: Al-Hussain (ع) on `Ashura - The Kerbala Epic of Heroism Continues (Forever)
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April 15, 2021
Assalamo Alaikom; may Allah Almighty accept your fast and prayers and reward you for them abundantly in the life of this world and in the Hereafer
This is another segment of the series of postings detailing the martyrdom of Imam al-Hussain alaihis-salam. Many Muslims, I daresay the majority of them, unfortunately, are not familiar with these details for one reason or another (I know all the reasons, believe me), so it is our duty to enlighten them, to remove their ignorance and to get them to realize the magnanimity of the crime committed by the cursed Yazid son of Mau`awiyah.
which you need:
اني لا أرى الموتَ إلاّ سعادةً والحياةِ مع الظالمين إلاّ برما
--أبو عبد الله الحسين (عليه السّلام)
“I see death as nothing but happiness, while living with the oppressors is nothing but annoyance.”
اني لا أرى الموتَ إلاّ سعادةً والحياةِ مع الظالمين إلاّ برما
--أبو عبد الله الحسين (عليه السّلام)
“I see death as nothing but happiness, while living with the oppressors is nothing but annoyance.”
Abu Abdullah, al-Hussain (ع)
Al-Hussain (ع) on `Ashura
Both Ibn Qawlawayh and al-Mas`udi[1] have said that when it was the tenth of Muharram, al-Hussain (ع) led the morning prayers for his band then stood up to deliver a sermon. He praised Allah and glorified Him then said
Al-Hussain (ع) on `Ashura
Both Ibn Qawlawayh and al-Mas`udi[1] have said that when it was the tenth of Muharram, al-Hussain (ع) led the morning prayers for his band then stood up to deliver a sermon. He praised Allah and glorified Him then said
, إنّ الله
تعالى أذِن في قتلكم و قتلي في هذا اليوم، فعليكم بالصبر والقتال
“Allah Almighty has permitted your being killed today; so, you
should persevere, and you should fight.”
Then he prepared them for the battle in one line. They were eighty-two horsemen and two footmen. He let Zuhayr ibn al-Qayn be in the right wing and Habib ibn Muzahir on the left. He and his family members remained in the center.[2]
He gave his standard to his brother, al-Abbas[3], having found the moon of the Hashemites the best qualified of all the men with him to carry it, the most safeguarding of the trust, the most kind, the most zealous in calling for his principles, the one who was the best to unite his kinsfolk, the most valiant in protecting them, the most firm in the battle, the most composed and the most courageous.[4]
Commanding a force of thirty thousand strong, `Omar ibn Sa`d marched to confront al-Hussain, peace be upon him. Chiefs of the Kufa quarters at that time were: Abdullah ibn Zuhayr ibn Salim al-Azdi, who headed the Medenites, `Abdul-Rahman ibn Abu Sabrah al-Hanafi, who headed Mathhaj and Assad, Qays ibn al-Ash`ath, who headed Rabi`ah and Kindah, and al-Hurr ibn Yazid al-Riyahi, who headed Tamim and Hamdan[5].
With the exception of al-Hurr al-Riyahi, all the other men took part in fighting al-Hussain (ع).
Ibn Sa`d put ‘Amr Ibn al-Hajjaj al-Zubaydi in charge of the right wing. On the left wing, he gave charge to Shimr ibn Thul-Jawshan al-`Amiri. The cavaliers were commanded by ‘Izrah ibn Qays al-Ahmasi. The footmen were commanded by Shabth ibn Rab`i. The standard was with the latter's slave, Thuwayd.[6]
They came circling around the tents, seeing how the fire was raging in the ditch. Shimr shouted as loud as he could: “O Hussain! Have you resorted to the fire soon enough before the Day of Judgment?”
Al-Hussain (ع) Supplicates
Having cast a look at the troops that resembled a torrent, al-Hussain (ع) raised his hands to supplicate thus:
اللهمّ أنت ثقتي في كلّ كرب، ورجائي في كلّ شدّة، وأنت لي في كلّ أمر نزل بي ثقة وعدّة، كم من همٍّ يضعف فيه الفؤاد وتقلّ فيه الحيلة ويخذل فيه الصديق ويشمت فيه العدوّ، أنزلته بك وشكوته إليك، رغبةً منّي إليك عمَّن سواك فكشفته وفرّجته، فأنت ولي كلّ نعمة ومنتهى كلّ رغبة.
“Lord! You are my trust in every adversity, my hope in every hardship! You are to me my trust and treasure for whatever afflicts me! How many worries have You removed and dissipated that over-burdened my heart, exhausted my plans, betrayed my friends, and elated my enemy which I complained to You, having placed my hope upon You? You are the Originator of every blessing and the ultimate end of every wish”[8]
Al-Hussain's First Sermon
Al-Hussain (ع) called for his camel. Having mounted it, he called out loudly enough to be heard saying:
أيّها النّاس اسمعوا قَولي، ولا تعجلوا حتّى أعظكم بما هو حقّ لكم عليَّ، وحتّى أعتذر إليكم من مَقدمي عليكم، فإن قبلتم عذري وصدقتم قولي وأعطيتموني النّصف من أنفسكم، كنتم بذلك أسعد، ولم يكن لكم عليَّ سبيل. وإنْ لَم تقبلوا مِنّي العذر ولَم تعطوا النّصف من أنفسكم، فأجمعوا أمركم و شركاءكم ثمّ لا يكن أمركم عليكم غمّة. ثمّ اقضوا إليَّ ولا تنظرون. إنّ ولييّ الله الذي نزل الكتاب وهو يتولّى الصالحين.
