it's miles getting darker out of doors". As soon as he completed announcing this, a mild lit up on the path from the Mosque to the residence of their mom (Fatima). The light was so robust that we should see Sayyida Fatima's residence from where we had been sitting. The Prophet (Allah bless him and provide him peace) stated to his grandsons "You may go domestic now."
[Tareekh Ibn Katheer by Hafiz Ibn Katheer - chapter on Karbala and Imam Husain ]
These Ahadith written by way of Hafiz Ibn Katheer within the excellence of Imam Husain have been accumulated from Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmizi, Musnad Ahmed, and other books of Hadith. These ahadith have been established as authentic ahadith with the aid of all of the following scholars:
(a) Hafiz Ibn Taimiyah
(b) Hafiz Ibn Qayyim
(c) Hafiz Ibn Katheer
(d) Qadi Shuwkani
(d) Muhammad bin Abdul-Wahhab.
Footnote: As a few people do not receive the authenticity of a hadith until it's far widespread by using specific pupils. Therefore, we've taken most of these Ahadith from Hafiz Ibn Katheer's book in place of authentic books of Hadith.
YAZID BIN MU'AWIYAH
Yazid bin Mu'awiyah become the son of Amir, who became the accomplice of our Prophet (sallalaho alihi wasallam). He turned into born in either 26th or the twenty seventh 12 months of the Hijra. His mother, Maysun, become divorced from Amir however Yazid lived along with his father. Yazid was a totally clever, witty and sensible boy.
Yazid had a ardour for song and alcohol. He continually had a hangover inside the morning because of his heavy ingesting from the night time before. When he hunted, he travelled with many dogs and enjoyed watching animals fighting one another. His fondness of his pets went to such extremes that his pets even travelled on horses encumbered with gold, and while a pet died, he might mourn for it. Some historians claim that he died due to considered one of his pets truly biting him whilst he became gambling with it. However, there are numerous variations as to how he actually died, and Allah ta'ala is aware of great.
Sayyidina Amir Mu'awiyah may want to do nothing however reprimand his son for his approaches, and provide him advice. He recommended him again and again, "O my son, why do you indulge yourself in these evil things? Your enemies will triumph at your actions, even as your buddies will in no way respect you." As time stepped forward, so did the behavior; all of the father should do changed into to advocate him, at the same time as the son overlooked the recommendation his father gave.
One day, Yazid asked his father if after his earthly departure, he might be made the King. Yazid promised that he would do not anything however righteous deeds and rule like 'Umar Ibin al-Khatab. Amir turned into so surprised that he responded with the aid of pronouncing, "Sub-han Allah! How can this be feasible? I swear via Allah, the Most High, that I even have tried my very first-rate to even come near to what 'Umar used to do, and I have not been capable of do that!" History proves that Yazid did no longer in truth put in force the Islmaic political, social and financial device like Umar Ibn al- Khattab.
(Tarikh ibn Kathir, Biography of Yazid bin Mu'awiyah)
There is also distinction of opinion as to while Yazid died. Abu Bakra bin Ayash says that the people took bay'ah with Yazid in 60 Hijra, and he died in Rabi-ul-Awwal 60 Hijra. But in fact he died on 15th Rabi-ul-Awwal sixty four Hijra; and he was 48 years antique at that point. Lisanul Mizan Biography Yazid bin Mu'awiya by way of Hafiz Ibn Hajar Asqalanee
ALLEGIANCE TO YAZID BIN MU'AWIY
After the dying of Amir Mu'awiya may also Allah Most High be pleased with him, his son Yazid became the ruler of the Muslims. Most of the humans had pledged their allegiance to him. However, 3 of the partners of the Prophet (Allah bless him and deliver him peace) in Madina had not finished so. It became because of this reality that Yazid wrote a letter to The governor of Madina who at the time became Waleed bin Utbah. In it he wrote:
'My father has passed away, making me the King. I hope that you may convince those 3 men to swear allegiance to me'.
The three Sahabah he made refernecnce to:
(1) Imam Husain, may additionally Allah Most High be thrilled with him.
(2) Abdullah bin Zubair, may Allah Most High be pleased with him.
(three) Abdullah bin Umar, might also Allah Most High be pleased with him.'
When Waleed bin Utbah received the letter, certainly one of his pals Marwan was sitting with him. He asked his recommendation on the matter of the allegiance of these three men. Marwan said to The governor, "Send a person to call for Imam Husain and Abdullah bin Zubair without delay, and organize them to swear allegiance to Yazid. If they obey then go away them, but if they do not want then you definitely need to have them killed. If they discover that Amir Mu'awiya, may additionally Allah Most High be thrilled with him, has surpassed away each of them will claim that they're the Amirs (leaders). Do now not worry approximately Abdullah bin Umar as he has no choice to fight or grow to be a leader, unless all the human beings get collectively and ask him to end up their chief."
IMAM HUSAIN AND ABDULLAH BIN ZUBAIR WERE CALLED
The governor sent one in all his guys to call Imam Husain and Abdullah bin Zubair. He advised him that he could locate them within the mosque because he had simply left the Mosque himself and had visible them sitting there. When the individual reached the Mosque and advised them that The governor desired to see them each, they replied that they would come soon. When he left they mentioned the motives The governor could need to peer them in view that The governor himself had very recently left the mosque. When they could not give you any cause for his request to see them, they decided to go away and move home. When Imam Husain arrived home he called all the men from the residence and asked them to accompany him to The governor's house." When they reached his residence, Imam Husain advised them to wait outdoor, and most effective enter the residence if he known as them or if The governor raised his voice.
Imam Husain entered the residence of The governor. After greeting him, The governor and Marwan gave him the letter which that they had obtained from Yazid. After studying the letter Imam Husain become saddened via the news that Amir Mu'awiya had passed away and prayed to Allah Most High to bathe his advantages upon his grave. The second part of the letter involved their allegiance. Imam Husain stated that it changed into now not suitable for someone of his reputation to pledge allegiance to Yazid secretely. But in the event that they have been to acquire all the humans of Madina together to swear their allegiance to Yazid, he will be the first amongst them to speak out approximately. The governor agreed to invite the humans in the following morning. But Marwan spoke up without delay advising The governor, "Ask him to swear allegiance to Yazid now, in any other case you may not be capable of obtain allegiance from him later, till there are rivers of blood flowing among you and him. If you do not try this, I will kill Imam Husain proper now." Imam Husain spoke with anger and said "Neither you or The governor can kill me as Allah Most High is with me." Then Imam Husain left. On his departure Marwan stated to The governor, "You have made a grave blunders in letting Imam Husain leave." Waleed said, "I swear by means of Allah Most High that I did not desire to kill Imam Husain for the reason of allegiance. And I additionally swear that if I were given all the possession of a state I still would no longer have killed him."
ABDULLAH BIN ZUBAIR LEFT MADINA FOR MAKKAH
After Abdullah bin Zubair arrived home he concealed inner. The governor sent his humans a number of instances to name him. In the cease they surrounded his house and referred to as out that if he did no longer pop out they might come to look him the subsequent morning. During the night time Abdullah bin Zubair got here out very disenchanted and informed the people to tell The governor that he could come the next morning to look him. During the night time Abdullah bin Zubair and his brother left for Makkah thru a street which become now not very well known to the visitors. When The governor found out that he were tricked, he sent his men to locate them, however by way of that point they had long gone. When Abdullah bin Zubair reached Makkah, a number of his supporters have been already there and he commenced residing in Makkah with them. The governor of Makkah, Umar bin Sa'id, used to return to the Ka'bah to hope and circumblate it (do Tawaf). He would additionally lead the prayers. Abdullah bin Zubair and his supporters refused to join them in prayers.
IMAM HUSAIN LEFT MADINA FOR MAKKAH
After Imam Husain left The governor's house, he back domestic and discussed along with his brother what he should do. Imam Husain's brother, Muhammad bin Hanfiah, said, "You must visit another town and send your representative to different towns to convince humans to swear their allegiance to you. If the people swear allegiance to you then you definitely need to thank Allah Most High and if they determine to pick a person else as their leader, it might nonetheless now not affect your faith or the respect people have for you. If you cannot do this you then should live in the wilderness or the mountains and send your representative to exceptional cities, or even preserve changing towns till all the people in each town take delivery of you as their chief. I am also afraid that you could visit cities wherein only a few will aid you and the majority will oppose you. If there had been a warfare among them I could not such as you to be there to get the blame." Imam Husain then requested his brother which city he should visit. His brother responded, "Go to Makkah."
ABDULLAH BIN UMAR & ABDULLAH BIN ABBAS
Abdullah bin Umar and Abdullah bin Abbas have been in Makkah at the time whilst Amir Mu'awiyya passed away. They were coming in the direction of Madina. Between the road from Makkah to Madina they met Imam Husain and after they observed out that Imam Husain was intending to go away for Kufa, they dissuaded him form mission this adventure. They reminded him of the flick-mindedness and betraying mentality of Kufans. Imam Husain maintained that it was critical to tear the mask of Islam from the face of unIslamic rulers, and to alienate the Muslims from their inaccurate rulers. He asserted that it was incumbent to uphold the banner of Islam and guard the essential principles of Islamic political machine. They had an extended conversation on this subject, and after a while they each carried on with their journey. When Abdullah bin Umar and Abdullah bin Abbas reached Madina they swore allegiance to Yazid.
THE NEW GOVERNOR OF MADINA
Meanwhile, Yazid found out that The governor of Madina had no longer forced Imam Husain or Abdullah bin Zubair to accept Yazid as the authentic ruler of the Muslims. He terminated his role as governor and appointed a brand new governor, Umar bin Sa'identity al-Ashraq. The new governor changed into appointed inside the month of Ramadan inside the sixtieth Hijra. As soon as he have become The governor he determined out that Abdullah bin Zubair and his brother Umar bin Zubair had a war among them. He noticed an opportunity to exploit their battle for his very own advantage and appointed Umar bin Zubair the chief of the police pressure, and informed him to arrest all of his brother's supporters. Some of the humans he arrested had been appeared as very pious and holy men and a number of them have been the partners or sons of the companions of the Prophet (Allah bless him and provide him peace). He arrested all of them and punished them with 40 to 60 lashes per person.
The governor then known as a assembly to talk about who ought to be sent to Makkah to arrest Abdullah bin Zubair. Umar bin Zubair volunteered to visit Makkah to his brother. The governor gave him an army of seven hundred men and ordered him arrest Abdullah bin Zubair and his fans. When Umar bin Zubair turned into equipped to leave along with his army the buddy of the vintage governor (Marwan) stated to Umar bin Zubair, "Makkah is a town wherein even hunting a chicken is Haram (forbidden), so how will you fight in Makkah? Your brother Abdullah bin Zubair is a fragile old guy of sixty. What hazard can he pose to somone to your role? Umar Bin Zubair stated, "I swear with the aid of Allah Most High that I will fight with my brother even if he is in the Ka'bah itself."
