Tale of Hussain's Martyrdom (Tale of Hussain's Martyrdom)
Sweet Shenu
Every day is Ashura and every land is Kerbala
Part 1 - Deliberation and Prepartion
At the dawn of the 10th of Muharram, 62 A.H. (680 AD.) after Imam Hussain (A) led his followers for the morning prayer he wore the coat of arms of his grandfather, the Apostle of Allah (SAW), and put his turban on; he wore his father's sword, "Thul-Fiqar" or The two-pronged.
He then addressed his followers, stating with praise of and thanks-giving to Allah, "Allah has destined that you and me shall be killed today. I, therefor, would urge you to be resilient in fighting".
Thereupon, he mobilised his band for war. They were, as later related through Imam Mohammad al-Baqir (A), 45 horsemen and 100 foot soldiers. He made Zuhair bin (son of) Alqain commander of the right flank, Habib bin Mudhahir the left flank, and his household in the centre; he en-trusted the bearing of the standard to his brother Al-Abbas (A). The troops gathered in front of the tents where women and children were housed. He ordered the digging of a trench, surrounding the tents enclosure from the back, filling it with firewood during the night of the tenth of Muharram, setting fire to it when fighting broke out so that it may serve as a back buffer between his fighters and the enemy's army.
Tale of Hussain's Martyrdom
Contents
Translators Note
Foreword
Introduction
Part 1 - Deliberation and Preparation
Part 2 - The Arena (The desert of Kerbala, Iraq)
Part 3 - Meeting the Enemy
Part 4 - Hussain, the Grandson of the Prophet (S)
Part 5 - Warning to the People of Kufa
Part 6 - Water is Denied
Part 7 - Hussain's Sermon
Part 8 - Al-Hur bin Yazid seeks Forgiveness
Part 9 - Is there any amongst Man to help us ?
Part 10 - The Martyrs Die - One by One
Part 11 - The Martyrdom of Ali al-Akbar
Part 12 - The Campaign of the Abi Talibs
Part 13 - The Killing of Al-Abbas and his Brothers
Part 14 - Abbas - the Lion Roars
Part 15 - The Infant Martyr
Part 16 - Imam Hussain in the Battlefield
Part 17 - Surrounded by the enemies of
Islam
Part 18 - Hussain is killed on the Plains of Kerbala
Part 19 - Epilogue
References
It is not because of us. We are the only means through which Allah (S.W.T.) keeps Hussain (a.s)'s great sacrifice alive. Hussain (a.s) died saving Allah's religion and Allah (S.W.T.) has promised to keep alive Hussain (a.s) name and his great sacrifice, till the Day of Judgement.
Enemies of Islam can never stop majaalis matam and the History of Karbala even if they try thousands of times to do so...
SHAH USTO HUSSAINO BADSHAH USTO HUSSAIN
DEEN UATO HUSSAINO DEEN PANAH USTO HUSSAIN
SURDAD, NADAD DUST DUR DUESTE YAZID
HAQQA KE BENAYE LA ILAH HUSTO HUSSAIN
Hussain is the king, indeed he is the king of kings
Hussain is Deen and also the protector of Deen
He gave his head but not his hand of allegiance in the hand of Yazid
Indeed he was the founder (Like his grandfather) of the concept of One God.
Every day is Ashura and every land is Kerbala
Sweet Shenu
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