“O people! Listen to my speech and do not rush till I admonish you with that which I owe you, and so that I tell you why I have come here; so, if you accept my excuse and believe my statement and fare with me with equity, you will be much happier, and you will see no reason to expose me to this. But if you do not accept my reason and do not fare with me with equity, then gather your affair and your accomplices, and do not feel sorry for what you do but effect your judgment in my regard and do not grant me any respite; surely my Lord is Allah Who revealed the Book and He looks after the righteous”.
عباد الله، اتقوا الله وكونوا من الدنيا على حذر، فإنّ الدنيا لَو بقيت على أحد أو بقي عليها أحد لكانت الأنبياء أحقّ بالبقاء وأولى بالرضا وأرضى بالقضاء، غير أنّ الله خلق الدنيا للفناء، فجديدها بالٍ ونعيمها مضمحل وسرورها مكفهر، والمنزل تلعة والدار قلعة، فتزوّدوا فإنّ خير الزاد التقوى، واتقوا الله لعلّكم تفلحون. أيّها النّاس إنّ الله تعالى خلق الدنيا فجعلها دار فناء وزوال متصرفة بأهلها حالاً بعد حال، فالمغرور من غرّته والشقي من فتنته، فلا تغرّنكم هذه الدنيا، فإنّها تقطع رجاء من ركن إليها وتُخيّب طمع من طمع فيها. وأراكم قد اجتمعتم على أمر قد أسخطتم الله فيه عليكم وأعرض بوجهه الكريم عنكم وأحلَّ بكم نقمته، فنِعمَ الربّ ربّنا وبئس العبيد أنتم أقررتم بالطاعة وآمنتم بالرسول محمّد (ص)، ثمّ إنّكم زحفتم إلى ذريّته وعترته تريدون قتلهم، لقد استحوذ عليكم الشيطان فأنساكم ذكر الله العظيم، فتبّاً لكم ولِما تريدون. إنّا لله وإنّا إليه راجعون هؤلاء قوم كفروا بعد إيمانهم فبُعداً للقوم الظالمين. أيّها النّاس أنسبوني مَن أنا ثمّ ارجعوا إلى أنفسكم وعاتبوها وانظروا هل يحلّ لكم قتلي وانتهاك حرمتي؟ ألستُ ابن بنت نبيّكم وابن وصيّه وابن عمّه وأول المؤمنين بالله والمصدّق لرسوله بما جاء من عند ربّه؟ أوَ ليس حمزة سيّد الشهداء عمّ أبي؟ أوَ ليس جعفر الطيّار عمّي، أوَ لَم يبلغكم قول رسول الله لي ولأخي: هذان سيّدا شباب أهل الجنّة؟ فإنْ صدّقتموني بما أقول وهو الحقّ ـ والله ما تعمدتُ الكذب منذ علمت أنّ الله يمقت عليه أهله ويضرّ به من اختلقه ـ وإنْ كذّبتموني فإنّ فيكم مَن إنْ سألتموه عن ذلك أخبركم، سلوا جابر بن عبد الله الأنصاري، وأبا سعيد الخدري، وسهل بن سعد الساعدي، وزيد بن أرقم، وأنس بن مالك يخبروكم أنّهم سمعوا هذه المقالة من رسول الله لي ولأخي، أما في هذا حاجز لكم عن سفك دمي؟
“O servants of Allah! Fear Allah and be on your guard with regard to this life which, had it remained for anyone at all, the prophets would have been the most worthy of it and the most pleased with fate. But Allah created this life so that it would perish. What is new in it will soon grow old. Its pleasure diminishes and its happiness is fleeting. A man's home is but a mound, and one's house is a fort; so, get ready for the next, for the best with which you prepare yourselves is piety. Fear Allah so that you may be the winners[10]. O people! Allah, the most Exalted One, created life and made it a temporary abode, taking its people from one condition to another. Conceited is whoever gets fascinated by it, and miserable is whoever gets infatuated by it. So, do not let this life deceive you, for it shall disappoint whoever trusts and desires it! I can see that you have all set your minds on doing something because of which you have caused Allah to curse you and to turn His Glorious Countenance away from you, causing you to be the object of His Wrath Kind is our Lord, and mean servants of His are you! You declared obedience to and belief in Muhammed the Messenger (ص), then you put your ranks together to kill his Progeny and offspring! Satan took full control of you, making you forget the remembrance of Allah, the Great. Perdition, hence, is your lot and ultimate end! We belong to Allah, and to Him is our return. These are people who have turned apostates after having believed, so away with the oppressive people[11]. O people! Identify me and find out who I am! Then go back to your evil selves and blame them, then see whether it is lawful for you to violate my sanctity. Am I not the son of your Prophet's daughter, the son of his wasi and cousin, the foremost to believe, the one who testified to the truth of what he had brought from his Lord?Is not Hamzah, the Master of Martyrs, my uncle? Is not Ja`far at-Tayyar my uncle? Have you not heard that the Messenger of Allah had said about me and about my brother: “These are the masters of the youths of Paradise”? So, if you believe what I say, which is the truth, let me swear by Allah that I never deliberately told a lie since I came to know that Allah hates lying and liars, and that lying is detrimental to those who invent it. But if you disbelieve in me, there are among you those who, if you ask them, can inform you of the same. Ask Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari, Abu Sa`eed al-Khudri, Sahl ibn Sa`eed al-Sa`eedi, Zayd ibn Arqam, and Anas ibn Malik, and they will tell you that they have heard these ahadith of the Messenger of Allah with regard to myself and to my brother. Is this not sufficient to curb you from shedding my blood?”