While this conversation become taking location, Abu Shureah Khuzaei, a partner of our Prophet (Allah bless him and deliver him peace), said to The governor, "I actually have heard a Hadith from our Prophet (Allah bless him and deliver him peace), that fighting in Makkah is Haraam, even for him it became simplest allowed for a very short time after which it turned into made Haraam again. So you must now not visit Makkah and fight." Upon listening to this, The governor spoke back to Abu Shureah, "We understand greater approximately the respect of Makkah than you."
Nevertheless, Umar bin Zubair left toward Makkah with his military. When they neared Makkah they camped out of doors and Umar bin Zubair sent a messenger to his brother. The messenger said to Abdullah bin Zubair, " I had been sent to you through The governor of Madina to arrest you and take you lower back with me, so that you may also swear allegiance to him in person as he's going to not receive it in writing or verbally. If you deliver your self as much as me I will placed a very thin collar round your neck in order that it cannot be observed through your people and they may now not lose admire for you. I will then take you lower back to Syria to King Yazid. You and I both realize it's far forbidden to shed blood in Makkah."
When Abdullah bin Zubair received this message from his brother he spoke back through announcing, " You have come here so that you can fight so we will combat, I will ship my human beings to combat with you outside Makkah." Umar bin Zubair's army turned into defeated in the struggle; some of his army men either escaped or have been killed, and others, which includes Umar bin Zubair, had been captured. Abdullah bin Zubair advised his brother that all of his followers could be lashed inside the same way as Abdullah's supporters had been lashed in Madina formerly. After the lashing came about Abdullah bin Zubair's brother, Umar bin Zubair, died.
IMAM HUSAIN IN MAKKAH
While on his way to Makkah Imam Husain additionally met Abdullah bin Muti'; when he discovered that imam Husain may also adopt a adventure to Kufa, he warned Imam Husain about the Kufans, "Do not pass near the metropolis of Kufa beneath any circumstances because the people of Kufa are very disloyal. The human beings of Kufa martyred your father, Sayyiduna Ali, and additionally contested with your brother, Sayyiduna Hasan." He advised Imam Husain not to depart the environment of Makkah beneath any circumstances. "You are the leader of the Arabs, therefore whoever loves you and accepts you as their leader will come to you without you having to go to them. Unless the humans of Makkah let you know to leave, do now not leave Makkah", He brought.
After listening to this recommendation Imam Husain carried on with his adventure to Makkah and remained and settled there. Time and time once more people used to return to him and inform him approximately the scenario of Kufa and the evil methods of Yazid. At that point Abdullah bin Zubair became additionally settled in Makkah and spent plenty time inside the Ka'bah praying and worshiping Allah. Abdullah bin Zubair recognised the higher religious popularity and increased rank of Imam Husain and knew that even as Imam Husain become in Makkah no one became going to swear allegiance to him because the leader of the Muslims.
INVITATION TO IMAM HUSAIN FROM THE PEOPLE OF KUFA
When the people of Kufa heard that Imam Husain had migrated to Makkah, they accumulated in Sulaiman bin Surad's residence and mentioned a way to invite Imam Husain to Kufa from Makkah. It turned into determined that a a call for participation would be sent to Imam Husain. In the letter they wrote: "Yazid has appointed Nu'guy bin Bashir as The governor of Kufa and none of us has sworn allegiance to him; nor can we pray any salah, Friday prayer or Eid prayer at the back of him. If you come back to us we will swear allegiance to you and we will take away him from his put up." Signatures of many humans supported the letter. Within two days of sending this letter some other letter was sent once more with similar contents to Imam Husain and this time backed via one hundred fifty signatures. After that a third letter then a fourth, and so forth; every days a letter became despatched to Imam Husain. Some human beings even went to invite Imam Husain to Kufa in individual. On receiving all the letters and private invites, Imam Husain's opinion of the human beings of Kufa started to exchange.
Imam Husain wrote a letter to the human beings of Kufa, stating that he favored the situation in Kufa and changed into sending one among his cousins, Muslim bin Aqeel, to them, so he ought to investigate the situation of Kufa and inform him of his opinion. He in addition brought that he might himself come to Kufa soon because only he who follows the book of Allah Most High and establishes justice inside the u . S . Will be the leader of the Muslims.
MUSLIM BIN AQEEL GOES TOWARDS KUFA
Muslim bin Aqeel left for Kufa with the letter. He reached Madina, which turned into on his journey; he prayed salah within the Prophet's Mosque. After pronouncing the prayer he received two publications to go to Kufa with him. It appears that misfortune overtook Muslim bin Aqeel's journey to Kufa; they ran out of water and the two publications exceeded away due to dehydration. Muslim bin Aqeel survived and reached an oasis and observed water. Later, he wrote a letter to Imam Husain explaining all the problems that he had encountered all through the adventure to Kufa. In addition, he wrote that the adventure become cursed and asked for a proxy to be sent in his place.
When Imam Husain obtained the letter from Muslim bin Aqeel he answered by telling him to forestall being so cowardly and hold with the journey to Kufa. Upon receiving this letter, Muslim endured together with his adventure to Kufa. It became 1st of Zil-Hijjah 60 A.H. When he reached Kufa. He settled in Kufa and the Shi'ah humans used to come and go to him. Muslim bin Aqeel used to read the letters from Imam Husain to them. When the people could pay attention those letters, they might weep and pledge to aid Imam Husain to their remaining breath.
THE GOVERNOR OF KUFA WAS INFORMED
Nu'guy bin Bashir become The governor of Kufa at the time and he had observed out that Imam Husain had despatched Muslim bin Aqeel as his consultant and that the Shi'ah human beings of Kufa were visiting him and swearing allegiance to him. Upon listening to this The governor accumulated the human beings of Kufa and gave a a speech caution the people of the effects of opposing the authorities. He asserted, "Causing hassle, disturbance and combating among ourselves is not right. I will not fight, arrest or reason any form of trouble to any of you, even for suspicion, except any of you begin a struggle or reason problem. Also I will combat with the individual that breaks the allegiance with our King Yazid even if it manner that I could personally should fight with him." After he had given this speech a number of the members of his institution started out announcing to him, "You did now not deliver sturdy symptoms for your speech and due to this the enemy will be recommended as opposed to fearful." The governor replied to them saying, "I can show weakness and at the equal time be obedient to Allah Most High. I did now not need to expose the kind of electricity with which Allah Most High isn't always thrilled with me."
After paying attention to The governor's respond Abdullah bin Muslim and Ammarah bin Waleed and Amar bin Sa'd wrote a letter to the King Yazid, mentioning that Imam Husain had despatched a consultant to Kufa and the Shi'ah human beings have been swearing allegiance to him. The governor amassed the humans and gave a lecture and in preference to discouraging and frightening them he recommended the enemies' hopes. "Therefore, in case you feel that you require the town of Kufa, then we endorse which you hire a governor who can put in force your commands firmly, protect your metropolis and keep the enemies at bay." After studying this letter, Yazid requested recommendation from one among his men named Sarjoon Roomi.
ADVICE OF SARJOON ROOMI
Sarjoon instructed the King he might supply him the same recommendation he could have presented if his father have been alive. Sarjoon instructed the King to employ UbayduLlah bin Ziyad, the prevailing governor of Basra, the brand new Governor of Kufa. Yazid heeded this advice in spite of the truth that he disliked UbayduLlah bin Ziyad. He wrote a letter to Yazid stating, "I am appointing you as the new governor of Kufa, in addition to Basra. You may appoint a person else as your deputy in Basra. I would love you to visit Kufa right away and take complete price there. The situation is pressing because Imam Husain has despatched a representative, Muslim bin Aqeel, to Kufa on his behalf, who's in search of allegiance from the humans of Kufa and turning them in opposition to the government. I provide you with full authority to address the problem as you spot first-rate; you could ask Muslim bin Aqeel to go away Kufa, or you could execute him."
When UbayduLlah bin Ziyad acquired this letter from the King he accrued the humans of Basra and instructed them that he have been appointed the new governor of Kufa. He appointed his brother, Uthman, as deputy governor of Basra. He told the humans of Basra now not to motive any friction or insurrection towards the King in view that he might no longer tolerate such actions and could execute anyone, even participants of his circle of relatives, for causing such issues.
UBAYDULLAH BIN ZIYAD GOES TOWARDS KUFA
UbayduLlah bin Ziyad departed for his adventure to Kufa with some of his own family members and servants. When that they had almost reached Kufa he separated from them and advised them to remian on the outskirts of Kufa, as he wanted to go into the city by himself. When the humans of Kufa noticed UbayduLlah bin Ziyad getting into the city they straight away notion that it turned into Imam Husain, and started to sing a track welcoming him into their town. " Welcome, son of our Prophet, welcome son of our Prophet." UbayduLlah bin Ziyad did not respond to their chanting but persevered using his horse towards The governor's residence. When The governor of Kufa, Nu'guy bin Bashir, heard all of the human beings making a song in party of Imam Husain coming to Kufa, he were given frightened and locked the doorways of his residence questioning Imam Husain was here to take his function and kill him. When UbayduLlah bin Ziyad reached his house and knocked at the door, Nu'man would now not open it. UbayduLlah bin Ziyad shouted that if he did not open the doorways then they might open the doorways via force. When UbayduLlah bin Ziyad uttered those words, a person from the crowd known his voice and stated, "This is not Imam Husain, it's far UbayduLlah bin Ziyad, The governor of Basra". The crowd right now dispersed. Nu'man additionally heard this and he opened his doorways to let UbayduLlah bin Ziyad enter his residence.
The subsequent day UbayduLlah bin Ziyad informed Nu'guy to gather all the humans of Kufa, and he gave a speech telling them that he become the new governor of Kufa appointed through the King. He instructed the human beings, " I might be lenient at the poor, and the folks who are unswerving to the King, however I will arrest and punish every person who shows disloyalty to the King. They will experience my sword against their necks. I am here to put into effect the legal guidelines and the orders of the King. I will live among you as a law-abiding citizen." He gave a prolonged speech to the human beings. People who were in favour of Muslim bin Aqeel started out to sense scared of UbayduLlah bin Ziyad. When Muslim bin Aqeel heard that the human beings were so frightened through the speech, he too felt fear of the character whose house has become staying at.
MUSLIM BIN AQEEL MOVES PREMISES
Muslim bin Aqeel started out making preparations to move to a person else's residence. He went to Hani bin Urwah's house, and knocked on his door, asking whether or not he may want to stay there. The expression on Hani bin Urwah's face advised him he turned into no longer welcome. He said, "You must now not have come here as you is probably developing problem for me and my own family." Muslim bin Aqeel responded, "I actually have come to your own home as a guest and you're telling me that I am now not welcome." Hani advised him that if he felt that way, he have to come and stay with him as his guest. After that Muslim bin Aqeel started out dwelling there.