Al-Shimr then said, “He worships Allah by a letter, had he known what he is saying!” Habib ibn Muzahir said to him, “By Allah! I see you worshipping Allah on seventy letters, and I testify that you are truthful when you say that you do not know what he is saying! Allah has surely sealed your heart!”
Al-Hussain (ع) then said
Then he prepared them for the battle in one line. They were eighty-two horsemen and two footmen. He let Zuhayr ibn al-Qayn be in the right wing and Habib ibn Muzahir on the left. He and his family members remained in the center.[2]
He gave his standard to his brother, al-Abbas[3], having found the moon of the Hashemites the best qualified of all the men with him to carry it, the most safeguarding of the trust, the most kind, the most zealous in calling for his principles, the one who was the best to unite his kinsfolk, the most valiant in protecting them, the most firm in the battle, the most composed and the most courageous.[4]
Commanding a force of thirty thousand strong, `Omar ibn Sa`d marched to confront al-Hussain, peace be upon him. Chiefs of the Kufa quarters at that time were: Abdullah ibn Zuhayr ibn Salim al-Azdi, who headed the Medenites, `Abdul-Rahman ibn Abu Sabrah al-Hanafi, who headed Mathhaj and Assad, Qays ibn al-Ash`ath, who headed Rabi`ah and Kindah, and al-Hurr ibn Yazid al-Riyahi, who headed Tamim and Hamdan[5].
With the exception of al-Hurr al-Riyahi, all the other men took part in fighting al-Hussain (ع).
Ibn Sa`d put ‘Amr Ibn al-Hajjaj al-Zubaydi in charge of the right wing. On the left wing, he gave charge to Shimr ibn Thul-Jawshan al-`Amiri. The cavaliers were commanded by ‘Izrah ibn Qays al-Ahmasi. The footmen were commanded by Shabth ibn Rab`i. The standard was with the latter's slave, Thuwayd.[6]
They came circling around the tents, seeing how the fire was raging in the ditch. Shimr shouted as loud as he could: “O Hussain! Have you resorted to the fire soon enough before the Day of Judgment?”
Al-Hussain (ع) Supplicates
Having cast a look at the troops that resembled a torrent, al-Hussain (ع) raised his hands to supplicate thus:
اللهمّ أنت ثقتي في كلّ كرب، ورجائي في كلّ شدّة، وأنت لي في كلّ أمر نزل بي ثقة وعدّة، كم من همٍّ يضعف فيه الفؤاد وتقلّ فيه الحيلة ويخذل فيه الصديق ويشمت فيه العدوّ، أنزلته بك وشكوته إليك، رغبةً منّي إليك عمَّن سواك فكشفته وفرّجته، فأنت ولي كلّ نعمة ومنتهى كلّ رغبة.
“Lord! You are my trust in every adversity, my hope in every hardship! You are to me my trust and treasure for whatever afflicts me! How many worries have You removed and dissipated that over-burdened my heart, exhausted my plans, betrayed my friends, and elated my enemy which I complained to You, having placed my hope upon You? You are the Originator of every blessing and the ultimate end of every wish”[8]
Al-Hussain's First Sermon
Al-Hussain (ع) called for his camel. Having mounted it, he called out loudly enough to be heard saying:
أيّها النّاس اسمعوا قَولي، ولا تعجلوا حتّى أعظكم بما هو حقّ لكم عليَّ، وحتّى أعتذر إليكم من مَقدمي عليكم، فإن قبلتم عذري وصدقتم قولي وأعطيتموني النّصف من أنفسكم، كنتم بذلك أسعد، ولم يكن لكم عليَّ سبيل. وإنْ لَم تقبلوا مِنّي العذر ولَم تعطوا النّصف من أنفسكم، فأجمعوا أمركم و شركاءكم ثمّ لا يكن أمركم عليكم غمّة. ثمّ اقضوا إليَّ ولا تنظرون. إنّ ولييّ الله الذي نزل الكتاب وهو يتولّى الصالحين.
“O people! Listen to my speech and do not rush till I admonish you with that which I owe you, and so that I tell you why I have come here; so, if you accept my excuse and believe my statement and fare with me with equity, you will be much happier, and you will see no reason to expose me to this. But if you do not accept my reason and do not fare with me with equity, then gather your affair and your accomplices, and do not feel sorry for what you do but effect your judgment in my regard and do not grant me any respite; surely my Lord is Allah Who revealed the Book and He looks after the righteous”.