UBAYDULLAH BIN ZIYAD'S DETECTIVE SLAVE
UbayduLlah bin Ziyad asked one among his slaves to act as a detective to find out wherein Muslim bin Aqeel turned into staying. He gave him three,000 dinars and stated "Use this money in any way to help you locate the residence in which Muslim bin Aqeel is hiding." The slave took the money and commenced the hunt. His first prevent become on the Mosque because it turned into time to perform salah, and at the same time as he become there he noticed a person appearing his salah in the distance. He requested who it turned into, and become informed that it became Muslim bin Awsaja-Asdi, and that he was the proper-hand guy of Muslim bin Aqeel. When Awsaja-Asdi finished saying his prayers the slave approached him and stated, "I am a traveler from Syria, and I am so honoured that Allah Most High has given me the love of the Prophet (p.B.U.H.) and his circle of relatives. I even have found out that a relative of the Prophet is staying in Kufa and the human beings of Kufa are swearing their allegiance to him. I will come up with three,000 dinars if you can inform me where he's. If you suspect I can not be relied on or am spying on behalf of the authorities, I am willing to swear through Allah Most High to reassure you that all I need is to meet him. I could be very honoured if you could set up this." They had a prolonged communique however Muslim bin Awsaja-Asdi divulge Muslim bin Aqeel's residence. After that day they started to look each different on a every day basis and became buddies. Occasionally, Awsaja-Asdi took the slave with him while he went to Hani's residence. In the period in-between, Hani had emerge as very unwell and The governor, UbayduLlah bin Ziyad, came to go to him. At the equal time some other character, Amarah bin Abdur-Rahman, turned into touring Hani. He told Hani that it become the correct opportunity to kill The governor, however Hani refused saying, "No, he has come to visit me."
After some days every other individual called Shareek bin A'uoor who turned into well respected and famous amongst the people also have become unwell, and came to live with Hani. When The governor discovered out approximately his infection he sent a message to Shareek that he might come to go to him that nighttime. Shareek bin A'uoor informed Muslim bin Aqeel that The governor became making plans to go to him, and suggested they have him killed in order that Muslim may want to take his function as governor of Kufa and feature whole manage over the metropolis.
Hani changed into taking note of all this; he warned them that the time turned into not right for this movement As the day surpassed and the nighttime approached The governor arrived to go to Shareek at Hani's residence. They welcomed him and greeted him as their visitor. After quite a prolonged live he left. Shareek turned to Muslim bin Aqeel and stated, "You should have killed him whilst you had the possibility." Muslim bin Aqeel replied, "I did not kill The governor for two motives. Firstly, Hani did now not want any blood-shed in his residence and I have to appreciate that. Secondly, our Prophet (p.B.U.H.) has advised us that it isn't permissible for a Muslim to kill every other Muslim."
Within three days Shareek's fitness had deteriorated unexpectedly and regrettably he handed away. A lot people came to Hani's house to pay their respects and also came to peer Muslim bin Aqeel. Amongst these visitors was Muslim bin Awsaja-Asdi who used to come and convey the slave (detective) at the side of him. The slave have been continuously reporting lower back to Ibn Ziyad and informing him of Muslim bin Aqeel's sports.
As Hani's health advanced he began attending conferences at The governor's house every day as he had finished before Musim bin Aqeel's arrival in Kufa. However, as time stepped forward he began the usage of the excuse that he became unwell in order that he would no longer should attend the meetings. But the slave could report again and tell The governor that there was nothing wrong with Hani and that he became mendacity. One day The governor requested the human beings why Hani had now not been attending the each day meetings. They answered that he became no longer feeling nicely. The governor stated, "I actually have evidence to trust that he isn't always ill at all and he meets a number of humans daily in his personal residence. I would really like one in all you to go and call him, and inform him that The governor would love to see him."
HANI WAS ARRESTED
When Hani arrived at The governor's house he become arrested and wondered approximately why he had opposed King Yazid, and why he had alllowed Muslim bin Aqeel to live at his house, and why he had held meetings in his home attempting to persuade others to additionally oppose Yazid. Hani denied the allegations but The governor advised him that he had were given the records from someone who attended the ones meetings. Hani advised The governor that his informant became lying, upon which The governor pointed to his slave and asked Hani if he recognized him. Hani had no choice however to verify that he did, however swore by using Allah that he had now not invited Muslim bin Aqeel into his house, but had felt too ashamed to turm him away when he supplied himself as a visitor. He promised that he could straight away tell Muslim bin Aqeel to go away his house, however The governor responded, " I cannot assist you to move till you hand Muslim bin Aqeel over to me." However, Hani refused handy Muslim over to him pronouncing that Muslim turned into his guest and if he surpassed him over, he can be achieved. An argument ensued between the two during which The governor threatened to have Hani killed. Hani reminded him that he had a large tribe of followers who might no longer allow The governor to get away with such an evil act.
Because Hani refused to conform with the authorities, The governor ordered that he have to be locked up in prison. By the time the news of Hani's arrest reached his tribe, it were exaggerated to the degree that human beings were announcing that he have been done. When Hani's people heard of this they came and surrounded The governor's residence. The governor commenced to panic. He called the judge of Kufa, Qadi Shuraih, to return and tell Hani's people that he became alive and had been detained briefly. After taking note of Qadi Shuraih's model of activities, the human beings dispersed.
MUSLIM BIN AQEEL SURROUNDS THE GOVERNOR'S HOUSE
When Muslim bin Aqeel heard of what had occurred he collected together all 18,000 those who had sworn allegiance to him, and who have been from exceptional tribes. Four thousand of them were already at Hani's residence and shortly all 18 thousand men had surrounded The governor's residence. The governor noticed that he couldn't contend with any such extensive crowd as his police pressure consisted of only 30 men, so he locked himself inner his residence. The human beings surrounded the house all day.
The governor again controlled to idiot the human beings and take advantage of the scenario to his gain. He knew that a number of the humans in his presence have been leaders of a number of the famous tribes, so he instructed them to climb at the partitions of his residence and teach the humans in their tribes to depart Muslim bin Aqeel and move home. Those who observed their commands and went home could be pardoned by means of The governor and the King, however those who did not would be arrested and punished. The leaders managed to persuade their followers to go home, and the gang started to disperse.
PEOPLE OF KUFA BROKE THEIR PROMISE
Eventually there had been only some human beings left with Muslim bin Aqeel. He thought he would possibly as properly tell these people to visit their houses and he must go to the Mosque. When he turned to visit the Mosque handiest 30 guys had remained with him. By the time he had reached the Mosque he grew to become to look back and saw that he turned into left alone.
He decided to enter the Mosque and say his prayers. Afterwards, he left the Mosque and started to stroll thru the streets of Kufa like a stranger who had just entered the town. Whilst strolling around he became very thirsty; he reached a residence and knocked on a door to ask for some water. A girl named Tu'ah answered the door. Her son labored for The governor as a detective. Muslim bin Aqeel asked the lady for some water and the lady gave him some. After quenching his thirst he sat down at her doorstep to have a rest. Tu'ah asked him if he had a home inside the town. Muslim bin Aqeel did now not answer her query. She asked the same query once more. After she had asked him some of times, he answered, "I do now not have any home or relative in this town. I might appreciate it if you may provide me refuge in your home, maybe I will be able to repay you for this favour." Tu'ah invited Muslim bin Aqeel into her domestic and told him that he could live in part of the residence which became reserved for guests. She then supplied him a few meals but Muslim bin Aqeel did not experience like consuming. Up until now she become no longer aware of who he changed into, and decided to ask "Who are you?" Muslim bin Aqeel instructed her who he changed into, and additionally stated that he were deserted with the aid of the human beings of Kufa.
Tu'ah's son, Bilal, got here returned from paintings and observed that occasionally his mom could go to the a part of the house that was reserved for visitors. He asked his mom why she saved going there. She made him promise that he would now not inform anyone what she changed into about to inform him. She instructed him that she had invited Muslim bin Aqeel to live of their residence as a visitor and had agreed to present him shelter. After paying attention to his mom, Bilal became very quiet.
MUSLIM BIN AQEEL WAS ARRESTED
The governor came out of his residence when he saw that the group had dispersed, and made an assertion that he wanted everybody to accumulate on the Mosque. When all the humans had amassed at the Mosque The governor started his speech and stated, "All the human beings who've supported Muslim bin Aqeel are forgiven. Muslim bin Aqeel had tried to turn the people towards the authorities but had not prevail. At gift he's hiding in someone's house in our metropolis. I will supply the person that reveals him a praise for any statistics leading to his arrest. I may also give pardon to the character whose house he is looking for shelter in. I have informed the police to block all of the exits leaving out of Kufa to prevent Muslim bin Aqeel escaping. Tomorrow a house-to-house search for him will start."
The following morning Bilal went to the governor's residence to tell him that Muslim bin Aqeel were in search of shelter in his residence. When the governor heard about this he right away sent 72 of his policemen to arrest Muslim bin Aqeel. When the police reached Bilal's residence they requested Muslim bin Aqeel handy himself over to them. When they heard no reply from the residence, they entered and tried to confront Muslim bin Aqeel to arrest him however Muslim bin Aqeel compelled them out of the residence. The police tried to go into the house on several occasions however the final results become always the identical. Finally Muslim bin Aqeel was struck on the face by way of the sword of Bakar bin Humran. His top lip turned into cut and of his enamel had been broken. Upon this he retaliated and struck Bakar bin Humran across the shoulder with his sword, causing him to fall to the ground. The officers then climbed onto the roof of the house and began to throw stones and fireplace balls within the house. Muslim bin Aqeel were given on top of the roof of the house and started out to fight with the police. One of the humans named Mohammed bin Ash'at referred to as out to Muslim bin Aqeel and told him to stop preventing and are available down and promised he might offer him protection. As there had been such a lot of policemen opposing him, Muslim bin Aqeel decided to come back down. He became reciting a poem as he decended.
The meaning of the poem was:
"Everyone must die one day, however I do no longer want to die, as I am afraid that I will be branded a liar and could no longer be given protection.." Muhammad bin Ash'at said, "I promise that I will not go returned on my word." Muslim bin Aqeel changed into so tired from fighting that he needed to lean towards a wall to rest. Some buddies of The governor had been gift on the time and asked Muslim bin Aqeel handy over his sword. They confident him that if he observed them to the governor's residence, he would be guaranteed safety and could now not be harmed.
They sat Muslim bin Aqeel on a donkey and took him in the direction of the house of the governor. Tears have been flowing from Muslim bin Aqeel's eyes. Amer bin UbayduLlah asked him, "Why are you crying? You are the one who wanted to take manage of Kufa. Those who attempt to gain power will always have boundaries in their manner which purpose them troubles." Muslim bin Aqeel responded, "I am not crying for myself, however due to the fact I have written to Imam Husain telling him to come to Kufa. At that point the humans had been pledging allegiance to Yazid. . He have to be getting ready to leave for Kufa and he does no longer even understand that the people of Kufa have damaged their allegiance. I am afraid that Imam Husain will be treated inside the equal manner I am being treated." Then he grew to become towards Muhammad bin Ash'at and said, "Do you remember your promise about giving me shelter, and additionally that The governor will not harm me. I realize that you may now not be able to preserve that promise. The governor may have me completed. I would really like you to do me one favour. Could you write a letter from me to Imam Husain telling him now not to return in the direction of Kufa." Muhammad bin Ash'at promised he could do this for Muslim bin Aqeel.
When they reached The governor's residence Muhammad bin Ash'at stated "Wait outside. I will go and inform The governor that we've captured Muslim bin Aqeel." When he went inside and told the governor, he additionally informed him that he had promised that he might deliver Muslim bin Aqeel shelter and that he might no longer harmed. The governor said, "Who are you to make such guarantees? You were sent to arrest him not to guard him. Go and bring him to me." The governor then despatched his guys outdoor to carry Muslim bin Aqeel in front of him. When Muslim bin Aqeel entered the room he did now not say salaam.
Footnote: One of his men requested why he had not greeted The governor with salam . He spoke back, "How can I greet him whilst he is going to execute me, if he had been not then I would greet him with plenty of salaams." When the governor heard this he responded "There is no doubt that I am going to have you ever finished." Muslim bin Aqeel stated, "I knew this will take place to me." He then requested permission to make the last testimony, and the governor granted him permission. As Muslim bin Aqeel was searching around he saw that certainly one of his relative, Umar bin Sa'd become standing among the crowd. Muslim bin Aqeel referred to as him over. Before he walked over to Muslim bin Aqeel, Umar bin Sa'd looked at the governor to peer his response. The governor knew that he changed into searching at him for his permission to have a communique with Muslim bin Aqeel. The governor informed Umar Bin Sa'd that he might also proceed.
They went into the corner of the room and had an extended conversation. At the quit Muslim bin Aqeel asked whether or not he ought to do him some favours. First he said "I have borrowed 'X' amount of money from so and so; ought to you repay them. Second, when the governor executes me may want to you're taking my frame and bury me. Third, can you write a letter to Imam Husain telling him that once I arrived in Kufa I became greeted with recognize and luxury, and very quickly I had greater than 18,000 humans swearing allegiance to him, day by day the numbers have been growing. But they've now all damaged their promises and their allegiances and run away. Tell him that I will be performed soon and I am writing to him in order that he does no longer come to Kufa as the scenario right here is definitely bad. After he had made his requests, they each came returned. The governor requested Umar Bin Sa'd what Muslim bin Aqeel have been saying to him. He told him the entirety. The governor advised him that he ought to do as he wished approximately paying the money lower back and approximately writing the letter to Imam Husain, however refused to offer permission to bury Muslim bin Aqeel's frame. The governor started out to abuse Muslim bin Aqeel in the front of all of us and ordered him to be taken to the roof of the constructing and achieved. Muslim bin Aqeel commenced to recite Tasbeah (prayers) as he turned into being led as much as the roof. When they reached the top of the building they completed him and threw his frame into the street. The governor ordered Hani to be introduced and also performed in the identical manner. The date was ninth Zil-Hijjah 60 Hijra.
IMAM HUSAIN RECEIVES MUSLIM BIN AQEEL'S LETTER AND DECIDES TO GO TO KUFA
Imam Husain obtained Muslim bin Aqeel's letter, wherein he had written that greater than 18,000 human beings had sworn allegiance to him and the numbers had been increasiung every day, and had endorsed him to return to Kufa straight away. After studying this letter Imam Husain firmly determined to depart for Kufa. The human beings once more tried to dissuade him, reminding that the Kufans could not be relied on and might flip in opposition to him at any time. Imam Husain's buddies might arise to him for my part and aske him not to adopt this adventure. Abdullah bin Umar got here to Imam Husain and said, "It is not to your person to come to be a totally powerful man. Also remember the fact that Allah Most High asked our Prophet (p.B.U.H) whether or not he would selected worldly possession or the Hereafter, and the Prophet responded that he desired to enjoy the hereafter. You also are part of the Prophet's own family, therefore you must no longer get so concerned inside the fabric element of this global." After pronouncing this he started out to cry. After listening to Abdullah bin Umar, Imam Husain also had tears in his eyes, and said that even though his recommendation were sound, he had already made up his thoughts to go to Kufa.
Abdullah bin Zubair additionally came and said, "Stay within the province of Hijaz (Makkah) and retain searching for allegiance from the people of Makkah." Imam Husain spoke back to Abdullah bin Zubair announcing "Our Prophet (p.B.U.H.) has stated that in the future the Kabah may be insulted through a lamb (man) and I do now not need to be that lamb (person) that is why I am leaving Makkah. In any case, you have to be satisfied that I am embarking on this kind of right motive."
Footnote: What Imam Husain meant that he did not need to purpose of any bloodshed in Makkh.
The reason Imam Husain informed Abdullah bin Zubair this became that he knew that he desired to emerge as leader of Makkah and changed into himself looking for the allegiance of the people of Makkah. Imam Husain additionally knew that at the same time as he become in Makkah Abdullah bin Zubair would now not be capable of take allegiance from the Makkans. The next day Abdullah bin Abbas got here to peer Imam Husain and asked him whether he turned into leaving for Kufa .Imam Husain spoke back "This is actual; I am going to Kufa because the humans of Kufa dearly request me to come and help them overthrow Yazid, and Muslim bin Aqeel has reassured me about the sincerity of the human beings of Kufa. Abdullah bin Abbas stated, "If they clearly desired you to come back to Kufa, the humans of Kufa by means of now must have overthrown the governor and made the placement of governor vacant for you. You need to write to them telling them that if they want you to come to Kufa then they need to vacate the location of the governor and his residence for you. If you move there even as the governor is still there then they're not your supporters but your enemies, and they may be inviting you to your death. If you continue to insist on going then my advice may be now not to take your wife and youngsters however to move for your personal, as I am afraid that you are going to be martyred in Kufa. And after your death they will miss you dearly and if they are now not present there they will not suffer as a lot harm. If you insist on leaving Makkah then I suggest you to go to Yemen as there's lots of land and mountains there wherein you may live. Also from there you can ship your representatives to special towns on your behalf to take allegiance for you."
The reason he suggested him to go to Yemen changed into that Imam Husain's father, Sayyiduna Ali, may additionally Allah Most High be pleased with him, became appointed the judge of Yemen through our Prophet (p.B.U.H.) and therefore Imam Husain would have had loads of supporters there, and those people would have helped Imam Husain to overthrow the unjust ruler, Yazid. After being attentive to all this Imam Husain stated, "I am nonetheless decided to go to Kufa." When Abdullah bin Abbas felt that Imam Husain had made up his thoughts, he rose and stated, "O Martyr, I depart you inside the arms of Allah Most High," as he knew in his coronary heart that after Imam Husain reached Kufa his supporters would go away him and expose him to the governor's brutalities, and he would be killed.
IMAM HUSAIN LEFT MAKKAH FOR KUFA
Imam Husain gathered all his own family individuals and his buddies and fans who had been going with him and left for Kufa. When the governor of Makkah, Amir bin Sa'identification, discovered out approximately Imam Husain's selection, he tried to prevent him as he idea that he might take over Kufa and overthrow the governor there. He despatched his police to prevent and arrest Imam Husain. There changed into a more war among the 2 sides, but in the end Imam Husain and his supporters were able to defeat the police and retain with their journey to Kufa. Along the course they often met travellers who pleaded Imam Husain now not to undertake this adventure as no reliance will be positioned upon the promises made by the Kufans.
IMAM HUSAIN MET FARZOOQ
During the journey, Imam Husain met with a poet referred to as Farzooq who was on his way to Makkah. Imam Husain asked about the conditions of Kufa. He said, "Listen to me cautiously, as I even have handiest just left the town. The human beings's hearts are still with you, but because of the fear of Yazid, their swords are with Yazid. If the time comes while you need them to combat with you, they'll take the facet of the government." Imam Husain responded, "Whatever fate is going to deliver us will be from Allah Most High. If the humans are with me it will likely be a present from Allah Most High, and we are able to thank Allah Most High although Allah Most High does now not need our thanks. If destiny is written towards us and the humans turn in opposition to us then we can be patient."
LETTER FROM ABDULLAH BIN JAFFER
Abdullah bin Jaffer was in Makkah. He became the brother in-regulation of Imam Husain as he turned into married to Imam Husain's sister,Zainab. When he located out that Imam Husain had left Makkah and long gone to Kufa, he wrote a letter and sent it to him with his two sons, Oun and Muhammad. In the letter he wrote:
"By Allah Most High I am pleading with you to return back to Makkah and now not go to Kufa, as when you attain Kufa you'll be killed and your family can be destroyed. And Allah forbid, if you are martyred then your light of steerage, which is shining on the world, will extinguish. When the people are in determined trouble they arrive to you in wish of searching for protection, and you are the beaconlight of religion and the centre of the Believers' hopes. So please do not postpone in returning again to Makkah. I have left Makkah to fulfill you at the manner."
When Imam Husain study the letter he did now not take much note of it however alternatively he instructed his two nephews, "I had a dream and noticed our Prophet (Allah bless him and deliver him peace) and he has given me an order. Whether I will gain or now not I will obey what our Prophet has said. His nephews requested "What is the dream?" He responded, "I actually have not advised absolutely everyone nor will I inform anyone till I meet my Lord." After that they carried on with the adventure to Kufa and he took his nephews with him.
UbayduLlah Bin Ziyad, the governor of Kufa, located out the Imam Husain turned into speedy drawing near Kufa. He sent his forces out to the doorway of Kufa and advised them that if Imam Husain or any of his representatives attempted to enter Kufa they ought to be arrested and brought to him.
MARTYRDOM OF QAIS BIN MUSHIR
Qais bin Mush'ir become one of the people with Imam Husain. Imam Husain wrote a letter to the leaders of the tribes of Kufa, and stated to Qais, "Take this letter to the leaders of the tribes of Kufa and tell them that I will attain Kufa in some days time." When Qais was close to the doorway of the gate of Kufa, the governor's guys arrested him and took him to the governor. The governor study the letter and informed him that he became going to execute him unless he climbed on top of the house and shouted abuse to Imam Husain so that everyone ought to hear. Only then will he forgive him and spare his existence." Qais were given on pinnacle of the roof and started to shout, "O people listen to me. Imam Husain has arrived and may be very close to Kufa. Obey him, as his mother was the daughter of our Prophet (p.B.U.H.) and his father was Sayyiduna Ali, can also Allah Most High be pleased with him, and might Allah Most High curse and ruin this governor, as he's a liar and a cheat." When the governor heard this he ordered his guys to throw Qais off the roof. One of the governor's guys driven Qais off the roof; and he fell so tough that both his legs and arms have been broken and he split his cranium open, as a result of which he became martyred. Imam Husain continued with his adventure and sent another character named Abdullah bin Baqtr, with a similar letter to take to Kufa and supply to the leaders of the tribes. He become also arrested and brought to the governor and done inside the same manner as Qais changed into.