عباد الله، اتقوا الله وكونوا من الدنيا على حذر، فإنّ الدنيا لَو بقيت على أحد أو بقي عليها أحد لكانت الأنبياء أحقّ بالبقاء وأولى بالرضا وأرضى بالقضاء، غير أنّ الله خلق الدنيا للفناء، فجديدها بالٍ ونعيمها مضمحل وسرورها مكفهر، والمنزل تلعة والدار قلعة، فتزوّدوا فإنّ خير الزاد التقوى، واتقوا الله لعلّكم تفلحون. أيّها النّاس إنّ الله تعالى خلق الدنيا فجعلها دار فناء وزوال متصرفة بأهلها حالاً بعد حال، فالمغرور من غرّته والشقي من فتنته، فلا تغرّنكم هذه الدنيا، فإنّها تقطع رجاء من ركن إليها وتُخيّب طمع من طمع فيها. وأراكم قد اجتمعتم على أمر قد أسخطتم الله فيه عليكم وأعرض بوجهه الكريم عنكم وأحلَّ بكم نقمته، فنِعمَ الربّ ربّنا وبئس العبيد أنتم أقررتم بالطاعة وآمنتم بالرسول محمّد (ص)، ثمّ إنّكم زحفتم إلى ذريّته وعترته تريدون قتلهم، لقد استحوذ عليكم الشيطان فأنساكم ذكر الله العظيم، فتبّاً لكم ولِما تريدون. إنّا لله وإنّا إليه راجعون هؤلاء قوم كفروا بعد إيمانهم فبُعداً للقوم الظالمين. أيّها النّاس أنسبوني مَن أنا ثمّ ارجعوا إلى أنفسكم وعاتبوها وانظروا هل يحلّ لكم قتلي وانتهاك حرمتي؟ ألستُ ابن بنت نبيّكم وابن وصيّه وابن عمّه وأول المؤمنين بالله والمصدّق لرسوله بما جاء من عند ربّه؟ أوَ ليس حمزة سيّد الشهداء عمّ أبي؟ أوَ ليس جعفر الطيّار عمّي، أوَ لَم يبلغكم قول رسول الله لي ولأخي: هذان سيّدا شباب أهل الجنّة؟ فإنْ صدّقتموني بما أقول وهو الحقّ ـ والله ما تعمدتُ الكذب منذ علمت أنّ الله يمقت عليه أهله ويضرّ به من اختلقه ـ وإنْ كذّبتموني فإنّ فيكم مَن إنْ سألتموه عن ذلك أخبركم، سلوا جابر بن عبد الله الأنصاري، وأبا سعيد الخدري، وسهل بن سعد الساعدي، وزيد بن أرقم، وأنس بن مالك يخبروكم أنّهم سمعوا هذه المقالة من رسول الله لي ولأخي، أما في هذا حاجز لكم عن سفك دمي؟
“O servants of Allah! Fear Allah and be on your guard with regard to this life which, had it remained for anyone at all, the prophets would have been the most worthy of it and the most pleased with fate. But Allah created this life so that it would perish. What is new in it will soon grow old. Its pleasure diminishes and its happiness is fleeting. A man's home is but a mound, and one's house is a fort; so, get ready for the next, for the best with which you prepare yourselves is piety. Fear Allah so that you may be the winners[10]. O people! Allah, the most Exalted One, created life and made it a temporary abode, taking its people from one condition to another. Conceited is whoever gets fascinated by it, and miserable is whoever gets infatuated by it. So, do not let this life deceive you, for it shall disappoint whoever trusts and desires it! I can see that you have all set your minds on doing something because of which you have caused Allah to curse you and to turn His Glorious Countenance away from you, causing you to be the object of His Wrath Kind is our Lord, and mean servants of His are you! You declared obedience to and belief in Muhammed the Messenger (ص), then you put your ranks together to kill his Progeny and offspring! Satan took full control of you, making you forget the remembrance of Allah, the Great. Perdition, hence, is your lot and ultimate end! We belong to Allah, and to Him is our return. These are people who have turned apostates after having believed, so away with the oppressive people[11]. O people! Identify me and find out who I am! Then go back to your evil selves and blame them, then see whether it is lawful for you to violate my sanctity. Am I not the son of your Prophet's daughter, the son of his wasi and cousin, the foremost to believe, the one who testified to the truth of what he had brought from his Lord?Is not Hamzah, the Master of Martyrs, my uncle? Is not Ja`far at-Tayyar my uncle? Have you not heard that the Messenger of Allah had said about me and about my brother: “These are the masters of the youths of Paradise”? So, if you believe what I say, which is the truth, let me swear by Allah that I never deliberately told a lie since I came to know that Allah hates lying and liars, and that lying is detrimental to those who invent it. But if you disbelieve in me, there are among you those who, if you ask them, can inform you of the same. Ask Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari, Abu Sa`eed al-Khudri, Sahl ibn Sa`eed al-Sa`eedi, Zayd ibn Arqam, and Anas ibn Malik, and they will tell you that they have heard these ahadith of the Messenger of Allah with regard to myself and to my brother. Is this not sufficient to curb you from shedding my blood?”
Al-Shimr then said, “He worships Allah by a letter, had he known what he is saying!” Habib ibn Muzahir said to him, “By Allah! I see you worshipping Allah on seventy letters, and I testify that you are truthful when you say that you do not know what he is saying! Allah has surely sealed your heart!”
Al-Hussain (ع) then said
, فإنْ كنتم في شكّ من هذا القول،
أفتشكّون أنّي ابن بنت نبيّكم، فوالله ما بين المشرق والمغرب ابن بنت نبي غيري
فيكم ولا في غيركم، ويحكم اتطلبوني بقتيل منكم قتلته؟! أو مال لكم استهلكته؟ أو
بقصاص جراحة؟
“If you doubt what I have said, do you doubt that I
am the son of your Prophet's daughter?! By Allah, there is no son of a Prophet
from the east of the earth and the west besides myself, be it among you or
among others. Woe unto you! Are you seeking revenge on me for killing one of
you? Or is it on account of your wealth which I devoured? Or are you seeking
qisas?”