IMAM HUSAIN WAS INFORMED OF THE DEATH OF MUSLIM BIN AQEeel
Imam Husain found out approximately Muslim bin Aqeel's dying at an area known as Tha'labiyya where he met someone who had lately come from Kufa. He defined in wonderful element to what had been taking place in Kufa; how the humans had left Muslim bin Aqeel and later how the governor martyred him. Afterwards he started to offer advice, "If I were you I could not go to Kufa. You have no help left there and the governor is aware of which you are coming to Kufa and is prepared to fight with you till you surrender to the need of Yazid; he will execute you and your fans in the equal manner as he carried out Muslim bin Aqeel."
Imam Husain, for a second, started to reconsider his decision to visit Kufa. At the equal time Muslim bin Aqeel's sons rose and stated, "We swear by means of Allah Most High that we can are looking for revenge on behalf of our father or die inside the try and we can now not go away till then." Imam Husain stated, "There isn't any no appeal in existence without you." Some of the opposite humans in the alos said, "We must keep on with the journey to Kufa, as there is a lot of distinction between you and Muslim bin Aqeel. The humans will change their minds when they could see you there and could come and assist you and are searching for revenge for Muslim bin Aqeel's dying." Imam Husain started to go closer to Kufa.
Along the adventure Imam Husain and his institution came to a place referred to as Zubala, there he obtained information approximately the dying of the two representatives whom he had sent earlier to Kufa. (Qais and Baqtr). When Imam Husain heard this he turned into greatly saddened and went into bereavement . He amassed the people together and told them approximately the issues that they have been going to face when they reached Kufa. He additionally said, "Those who were to be depended on proved unfaithful, many of you would possibly need to depart and can gladly do so." A lot of humans had joined Imam Husain alongside the adventure thinking that he would advantage complete control of Kufa, and once they reached Kufa they could gain from this. But after they heard this they started to disperse slowly until the most effective humans left were individuals who had to begin with come with Imam Husain from Makkah.
They persisted with the adventure, and met someone referred to as Abdullah bin Muti'. He said the equal approximately Kufa, and additionally gave his view that they must turn back and no longer go to Kufa, because presently the governor and his human beings had been nonetheless fearful of Imam Husain and his fans, and if they had been to head there now, the governor of Kufa might have victory and become more oppressive closer to the people, and additionally greater effective.
HUR TA'MEMI CAME
Haseen bin Numear become installed price of the police and turned into ordered to stop people entering Kufa. He observed out that Imam Husain turned into very close to Kufa and appointed Hur the chief of an navy of one,000 guys, sending him towards Imam Husain to arrest him and his fans. When Hur reached Imam Husain he advised his men to surround him and his fans. Imam Husain advised his humans to set up camp there, and upon noticing this Hur additionally commanded his army to camp inside the vicinity and keep Imam Husain and his fans surrounded so they couldn't break out. Both agencies stayed in their respective camps. The time for Zohar prayer approached, and a member of Imam Husain's institution gave the call for prayer. Upon hearing this Imam Husain got here out of his tent and approached Hur, telling him: "I did not come here of my own accord but turned into called by means of the human beings of Kufa. They sent me messages and letters and even got here in individual to ask me to Kufa. If you insist that I should return to Makkah and not go to Kufa then you ought to supply me permission to head lower back."
Imam Husain then went lower back to his camp and prepared to guide the Zohar prayer. Hur and his navy additionally completed the prayer at the back of Imam Husain. After the prayer Imam Husain and Hur returned to their respective camps. Similarly, whilst the time for Asr prayer arrived, Imam Husain led Hur and his navy in addition to his very own followers in prayer. After acting the prayer, Imam Husain addressed Hur and his navy, pronouncing: "O human beings, worry Allah (swt) and realise the fact in order that Allah could be pleased with you. At the instant, electricity lies inside the hands of Yazid and his governors, but they're cruel people who mislead you, and that they haven't any right to rule over you. We are your rightful rulers, but if you do not realize that right, and do now not desire for us to end up rulers, or do no longer understand the messages that have been despatched to me, then permit me and my human beings return to Makkah."
Hur stated "I swear by way of Allah Most High that I haven't any understanding approximately the letters and messages which you preserve referring to." Upon hearing this, Imam Husain placed his hand inner his satchel and pulled out all the letters and threw them closer to Hur, announcing, "These are the letters I maintain regarding". Hur said "I had been ordered to arrest you and take you to UbayduLlah bin Ziyad, the governor of Kufa." Imam Husain spoke back, "I could as an alternative die than surender for your governor."
Imam Husain advised all his people to accumulate their assets and prepare to return to Makkah. Upon listening to this Hur ordered his guys to surround Imam Husain and his people and forceyfully take them to Kufa if they refused to head voluntarily.
Hur recommended to Imam Husain that he need to write a letter to Yazid in Syria and stated he himself might write to UbayduLlah bin Ziyad explaining the situation and hopefully a few agreement could be reached. Imam Husain yet again commenced to get ready to leave, and Hur once more stopped them from leaving. Then Imam Husain turned to Hur and his guys and delivered a speech: "Our Prophet (p.B.U.H.) has stated that whosoever comes throughout a merciless and wicked ruler who does now not observe the instructions of Allah (swt) and his Prophet (p.B.U.H); who makes Halal (permissible in Islam) that which Allah has declared Haram (now not permissible in Islam) and vice versa; who oppresses people and commits sins and does not anything to save you the wrongs being committed, if that individual does not oppose the ruler with his phrases and movements, he will should account for his deeds within the equal manner that the ruler will must account for his deeds. Look! The ruler and the governors have stopped following the instructions of Allah Most High and feature started to comply with the approaches of Satan and have no respect for Islam, for that reason the Prophet's circle of relatives have a greater proper to rule than the king.
I repeat that I actually have now not come here of my personal accord, I were requested to return to Kufa, in order that the people can swear their allegiance to me so do no longer be in contempt of me. If you fulfil your promises then Allah Most High will be thrilled with you. As you're well aware, I am the son of Ali, may additionally Allah Most High be pleased with him, and my mom, Fatima, may Allah Most High be thrilled along with her, is the daughter of our Prophet (p.B.U.H.). My circle of relatives and I are with you and you should no longer spoil your guarantees by way of treating us badly. However, breaking promises might be not anything new to me as you've got damaged promises made to my father and my brother Hasan, and Muslim bin Aqeel, may additionally Allah Most High be pleased with all of them. It is a disgrace which you aren't acting in accordance together with your religion. Promise breakers are simplest a loss to themselves, and I hope and pray that Allah Most High will protect me out of your evil methods."
Hur said, "I once more swear by way of Allah Most High that in case you wage a war with my guys, you will be the one who will be defeated and killed." Imam Husain angrily replied, "Are you seeking to frighten me from death, I am no longer afraid to die as death will come to anyone in the future." Upon hearing this Hur was speechless. Nevertheless, he nonetheless instructed his men to continue surrounding Imam Husain and his men.
FOUR PEOPLE CAME FROM KUFA TO JOIN IMAM HUSAIN
Imam Husain noticed 4 or five people approaching him on camels at a distance from the course of Kufa. When they neared the camp, Hur tried to stop them and instructed them that they couldn't see Imam Husain and his men. When Imam Husain heard this he stated to Hur, "Let them through because they may be my supporters and feature come to peer me. If you do now not allow them to in then we will be forced into battle proper now." After some attention Hur let them thru. Nafi' bin Hilal, one of the four men who got here from Kufa, informed that the well-to-do people of Kufa had been bought by using the governor and had grew to become towards him and the poor human beings of Kufa had additionally left him because of the fear of the governor but in their hearts they were nevertheless with him. Nafi' then went directly to explain what had happened to Qais and Baqtr, and the way the governor had completed them. Imam Husain attempted to prevent the tears coming to his eyes however became harm and saddened too deeply to prevent them flowing. Another individual who had come changed into Tarmah bin Addi'. He recommended Imam Husain that due to the fact he did no longer have a large variety of people with him to defeat the governor and his guys, he ought to go with him to where his tribe became. Tarmah changed into from an area which become secure from attack because it become in the back of a mountain and his own tribe of greater than 20,000 people could do the entirety of their strength to help Imam Husain. After realising that Imam Husain would no longer do not forget going with him Tarmah left. Imam Husain endured heading towards Kufa and reached a place referred to as Qasr Bani Muqatil via nighttime. In the morning Imam Husain and his humans carried out Fajar prayer and decided to head lower back to Makkah, however Hur and his military would not let them flow in the direction of Makkah. After a while, they reached an area referred to as Nineveh.
Three) Karbala
KARBALA PLACE OF KARBALA
When they reached Nineveh the governor of Kufa sent a letter to Hur with a messenger pointing out that Imam Husain and his humans should be taken to an open place in which there may be no water or shelter. The letter also said that the messenger changed into to stay with Hur until governor's ordered were finished. When Hur informed Imam Husain of governor's letter, Imam Husain said, "Let us live right here and do now not give us an excessive amount of trouble, and if you can't do that then let us visit a Gatheria Mashifiya." (This changed into an area wherein there were trees and water ). Hur said, "You know that I cannot try this as The governor has despatched a messenger to watch over me and make sure I obey his orders."
Zuhair bin Keen who turned into from Imam Husain`s organization said, "My village is very near and in case you wish we could go there. My advice is that we ought to begin a battle with Hur's men now, as the following day the governor will send extra men and it will likely be impossible to defeat them." Imam Husain said that he did not want to begin the battle. Zuhair bin Keen then cautioned, "We need to go away for my village because Hur and his navy will try to forestall us, and then we are able to fight with them and you'll no longer have began the combat. Although there are already heaps of them, their numbers are growing day by day." Imam Husain continued with the journey and eventually on 2d Muharram sixty one Hijra they reached Karbala.