None of them spoke a word to the Imam (ع), so he called out, “O Shabth ibn Rab`i! O Hijr ibn Abjar! O Qays ibn al-Ash`ath! O Zayd ibn al-Harith! Did you not write me saying, ‘Come, for the fruits are ripe, the pastures are green, and you will come to troops ready for your command'?” They said, “We did not do so.”
The Imam (ع) said, “Subhan-Allah! [Glorified is Allah]. Yes, by Allah, you did exactly so!”
Then he said, “O people! If you hate me, let me go away from your sight to a safe place on earth.” Qays ibn al-Ash`ath said to him, “Are you not going first to accept the authority of your cousins? They surely will not deal with you except most amicably, and they will not harm you in the least.”
Al-Hussain (ع) said to him,
None of them spoke a word to the Imam (ع), so he called out, “O Shabth ibn Rab`i! O Hijr ibn Abjar! O Qays ibn al-Ash`ath! O Zayd ibn al-Harith! Did you not write me saying, ‘Come, for the fruits are ripe, the pastures are green, and you will come to troops ready for your command'?” They said, “We did not do so.”
The Imam (ع) said, “Subhan-Allah! [Glorified is Allah]. Yes, by Allah, you did exactly so!”
Then he said, “O people! If you hate me, let me go away from your sight to a safe place on earth.” Qays ibn al-Ash`ath said to him, “Are you not going first to accept the authority of your cousins? They surely will not deal with you except most amicably, and they will not harm you in the least.”
Al-Hussain (ع) said to him,
أنت أخو أخيك؛ أتريد أن يطلبك بنو
هاشم أكثر من دم مسلم بن عقيل؟ لا والله لا اُعطيكم بيدي إعطاء الذليل ولا أفرّ
فرار العبيد. عباد الله، إنّي عذتُ بربّي وربّكم أنْ ترجمون، أعوذ بربّي وربّكم من
كلّ متكبِّر لا يؤمن بيوم الحساب
“Are you the brother of your brother?! Do you want Banu Hashim to demand that
you pay for the blood of someone else besides that of Muslim ibn ‘Aqeel? No, by
Allah! I shall not give them as the subservient ones give, nor shall I flee
from them as slaves flee![12]
O servants of Allah! I have sought refuge with Allah, your Lord and mine,
against your stoning me, and I seek refuge with my Lord and yours against any
arrogant person who does not believe in the Day of Reckoning.”
The Imam (ع) alighted from his she-camel, asking ‘Uqbah ibn Sam`an to tie it for him.[13]
وقـام لـسان الله يـخطب واعـظاً * فـصمّوا لـما عن قدس أنواره عموا
وقال انسبوني مَن أنا اليوم وانظروا * حـلالٌ لـكم مـنّي دمـي أم محرّم
فـمـا وجـدوا إلاّ الـسِّهام بـنحره * تــراش جـواباً والـعوالي تـقَّوم
ومـذ أيـقن السّبط انمحى دين جَدّه * ولَم يبقَ بين النّاس في الأرض مسلم
فـدى نـفسه في نصرة الدين خائضاً * عـن الـمسلمين الـغامرات ليسلموا
وقـال خـذيني يا حتوف وهاك يا * سـيوف فـأوصالي لـك اليوم مغنم
وهـيهات أن أغدو على الضّيم جاثماً * ولـو لا عـلى جـمر الأسـنَّة مجثم
وكـرّ وقد ضاق الفضا وجرى القضا * وسـال بـوادي الـكفر سيل عرمرم
ومـذ خـرّ بـالتعظيم لله سـاجداً * لـه كـبّروا بـين السّيوف وعظموا
وجـاء إلـيه الـشّمر يـرفع رأسه * فـقـام بـه عـنه الـسّنان الـمقوّم
وزُعْـزع عـرش الله وانـحطَّ نوره * فـأشرق وجه الأرض والكون مظلم
ومذ مال قطب الكون مال وأوشك * انـقلاباً يـميل الـكائنات ويـعدم
وحين ثوى في الأرض قرَّ قرارها * وعادت ومن أوج السّما وهي أعظم
فـلهفي لـه فـرداً عليه تزاحمت * جـموع الـعدى تزداد جهلاً فيحلم
ولـهفي لـه ظـامٍ يـجود وحوله * الـفرات جـرى طامٍ وعنه يحرَّم
ولـهفي لـه مـلقىً وللخيل حافر * يـجول عـلى تلك الضلوع وينسم
ولـهفي على أعضاك يابن محمد * تُــوزّع فـي أسـيافهم وتـسهم
فـجسمك مـا بين السّيوف موزَّع * ورحـلك مـا بـين الأعادي مقسّم
فـلهفي عـلى ريحانة الطُّر جسمه * لـكلّ رجـيم بـالحجارة يرجم
The voice of Allah stood to speak and to admonish
But they turned deaf against his lights' sanctity
And they did become blind.
Said he: Identify me now then behold:
Is it permissible for you to shed my blood?
But they found none but arrows at his neck shot
For their answer, and deeds are always weighed.