UMAR BIN SA`D ARRIVES AT KARBALA
Umar bin Sa`d become the son of one of the companions of our Prophet (p.B.U.H.). He lived in Kufa. The governor told him that a movement had emerged in opposition to the authorities in Dalam and he must move there and destroy it. He could accept an army of four,000 men and after he has destroyed this movement he could be appointed as the brand new governor of the province of Rayye." When Umar bin Sa`d was ready to leave, Ibn Ziyad all at once modified his mind and stated, "Instead of going to Dalam, visit Karbala where Imam Husain has long past and is tenting and is attempting to mobilize the humans in opposition to this authorities." Umar bin Sa'd stated, "If I should cross into conflict or arrest Imam Husain then I am no longer willing to move." The governor said, "You recognise that I even have appointed you the governor of Rayye. I will droop you and not come up with the governorship of Rayye unless you do as I demand." Umar bin Sa'd requested for sometime to rethink his options. He notion very deeply and asked his buddies and advisers on what he must do. Deep down internal he did no longer want to head and his advisers additionally told him now not to head as Imam Husain changed into the grandson of the Prophet (p.B.U.H.). He went to Ibn Ziyad and recited a poem pronouncing, "I actually have two options before me. One is that I come to be governor of Rayye and fulfil my dreams. Secondly, I should confront Imam Husain and kill him in struggle and be hated among all the humans and input into Hell." After reciting this poem he stated to Ibn Ziyad, "I am no longer going to combat towards Imam Husain and I do not need your governorship of Rayye however if you ship so and so he's going to pass and fulfil your orders."
Ibn Ziyad said, "If you do not want to go then cross home, I do not require your recommendation on who to ship or who now not to send. I am above you in rank and feature greater expertise on those topics than you do." When the governor stated this, Ibn Sa`d became startled; he began to reconsider his role. After careful consideration he determined to take the put up and end up in fee of the military. He were given his guys geared up and left for Karbala. Upon accomplishing Karbala he met Imam Husain and enquired, "Why did you come back to Kufa?" Imam Husain replied, "I got here to Kufa due to the fact I became invited via letters, messages and personal invitations and now that I have reached here you do now not want me to be right here."
Ibn Sa`d said that he might write a letter to his governor Ibn Ziyad to look what he would love Imam Husain to do. Imam Husain said, "Could you write on your letter that in case you do not allow us to enter Kufa then could you please allow us to go back to Makkah due to the fact I dod no longer need to cause anarchy inside the country." When Ibn Ziyad acquired the letter from Ibn Sa`d, he wrote again saying, "Tell Imam Husain to swear allegiance to King Yazid. If he does, then we will come to an agreement however if he does now not then we shall combat with him and his people. We may even stop their supply of consuming water." Ibn Sa`advert sent 500 of his guys with Umar Ibn al-Hajjaj as their leader. On seventh of Muharram he was given orders to go to the river and forestall Imam Husain and his human beings from acquiring any water from it. When Imam Husain and his guys started out to run out of water from their containers, Imam Husain instructed his brother to take 20 people with him and visit the river Euphrates to get some water. On the way returned from the river Imam Husain`s brother and the people with him had been attacked by the enemy. After this incident Imam Husain despatched Umar bin Qurza to go and spot Umar Bin Sa`d, and inform him that Imam Husain would like to have a assembly with him. Both Imam Husain and Umar Bin Sa`advert met and had a long discussion after which went back to their personal camps. They had several conferences like this and then Umar Bin Sa`ad wrote a letter to Ibn Ziyad.
In the letter he stated, "I experience that we can now not need to go into war with Imam Husain and his followers because Imam Husain has made three requests, and if we agreee to any person of those requests then this hassle may be solved.
His requests are:
1. Allow him to go back to Makkah where he had come from.
2. Allow him to join one of the forces that are in Jihad with the non-believers, so he might also combat alongside aspect them.
Three. Take him to king Yazid in Syria so he can also in my view have a conversation with him.
NOTE: In some narrations Imam Husain has requested to permit him visit Yazid so he could swear allegiance to him. But this narration is not real, if he had stated this then there has been no need for the conflict to take region because this changed into what the government wanted. This narration has been rejected with the aid of Uqbah bin Saman, who became pronounced to be gift with Imam Husain during all meetings and claimed that he did not say the sort of thing.
When Ibn Ziyad read this letter he said, "I be given these requests because the letter which has come to me is from a person who is taking into consideration the pleasant hobbies of the government and the people."
SHIMAR BIN ZIL JAWSHAN`S ADVICE
Shimar bin Zil Jawshan was gift whilst Ibn Ziyad study the letter. He stood up and stated to Ibn Ziyad, "How can you let someone leave who has come to overthrow you? He is for your region in the interim, to your grip, I swear by Allah Most High that if he leaves now with out swearing allegiance to you, he becomes more powerful than you. He will accumulate a huge variety of his fans and then you will not be capable of prevent him enjoyable his ambition. I advocate you to force him to pledge allegiance to you at this second and if he refuses you then ought to punish him. If you forgive him and allow him move then you will be blamed. I swear via Allah Most High again that I actually have also observed out that there were conferences happening at night time among Imam Husain and Umar bin Sa'd. From this you may imagine that they're conspiring towards you."
LETTER OF IBN ZIYAD
Shimar's advice appealed to Ibn Ziyad and he gave him a letter to take to Umar bin Sa'd. In the letter he informed Umar bin Sa'd, "I did no longer send you to talk to Imam Husain and waste time pleading with him on my behalf. I ordere you to attack and kill Imam Husain and his followers if they refused to pledge their allegiance to me. After you've got killed them, I want you to decapitate them, reduce off their noses and ears and poke out their eyes, so that they're now not recognisable. That is the punishment they deserve for rebelling towards the authorities. Then take their bodies and throw then into an open subject and trip your horses over them at excessive speed so that their flesh is separated from their bones. If you obey my orders, then you will be rewarded with items from me, however in case you do now not then I am at once suspending you out of your put up and appointing Shimar in rate of the military." Ibn Ziyad additionally informed Shimar that he might be appointed commander of the military if Umar bin S'ad did not comply together with his orders.
Shimar took this letter to Umar bin Sa'd. After reading the letter Umar bin Sa'd stated, "I notion Ibn Ziyad would possibly compromise and make peace with Imam Husain however I did now not count on him to react in this kind of merciless way." Shimar said, "You had been mistaken then. Now tell me whether or not you are going to obey his orders or will I have to kill you and reduce your head off and ship it to Ibn Ziyad?"
Umar bin Sa'd assured Shimar that he would obey Ibn Ziyad's orders. Then Shimar referred to as a number of his family who were in Imam Husain's organization; their names were Abdullah, Abbas, Jaffer, and Uthman. He said, "Come with me and stay a life of peace and tranquillity." They spoke back, "You are cursed and evil, we aren't going to include you. We will stay with Imam Husain. If we include you we will be punished with Hellfire, and if we live with Imam Husain then we are able to enter Paradise."
Imam Husain and a number of his followers had been sat outside their tents at the time of Asar prayers. They noticed that Umar bin Sa`advert became coming towards them with a number of his followers. Imam Husain's brother Sayyiduna Abbas stated, "I have a feeling the folks that are coming in the direction of us are right here to combat. Get up and get geared up to attack them," Imam Husain advised them to prepare for the struggle. His brother said, "Let me go first and ask why they have got come." Sayyiduna Abbas took twenty humans with him and said to Umar bin Sa'd "What is your reason for coming her?" Umar bin Sa'd answered that he had come to tell Imam Husain of the contents of the letter which Ibn Ziyad had sent. Upon finding out Ibn Ziyad's intentions, Imam Husain instructed Sayyiduna Abbas to tell Umar to present them till tonight to make Dua (supplication), recite the Qur'an and carry out Salah (prayers). Whatever is destined to appear day after today will occur. Umar agreed to present them till the morning to put together for the conflict. They every again to their very own tents.
IMAM HUSAIN GAVE A TALK TO HIS COMPANIONS
Imam Husain amassed all his people together and stated, "All reward to Allah Most High, and praise to Allah Most High that he gave my grandfather the Prophet hood. And O Allah Most High I thanks for the reality that I was born into the own family of the Prophet (sallal laho alihi wa sallam) and for giving us the Holy Qur'an. O humans! You have been very unswerving to me, you have stayed with me via right and bad. My sons and my relatives are all related to the Prophet (sallal laho alihi wa sallam) and are all pious human beings.
"O People! I had a dream closing night time and in it I am looking at someone inside the distance established on a horse and he became saying to me that people are shifting, and death is following them. And I additionally saw the Prophet (Allah bless him and provide him peace) who stated the following day nighttime we might be assembly together. As you understand these human beings are thirsty for my blood, they need to kill me. I give you my permission to move again to Makkah due to the fact they handiest need to kill me. I am happy with you all and willingly come up with permission to head."
When they heard this all of them spoke together and instructed him that they have been organized to sacrifice their lives for him. "We swear to Allah Most High that anywhere you go we can go with you; some thing difficulty you bear, we will suffer with you. What use are our lives with out you?" When he heard them say this he instructed them to go to their tents.
IMAM HUSAIN GAVE COMFORT TO HIS SISTER ZAINEB
In the nighttime, Imam Husain turned into reciting some sad poetry whilst his sister Zaineb heard him. She got here out of her tent, and said, "O I want that I were no longer alive nowadays, so that I might not have to see this day." Imam Husain said to his sister, "What are you saying? Where is your persistence? Be afraid of Allah Most High, and believe in his commands and thank Allah Most High. My mom, Fatima, who became the daughter of our Prophet (sallal laho alihi wa sallam) has handed away. My father, Ali, has also surpassed away. My brother, Hasan, has gone as well. And all of the individuals who are on this earth will sooner or later should die and even the angels will ought to die. And there is no question that in the future will come whilst the whole lot might be destroyed, and there might be most effective Allah Most High. My father became higher than me, my mother become better than me, my brother became better than me. We all must obey our Prophet (sallal laho alihi wa sallam). If the individuals who had been better than us have long gone then who are we to suppose we will not? We will must go in the future. O my sister, if I have been to die the following day then I do now not need you to drag your hair or beat your chest or cry loudly. Be patient due to the fact Allah is thrilled with those who are patient." When she heard this, she have become very quite and went inside her tent.
Imam Husain known as his human beings and said, "Tighten all the ropes which are related to every tent, and dig a trench across the tents and set hearth in them, so when the enemy come to assault us inside the morning they will now not be capable of reach the tents." After doing this, they went and prayed till Fajar. Imam Husain led the Fajar prayer for his followers, and Umar bin Sa'd lead the prayer for his men. It become Friday the 10th of Muharram 61 AH.
IMAM HUSAIN'S HISTORICAL SERMON
When Imam Husain noticed that both aspects were equipped to visit warfare, he set up a camel and confronted the competition and made the following speech: "O humans do not rush to kill me as I am the grandson of our Prophet (sallal laho alihi wa sallam), I even have not come here of my own accord but had been known as by using you human beings. At this time, there isn't always a man on earth who is the grandson of a prophet apart from me. Pause to assume for some time who am I ? If you need to recognise about me, go and ask the Prophet's companions who're nevertheless alive. Go and ask Jaffer bin Abdullah, Abu Sa'identification, Suhail bin Sa'd, Zaid bin Arkam and Anas bin Malik. They will tell you how the Prophet (sallal laho alihi wa sallam) used to love us. Tell me is it proper on the way to obtain me with un-sheathed swords? Tell me, for what crime do you want to kill me? Have I killed all and sundry which you want to punish me for their homicide? Or have I taken absolutely everyone's assets? O human beings concentrate to me, did you no longer write letters asking me to come? Once again I say, I have come here because you've got invited me. But considering that I actually have come here, you do not recognise me and also you do not need to support me." He then completed his sermon and dismounted the camel.