As soon as the Prophet's grandson realized
That his grandfather's creed was no more
And no more among the people remained a Muslim on earth
He sacrificed himself in supporting the creed
Riding perils so the Muslims would be saved.
Said he: Take me, O fates, take me!
Here I am, O swords, take me!
My limbs for you now are booty
Far it is from me to yield to what is wrong
Even if on the very spears is my seat.
So he charged and the world shrunk,
And fate was effected, and a torrent
Filled the valley of apostasy.
Since he to Allah prostrated to glorify,
Magnified Allah between the swords and did sanctify,
Al-Shimr came to him to lift his head
With the sword he struck him so
Allah's ‘Arsh shook and His light was dimmed,
The face of earth shone, the cosmos dim,
And when the pillar of the universe leaned
And almost with everything overturned,
And when he fell to the ground it remained still
And turned greater even than the heavens,
So my heart burns for him when he was left alone
Surrounded by his foes' throngs.
They increased in ignorance as he in clemency increased.
My heart burns how he, thirsty, his last breathed,
Even as the Euphrates near him flowed
Free for all, but from him banned.
My heart burns for him how his corpse was lying
On the sands as the steeds his ribs kept smashing,
Grinding, stampeding, trampling...
And my heart goes for you, O son of Muhammed!
Your body is grabbed by their swords and arrows,
And your belongings became among them a booty,
So my heart burns for the pure one how he
A stoning post for them came to be...[14]
[1] Ibn Qawlawayh, Kamil al-Ziyarat, p. 73. Ithbat al-Wasiyya, p. 139 (Najaf, Iraq: Haidari Press).
[2] al-Khawarizmi, Maqtal al-Hussain, Vol. 2, p. 4.
[3] al-Tabari, Tarikh, Vol. 6, p. 241. Ibn al-Jawzi, the grandosn, Tathkirat al-Khawass, p. 143 (old edition).
[4] Historians differ with regard to the number of al-Hussain's companions. One view says they were thirty-two horsemen and forty footmen; this is what al-Shaikh al-Mufid says in his book Al-Irshad, al-Tabarsi on p. 142 of his book I`lam al-Wara, al-Fattal on p. 158 of his book Radwat al-Wa`izin, ibn Jarir [al-Tabari] on p. 241, Vol. 6, of his Tarikh, Ibn al-Athir on p. 24, Vol. 4, of his book Al-Kamil, al-Qarmani on p. 108 of his book Akhbar al-Duwal, and al-Dainuri on p. 254 of his book Al-Akhbar al-Tiwal. A second view says they were eighty-two footmen, as we are told on p. 327 of Al-Dam`a al-Sakiba of Muhammed Jawad Shubbar where al-Mukhtar is cited. A third view says they were sixty men. This is what al-Dimyari states on p. 73, Vol. 1, of Hayat al-Haywan as he discusses Yazid's reign. The fourth view says that they were seventy-three. Such is the view stated by al-Sharishi on p. 193, Vol. 1, of his book Shar Maqamat al-Hariri. The fifth view says they were forty-five horse-men and about one hundred footmen; this is what Ibn `Asakir says on p. 337, Vol. 4, of his book Tahthib Tarikh al-Sham. The sixth view says they were thirty-two horsemen and forty footmen; this is what al-Khawarizmi indicates on p. 4, Vol. 2, of his book Maqtal al-Hussain. The seventh view, which is expressed by al-Mas`udi on p. 35 of his book Ithbat al-Wasiyya (published in Najaf at the Haidari Press), counts sixty-one men. An eighth view says they were forty-five horse-men and one hundred footmen as stated by Ibn Nama on p. 28 of his book Muthir al-Ahzan and on p. 56 of his other work titled Al-Luhuf, where he relies on a tradition wherein Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him, is quoted. The ninth view says they were seventy-two men; this is what al-Shabrawi states on p. 17 of his book Al-Ithaf bi Hubbil-Ashraf. The tenth view, which is indicated on p. 31, Vol. 1, of al-Thahabi's book Mukhtasar Tarikh Duwal al-Islam, says that the Imam (ع) was escorted by seventy horsemen as he departed from Medina. (And Allah surely knows best).
[5] On p. 81, Vol. 1, of his book Sharh Nahjul-Balagha (Egyptian edition), the author says that their respite in Kufa lasted for one week.
[6] al-Tabari, Tarikh, Vol. 6, p. 241.
[7] al-Shaikh al-Mufid, Al-Irshad. al-Tabari, Tarikh, Vol. 6, p. 242.
[8] Ibn al-Athir, Al-Kamil, Vol. 4, p. 25. Ibn ‘Asakir, Tarikh, Vol. 4, p. 233. On p. 158 of his Misbah (Indian edition), al-Kaf`ami says that the Prophet (ص) had thus supplicated during the Battle of Badr. This supplication is abridged by al-Thahabi who quotes it on p. 202, Vol. 3, of his book Siyar A`lam al-Nubala`.
[9] al-Tabari, Tarikh, Vol. 6, p. 242.
[10] al-Husari, Zahr al-Adab, Vol. 1, p. 62 (Dar al-Kutub al-`Arabiyya: 1372 A.H./1952 A.D.).
[11] Muhammed ibn Abu Talib al-Ha`iri, Maqtal al-Hussain.
[12] On p. 164 of his book Jamharat Ansab al-`Arab, Ibn Hazm says, “Followers of al-Harith ibn Rashid, a descendant of `Abd al-Bayt ibn al-Harith, reneged from Islam during Ali's caliphate, so he (ع) fought them, killing them and taking their women and children captive. Misqalah [Ibn Habirah] al-Shaybani paid their ransom and set them free, then he fled to Mu`awiyah. Ali (ع), nevertheless, went ahead and approved their being set free.”
[13] al-Tabari, Tarikh, Vol. 6, p. 243.
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The Imam (ع) alighted from his she-camel, asking ‘Uqbah ibn Sam`an to tie it for him.[13]
وقـام لـسان الله يـخطب واعـظاً * فـصمّوا لـما عن قدس أنواره عموا
وقال انسبوني مَن أنا اليوم وانظروا * حـلالٌ لـكم مـنّي دمـي أم محرّم
فـمـا وجـدوا إلاّ الـسِّهام بـنحره * تــراش جـواباً والـعوالي تـقَّوم
ومـذ أيـقن السّبط انمحى دين جَدّه * ولَم يبقَ بين النّاس في الأرض مسلم
فـدى نـفسه في نصرة الدين خائضاً * عـن الـمسلمين الـغامرات ليسلموا
وقـال خـذيني يا حتوف وهاك يا * سـيوف فـأوصالي لـك اليوم مغنم
وهـيهات أن أغدو على الضّيم جاثماً * ولـو لا عـلى جـمر الأسـنَّة مجثم
وكـرّ وقد ضاق الفضا وجرى القضا * وسـال بـوادي الـكفر سيل عرمرم
ومـذ خـرّ بـالتعظيم لله سـاجداً * لـه كـبّروا بـين السّيوف وعظموا
وجـاء إلـيه الـشّمر يـرفع رأسه * فـقـام بـه عـنه الـسّنان الـمقوّم
وزُعْـزع عـرش الله وانـحطَّ نوره * فـأشرق وجه الأرض والكون مظلم
ومذ مال قطب الكون مال وأوشك * انـقلاباً يـميل الـكائنات ويـعدم
وحين ثوى في الأرض قرَّ قرارها * وعادت ومن أوج السّما وهي أعظم
فـلهفي لـه فـرداً عليه تزاحمت * جـموع الـعدى تزداد جهلاً فيحلم
ولـهفي لـه ظـامٍ يـجود وحوله * الـفرات جـرى طامٍ وعنه يحرَّم
ولـهفي لـه مـلقىً وللخيل حافر * يـجول عـلى تلك الضلوع وينسم
ولـهفي على أعضاك يابن محمد * تُــوزّع فـي أسـيافهم وتـسهم
فـجسمك مـا بين السّيوف موزَّع * ورحـلك مـا بـين الأعادي مقسّم
فـلهفي عـلى ريحانة الطُّر جسمه * لـكلّ رجـيم بـالحجارة يرجم
The voice of Allah stood to speak and to admonish
But they turned deaf against his lights' sanctity
And they did become blind.
Said he: Identify me now then behold:
Is it permissible for you to shed my blood?
But they found none but arrows at his neck shot
For their answer, and deeds are always weighed.
As soon as the Prophet's grandson realized
That his grandfather's creed was no more
And no more among the people remained a Muslim on earth
He sacrificed himself in supporting the creed
Riding perils so the Muslims would be saved.
Said he: Take me, O fates, take me!
Here I am, O swords, take me!
My limbs for you now are booty
Far it is from me to yield to what is wrong
Even if on the very spears is my seat.
So he charged and the world shrunk,
And fate was effected, and a torrent
Filled the valley of apostasy.
Since he to Allah prostrated to glorify,
Magnified Allah between the swords and did sanctify,
Al-Shimr came to him to lift his head
With the sword he struck him so
Allah's ‘Arsh shook and His light was dimmed,
The face of earth shone, the cosmos dim,
And when the pillar of the universe leaned
And almost with everything overturned,
And when he fell to the ground it remained still
And turned greater even than the heavens,
So my heart burns for him when he was left alone
Surrounded by his foes' throngs.
They increased in ignorance as he in clemency increased.
My heart burns how he, thirsty, his last breathed,
Even as the Euphrates near him flowed
Free for all, but from him banned.
My heart burns for him how his corpse was lying
On the sands as the steeds his ribs kept smashing,
Grinding, stampeding, trampling...
And my heart goes for you, O son of Muhammed!
Your body is grabbed by their swords and arrows,
And your belongings became among them a booty,
So my heart burns for the pure one how he
A stoning post for them came to be...[14]
[1] Ibn Qawlawayh, Kamil al-Ziyarat, p. 73. Ithbat al-Wasiyya, p. 139 (Najaf, Iraq: Haidari Press).
[2] al-Khawarizmi, Maqtal al-Hussain, Vol. 2, p. 4.
[3] al-Tabari, Tarikh, Vol. 6, p. 241. Ibn al-Jawzi, the grandosn, Tathkirat al-Khawass, p. 143 (old edition).