EXCHANGE OF WORDS BETWEEN ZUHAIR AND SHIMAR
Zuhair bin Qayn, one of the supporters of Imam Husain, said, "O people of Kufa! We are all brothers, and we've now not yet began to fight. On one side is the grandson of our Prophet and on the other side is Ibn Ziyad. You must depart that evil man and come and be a part of Imam Husain's institution. Those who make contributions to the killing of the grandson of the Prophet might be in utter loss on the Day of Judgement due to the fact the Prophet will not intercede on their behalf. Victory lies with Imam Husain; with King Yazid and the governor there's not anything however disgrace." Shimar answered that Zuhair bin Qayn his institution could all be punished and killed. Zuhair spoke back, "You have to not interrupt us. We are sincere supporters of Imam Husain, and for this reason we are able to be granted Paradise." Zouhair wanted to continue with this verbal war, but Imam Husain instructed him to go lower back to his tent.
SEPARATION OF HUR BIN YAZID FROM THE ARMY OF UMAR BIN SA'D
When Umar bin Sa'd determined to attack, Hur got here earlier than him and requested him if they were going to combat with Imam Husain. And in the event that they had not customary his proposals.Umar bin Sa'd said that he desired to simply accept one of those proposals however Ibn Ziyad had now not agreed to any of these conditions. After listening to this Hur started out to transport nearer and closer closer to Imam Husain and his followers with thirty of his men. One character stated, "Hur, why are your legs shaking? Hur responded "I am seeking to determine whether or not to visit Paradise or to Hell." Before they knew it, he and his men have been beside Imam Husain. He said "I am the person that made you encamp here and stopped you from going lower back to Makkah. I swear with the aid of Allah Most High I did no longer understand that the state of affairs could increase to this sort of diploma that they might need to kill you. Whatever I have achieved was incorrect. Can you tell me, if I say sorry, will Allah Most High forgive me? Imam Husain stated, "Of course, Allah Most High will forgive you and I will make Dua for you that Allah Most High forgives you to your past sins."
In this manner Hur joined Imam Husain and left Umar bin Sa'd's army. Hur then addressed Umar bin Sa'd's military: "O humans, why did you no longer receive any of the phrases presented by way of Imam Husain? Do you observed that Allah Most High will will let you be triumphant and defeat the grandson of his beloved Prophet (pbuh)? Do you think that by killing Imam Husain you'll benefit salvation? O citizens of Kufa! You called Imam Husain and have now left him alone. How unhappy it is which you have surrounded him in a place in which he can't go everywhere. And how pathetic it's far which you have blocked the river (Euphrates) in order that no man or woman from his followers can have water. The Jews, Christians, Fire worshipers, dogs, pigs and different animals are consuming water but Imam Husain can't have water. Is he now not even worth of drinking our water? O human beings, in case you do no longer repent from this and deliver Imam Husain water, on the Day of Judgement Allah Most High can even now not let you drink water from the river Kauther."
While Hur turned into making his speech the people commenced throwing arrows at him and he went in the camp.
BEGINNING OF THE WAR
On 10th of Muharram Umar bin Sa'd were given his bow and arrows ready and began to fireplace them in the direction of Imam Husain and his followers. He said "O human beings, be my witness that I was the first one to shoot my arrows in the direction of Imam Husain." When his humans noticed this in addition they began to shoot their arrows towards them. Afterwards Yassar the slave of Ziyad, and Salam, the slave of UbayduLlah got here from Umar bin Sa'd's army and challenged Imam Husain and said, "Send two of your champions and we shall combat them." From Imam Husain's side, Abdullah bin Omair Kalbi got here out to fight. He killed Yassar. Salam attempted to kill Abdullah and struck a blow with which Abdullah lost the fingers of one in all his palms. Then Abdullah struck a blow on Salam and killed him too. Nearby became his wife who came running in the direction of him and stated, "I am proud of you in your willingness to sacrifice your self for the grandson of our Prophet (sallal laho alhi wasallam) and I am also with you." Abdullah stated to her, "You need to cross returned to wherein Imam Husain is." Then Abdullah went toward Umar bin Sa'ds navy and began to combat with them. They all attacked him and martyred him. (May Allah furnish him Paradise, Ameen)
END OF IBN JOZAH
Ibn Jozah became from the army of Umar bin Sa'd. He left his post and commenced to say to Imam Husain and his followers, "Where is Imam Husain? Which one of you is Imam Husain?" The 1/3 time he requested this, one of the human beings from the crowd stated, "He is with us. What might you want to say to him?" Ibn Jozah stated "O Imam Husain I even have come to tell you that you are shortly going to go into the Hell hearth." Imam Husain stated, "You are a lair, after my loss of life I am going to fulfill Allah Most High, who's the most Merciful and most Kind. Who are you?" Ibn Jozah informed his call. Imam Husain then made a supplication (Dua) "O Allah Most High ship him to the Hell Fire." Upon listening to this Ibn Jozah became irritated whilst he heard this and attempted to experience his horse in the direction of Imam Husain at high speed. But his horse have become apprehensive and tossed him over, wherein his foot got stuck within the stirrup and he became left hanging to the floor. The horse commenced to gallop very rapid and he turned into dragged along the floor. It were given to the point that there was no flesh left on his face and he died. One of Ibn Jozah's buddies said, "I am now not going to fight with Imam Husain as his supplications are ordinary without delay."
MARTYRDOM OF IBN KHUZAIR
Yazid bin Ma'qil came from the other aspect to mission Imam Husain's partners to single combat. Ibn Khuzair got here out from Imam Husain's aspect and said, "You humans are liars and cheats. You must repent due to the fact you came to combat with Imam Husain." They started to fight and Ibn Khuzair killed Yazid bin Ma'qil. When his human beings saw this, they rushed over to assault Ibn Khuzair and K'ab bin Jabir martyred him. K'ab's wife turned into on Imam Husain's side. When she saw that her husband had killed Ibn Khuzair, she came over and stated to him, "How are you able to kill a person who become the great amongst us in reading the Holy Qur'an, and become called Sayyidul Qurah. I do now not want some thing to do with you. I am asking for a divorce from you as we've got nothing in common."
MARTYRDOM OF UMAR BIN QURZAH
One of Imam Husain's fans Umar bin Qurzah came to help Ibn Khuzair and fought til he turned into additionally martyred. One of his brothers was inside the navy of Umar bin Sa'd. He shouted in a loud voice, "O Husain, you are a liar and your father turned into a lair additionally, and you brain-washed my brother in order that he have become your follower and become killed for you." Imam Husain answered, "I did not deceive your brother however Allah Most High guided him on the instantly route. You are being misled." Upon hearing this Umar were given indignant and started out to attack Imam Husain's facet and stated, "There may be either me otherwise you left; only one folks will live to tell the tale this struggle." In the mean time, Nafi' bin Hilal from Imam Husain's facet shot an arrow at him and injured him badly after which pulled his sword out ready to head and cut off his head. Just as he was approximately to do a little humans from the opposite side got here and took him lower back, for this reason he survived.
After this two different humans, Muzahim bin Harees and Yazid bin Sufyan got here out to combat. They challenged all of us, asking who desired to confront them. Nafi' bin Hilal and Hur came out for the unmarried combat. It turned into the saem Hur who had abandoned Umar bin Sa'd's navy and had repented. They both went out to fight those human beings and Allah Most High gave them victory over each of them. The losses suffered by means of Umar's military significantly worried Amar bin Hujjaj, so he suggested that as opposed to meeting Imam Husain's supporters in unmarried combat,a fashionable attack have to be released.Umar bin Sa'd agreed along with his plan.
When Imam Husain heard this he said, "O Umar bin Hajjaj how can you switch the humans in opposition to us. If you had been to die on this function, to your coronary heart who's speakme the truth and who's telling lies. Which of the 2 companies is on the straight route and which one is not." Hajjaj could not undergo to pay attention to the reality so he attacked Imam Husain's side with the complete right-wing of the navy underneath him. The assault become resisted with the aid of Imam Husain's companions however Muslim bin 'Awsaja was left on the ground of the battlefield. Imam Husain got here to him and comforted him announcing, "May Allah Most High be Merciful to you." Habib bin Muzahar, who became near-by means of, said, "May Allah Most High furnish you Paradise." Muslim bin 'Awsaja opened his eyes and said, "Whatever happens, until you are alive do now not leave Imam Husain's side as he's at the directly route." Thus 'Awsaja surpassed away.
RAIN OF ARROWS ON IMAM HUSAIN'S FOLLOWERS
The rival pressure decided to launch their attack right now, and concurrently started to fireplace arrows at Imam Husain and his fans. Some of Imam Husain's followers and their horses sustained accidents. Even Hur's horse changed into injured, and most of the horses had been now not capable of being used in the battle. But the brave soldiers started preventing walking and the combat dragged until the afternoon. By mid-afternoon the war was in complete force. Umar bin Sa'd and his fans noticed that they have been losing the war and lost the braveness to maintain preventing. Eventually, Shimar and Umar bin Sa'd ordered the others to begin throwing fireballs on the tents of Imam Husain and his fans. When Imam Husain realised what they were planning to do, he got here out of his tent and shouted, "Have you purchased no shame? There are kids and women in these tents, how are they going to shield themselves if they get burnt?" He grew to become to Shimar and asked him, "Are you not ashamed to throw fireballs on my tent while my wife and youngsters are inside it?" Shimar replied, "It does not remember to me that by way of burning down these tents I will visit Hell, I will burn them down besides." Eventually, men Humaid bin Muslim and Shabath bin Rib'i, advised him that it become incorrect to be attack the tents in this way, and that they stopped throwing the fireballs at them.
MARTYRDOM OF HABIB BIN MUZAHAR AND HUR BIN YAZID
As humans from Imam Husain's aspect have been martyred during the path of the struggle, his group of followers started to look very small in quantity. In evaluation, while members of the competition misplaced their lives it made no difference to their power. In the suggest time the hour for the Friday prayer arrived. Abu Thumama Sa'idi advised to Imam Husain that they must ask the rival force to permit them to offer the Friday prayer, and if the enemy decided to kill them at some point of the prayer then it will nevertheless be a outstanding honour to die inside the nation of prayer. Imam Husain told him to ask Shimar if they have been permitted to mention the prayer.
He went to invite Shimar to forestall the conflict so that they might pray. Haseen bin Numair emerged from the ranks of the navy saying, "what is the factor of pronouncing prayers when your prayers are not typical." Habib bin Muzahar from Imam Husain's side stated, "O canine of the arena, do you watched your prayers are regularly occurring? How can you assert that the prayers of the grandson of our Prophet (sallal laho alihi wa sallam) aren't everyday? Are you now not ashamed by way of announcing this?" Haseen were given angry and got on his horse and came right away in the direction of Habib. Habib were given his sword and waved it at him and hit him so hard that he fell off his horse and changed into badly injured. His companions ran to his rescue and took his frame away and commenced to combat with Habib. Habib fought with them with tremendous braveness. Habib also killed Badeel bin Suream. Another individual attacked Habib from at the back of and as he turned round to confront him Haseen came again and martyred Habib. When Imam Husain saw this he changed into deeply saddened via the truth that such a courageous man has been martyred.
Hur requested Imam Husain to permit him to sacrifice himself and take revenge for the death of Habib. Hur used his sword very successfully within the battlefield and killed amny men. This stimulated such awe inside the hearts of Umar bin S'ad's men that they started out shooting arrows at him. Eventually, it became Abu Thamama who martyred him.
MARTYRDOM OF NAFI' BIN HILAL
Nafi' bin Hilal, one in every of Imam Husain's pals, changed into a totally courageous individual; he killed twelve of Umar bin Sa'd's squaddies. Eventually, he become injured so severly that they captured him and took him to Umar bin Sa'd. Umar bin Sa'd looked at Nafi' bin Hilal and stated, "Look what we've got finished to you." Nafi' said, "I have killed twelve of your men and despatched them to Hell Fire. If I had any extra strength in my fingers I might kill you and ship you to the Hell Fire as well. But I am glad that I am combating for Imam Husain and am going to be martyred through people who are on the wrong course. After announcing this he breathed his ultimate and joined many others in martyrdom.
SOME OTHER MARTYRS
The preventing continued and those could come to Imam Husain and ask him to be allowed to sacrifice themselves. Abdullah and Abdur'rahman who were from the Gafari tribe came to Imam Husain and requested for his permission to fight. Permission was granted and at the same time as fighting with Umar bin Sa'd's guys they had been martyred. Similarly, Saif and Malik came and begged for his depart. When they went inside the battlefield, they advised the rival force, "Leave the wrong path and join us at the straight path. How will you give an explanation for yourselves to Allah Most High on the Day of Judgement?" When they heard this Umar bin Sa'd's guys attacked and martyred them. Similarly, Shawdhb bin Abdullah and Ibn Abi Shabib Shakri's servant, Shuzab, got here to Imam Hussian to invite his permission to sacrifice their lives for the sake of saving the valuable standards of Islamic political gadget. They too done martyred. This sample of events turned into repeated again and again and might human beings have been martyrdom on this manner.
MARTYRDOM OF IMAM HUSAIN'S FAMILY
When all his near pals and the followers who came with him were martyred, the best humans left had been contributors of Imam Husain's immediate own family: his younger sons, his brother and himself. One of Imam Husain's sons, Ali Akbar, came to request Imam Husain to permit him to sacrifice himself within the purpose of the Truth. Permission become granted and as he entered the battlefield, he killed a lot of Umar bin Sa'd's men however they have been too awesome in variety and he suffered repeated assaults at their palms. Murah bin Munqad Abdi attacked Ali Akbar from behind with a spear which made him fall to the ground. When the humans noticed him falling to the floor, they ran to him and attacked him with swords and martyred him. Oun, Abdur'rahman, and Jaffer went with Imam Husain to convey Ali Akbar's body again to the tent.
Abdullah bin Muslim then went to combat and become injured with the aid of Umar bin Subeah Saydani's arrow. He was on the floor. Umar saw his hazard and shot some other arrow and martyred Abdullah. The enemy were slowly surrounding them and Abdullah bin Qutbah Ta'i martyred Oun bin Abdullah bin Jaffer. Uthman bin Kahlid and Bisher bin Shawoth martyred Abdur'rahman bin Aqeel. Abdullah bin Urah Kashee martyred Jaffer bin Aqeel. Qasim bin Hasan, Imam Husain's nephew, went to fight and as quickly as he entered the battlefield, Umar bin Sa'd bin Nafaill Azdi attacked him viciously from in the back of. Qasim fell to the floor and shouted "O my uncle, O my uncle." When Imam Husain heard this he speedy went to his help and attacked Umar. Umar attempted to store himself but his hand were given injured and as he fell he shouted to his pals. His buddies came in the sort of disordly fashion that a outstanding commotion become resulting from the galloping of so many horses and Umar become crushed to dying by way of them.
Imam Husain stood via Qasim and said "How evil is that this group, how awful are these people who've martyred you? Tomorrow on the Day of Judgement I will gift you in the front of Allah Most High and He will decide their destiny. I have been pressured into the sort of susceptible role that even if my nephew calls out to me for assist I cannot help him. I even have never before faced such helplessness, and I swear by means of Allah Most High that my enemies are extraordinary in wide variety and my partners are few." While Imam Husain turned into speakme to Qasim, he slowly handed away. Imam Husain carried his frame on his returned and brought him to where the bodies of Ali Akbar and different spouse and children have been stored. Abu Bakr bin Hasn was additionally attacked and martyred.
MARTYRDOM OF ABDULLAH BIN HUSAIN
For a short period of time the warfare become less severe, Imam Husain walked out of the tent. After a while he sat down along with his son, Abdullah bin Husain, in his lap. Abdullah bin Husain became four or five yr antique at that time. A individual from Bani Asad shot an arrow which penetrated Abdullah's neck, and he changed into additionally martyred. Imam Husain appeared up toward the sky and stated "O Allah Most High, in case you do not assist us we will be killed one after the other, take revenge on these tyrant people."
IMAM HUSAIN'S BROTHERS WERE MARTYRED
Abbas bin Ali, Imam Husain's brother referred to as his different brothers, Abdullah and Jaffer, and stated, "Let us combat the enemy who're towards Allah Most High and his Prophet, even supposing we should be martyred." They fought with their all hearts, until Hani bin Sabet martyred Abdullah bin Ali and Jaffer bin Ali. A person from the tribe of Bani, Abban bin Daram, attacked Uthman bin Ali and knocked him down. Then he got on pinnacle of his chest, reduce off his head and martyred him. Another character from the identical tribe martyred Muhammad bin Ali. Abu Bakr bin Ali turned into also martyred.
IMAM HUSAIN WAS LEFT ALONE
Imam Husain's sons, nephews, brothers, relatives, buddies and supporters - all were martyred. Imam Husain became left by myself. Imam Husain turned into thirsty and worn-out because of all of the fighting. He started to go closer to the river Euphrates in order that he may additionally have a drink. When he was near sufficient to have a drink, Haseen bin Numair shot an arrow that hit Imam Husain within the face. Imam Husain pulled the arrow out of his face and as he changed into wiping the blood, he stored saying; "O Allah Most High punish those who are doing these evil matters to the grandson of your beloved Prophet. Punish individuals who are the use of pressure towards me." Later, Shimar got ten of his men and went in the direction of Imam Husain's tent. Imam Husain admonished them announcing, "Don't you've got any disgrace? Are you now not scared of the Hereafter? Have you lost all feel of humanity? Tell your guys not to damage the girls and kids." When noone spoke back him, Imam Husain picked up his sword and commenced to fight. Shimar had with him Abdur Rahman bin Jofee, Qasam bin Nazeed Jofee, Sahleh bin Wahhab, Sinan bin Ans Nakhee, Khowlah bin Yazid Asbahee, and he shouted to them to surround Imam Husain, and kill him.
When they tried to surround Imam Husain, he attacked them and they all fell to the floor. In the cease all of them attacked him concurrently. Even then Imam Husain fought them off. While this changed into going on, Sayyiduna Zaineb (Imam Husain's sister) got here out of her tent to see what all the commotion become about. When she saw that her brother changed into being attacked, she seemed up towards the sky saying, "O sky, why do not you give way on the planet when they're attacking Imam Husain?" She saw Umar bin Sa'd and stated to him, "Ibn Sa'd, my brother Husain will be martyred earlier than your very eyes. Do you no longer have any shame?" Upon hearing this Umar bin Sa'd's eyes filled with tears and that they rolled down into his beard. He had nothing to say in his defence and became faraway from Sayyiduna Zaineb. Imam Husain persevered fighting, decided no longer to surrender to individuals who had marked the start of Monarchism in Islam.He said to them, "You are hungry for my blood. I swear by Allah Most High that Allah Most High will not be thrilled with you. Allah Most High will punish you for my dying and he'll take revenge before you even comprehend that He has executed it. And I swear through Allah Most High that if you kill me the doorways of bloodshed might be opened on you, and there can be many killings among your people. Why? Because you are trying to kill an harmless character, and that is not permissible in Islam." When Imam Husain informed them this, no longer one character answered him. Meanwhile, Imam Husain was nonetheless protective himself within the combat. In the returned in their minds all of the infantrymen had the thought that they need to now not be the only to certainly kill him. In their hearts they knew that he changed into the grandson of the Prophet (Sallal laho alhi wasallam) and no person wanted to be the person remembered and cursed till the Day of Judgement for killing Imam Husain.
MARTYRDOM OF IMAM HUSAIN
Shimar shouted to his men, "How cowardly you all are? You can't even kill an injured person. There are so lots of you that if all of you were to throw one stone at a time he might be killed and buried. So what are you doing? Attack him immediately and kill him right away." When Imam Husain heard that Shimar was urging the human beings to assault him, he said, "The prophecy of the Prophet has come genuine. The Prophet had stated that he became searching at a white dog that changed into sniffing at the blood of his circle of relatives." The cause Imam Husain stated this changed into because Shimar had leprosy.
When they heard this they started to attack. Some of them began to shoot arrows at Imam Husain. Zurah bin Sahreek Tamimi attacked Imam Husain on his right shoulder, inflicting him deep and extreme wounds. After that Sinan bin Anas Nakhee threw a spear at Imam Husain. The sheer pressure made Imam Husain fall to the floor, and Khowla bin Yazid Asbahi came ahead with the purpose of reducing off Imam Husain's head. At that point Imam Husain's complete body was shaking. Sanan said to Khowla, "You get returned, I will reduce his head off." He came ahead and cut Imam Husain's head and separated it from his body. They began to divide Imam Husain's assets amongst themselves. Baher bin Ka'b took Imam Husain's shirt, Qais took Imam Husain's shoes and Aswad Azdee took his sword. There have been spear wounds , and forty-three sword wounds on Imam Husain's body.Umar bin Sa'd ordered ten horsemen to trip over Imam Husain's body at such a velocity that the beef could be separated from the bones.
During the course of the battle 72 people had been killed from the other aspect, and 88 people were martyred from Imam Husain's facet. Umar bin Sa'd led the funeral prayer for his deceased and buried them and left Imam Husain and his followers as they had been.
According to the Islamic calendar, it was the time of the Friday prayer at the tenth of Muharram in 61 Hijrah whilst Imam Husain turned into martyred.
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