[4] Historians differ with regard to the number of al-Hussain's companions. One view says they were thirty-two horsemen and forty footmen; this is what al-Shaikh al-Mufid says in his book Al-Irshad, al-Tabarsi on p. 142 of his book I`lam al-Wara, al-Fattal on p. 158 of his book Radwat al-Wa`izin, ibn Jarir [al-Tabari] on p. 241, Vol. 6, of his Tarikh, Ibn al-Athir on p. 24, Vol. 4, of his book Al-Kamil, al-Qarmani on p. 108 of his book Akhbar al-Duwal, and al-Dainuri on p. 254 of his book Al-Akhbar al-Tiwal. A second view says they were eighty-two footmen, as we are told on p. 327 of Al-Dam`a al-Sakiba of Muhammed Jawad Shubbar where al-Mukhtar is cited. A third view says they were sixty men. This is what al-Dimyari states on p. 73, Vol. 1, of Hayat al-Haywan as he discusses Yazid's reign. The fourth view says that they were seventy-three. Such is the view stated by al-Sharishi on p. 193, Vol. 1, of his book Shar Maqamat al-Hariri. The fifth view says they were forty-five horse-men and about one hundred footmen; this is what Ibn `Asakir says on p. 337, Vol. 4, of his book Tahthib Tarikh al-Sham. The sixth view says they were thirty-two horsemen and forty footmen; this is what al-Khawarizmi indicates on p. 4, Vol. 2, of his book Maqtal al-Hussain. The seventh view, which is expressed by al-Mas`udi on p. 35 of his book Ithbat al-Wasiyya (published in Najaf at the Haidari Press), counts sixty-one men. An eighth view says they were forty-five horse-men and one hundred footmen as stated by Ibn Nama on p. 28 of his book Muthir al-Ahzan and on p. 56 of his other work titled Al-Luhuf, where he relies on a tradition wherein Imam al-Baqir, peace be upon him, is quoted. The ninth view says they were seventy-two men; this is what al-Shabrawi states on p. 17 of his book Al-Ithaf bi Hubbil-Ashraf. The tenth view, which is indicated on p. 31, Vol. 1, of al-Thahabi's book Mukhtasar Tarikh Duwal al-Islam, says that the Imam (ع) was escorted by seventy horsemen as he departed from Medina. (And Allah surely knows best).
[5] On p. 81, Vol. 1, of his book Sharh Nahjul-Balagha (Egyptian edition), the author says that their respite in Kufa lasted for one week.
[6] al-Tabari, Tarikh, Vol. 6, p. 241.
[7] al-Shaikh al-Mufid, Al-Irshad. al-Tabari, Tarikh, Vol. 6, p. 242.
[8] Ibn al-Athir, Al-Kamil, Vol. 4, p. 25. Ibn ‘Asakir, Tarikh, Vol. 4, p. 233. On p. 158 of his Misbah (Indian edition), al-Kaf`ami says that the Prophet (ص) had thus supplicated during the Battle of Badr. This supplication is abridged by al-Thahabi who quotes it on p. 202, Vol. 3, of his book Siyar A`lam al-Nubala`.
[9] al-Tabari, Tarikh, Vol. 6, p. 242.
[10] al-Husari, Zahr al-Adab, Vol. 1, p. 62 (Dar al-Kutub al-`Arabiyya: 1372 A.H./1952 A.D.).
[11] Muhammed ibn Abu Talib al-Ha`iri, Maqtal al-Hussain.
[12] On p. 164 of his book Jamharat Ansab al-`Arab, Ibn Hazm says, “Followers of al-Harith ibn Rashid, a descendant of `Abd al-Bayt ibn al-Harith, reneged from Islam during Ali's caliphate, so he (ع) fought them, killing them and taking their women and children captive. Misqalah [Ibn Habirah] al-Shaybani paid their ransom and set them free, then he fled to Mu`awiyah. Ali (ع), nevertheless, went ahead and approved their being set free.”
[13] al-Tabari, Tarikh, Vol. 6, p. 243.
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Al-Hussain (ع) asked, “Who is the
inquirer? It seems as if he is Shimr ibn Thul-Jawshan.” The answer came in the affirmative, whereupon the
Imam (ع) said to him, “You son of the
goat herder! You are more worthy of the fire than I!” Muslim ibn ‘Awsajah was
about to shoot him with an arrow, but al-Hussain (ع) prohibited him saying, “I hate to start fighting them.”[7]
When the women heard his statement, they cried and wailed, and their
voices grew loud, whereupon he sent them his brother, al-Abbas, and his son,
Ali al-Akbar, to ask them to remain quiet and not to cry. Once the ladies were
quiet, al-Hussain (ع) praised Allah
again and glorified him, blessed Muhammed and all angels and prophets,
delivering a speech that no orator before or after him was more outspoken[9].
Then he said,
[14] Excerpted from a poem by the authority Shaikh
Muhammed Hussain Kashif al-Ghiťa` quoted in its entirety in my book Qamar
Bani Hashim.
NOTE: I request all those who think lightly of the glorious revolution of Imam al-Hussain alaihis-salam and who receive these series of emails to let me know of their rotten attitude towards this Tragedy so I may cleanse my circulation list of their emails, they do not deserve one iota of my precious time. Rather, they deserve to remain in total ignorance up to the time they reach their dark and torment-filled graves. I have no respect for anyone who thinks lightly of the Kerbala Tragedy no matter who he/she may be, and you can quote me on this. Imam al-Hussain (ع) stands for everything Islam holds as sacred: the dignity of mankind, social justice, the right path to reach the Almighty. He aspired to correct the deviation from Islam caused by the Umayyad tyrants and paid the price willingly. Nowadays, the Muslim Ummah reels under the burden of un-Islamic rulers who do not fear Allah, rather they fear anything that threatens their thrones...
To Be Continued, Insha-Allah
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