Last night of Imam on earth
On the 9th of Muharram a final warning was sent to Hazrat Imam Hussain(R.A) from Umar bin Saad . Hazrat Imam Hussain(R.A) refused to bow down to his threats.
The enemy’s forces advanced towards the camp of the Holy Imam to affect a wholesale massacre of all the inmates there in.
Hazrat Imam Hussain(R.A) had done the best possible to avoid bloodshed, but every offer for a peaceful settlement
was rejected and the surrender to Yazid was insisted upon. Hazrat Imam Hussain(R.A) then decided to fight the might of the Devil for the truth and to surrender his all in the way of the Lord and to demonstrate to the human race what Bravery, Patience and Fortitude, those who really love God should put up with to defend the Truth and uphold it.
On the evening of the 9th, six thousand men led by ‘Shimr bin Zil Jawshan’ were the last detachment to reach Karbala.
Since his arrival at Karbala on the 2nd Muharram, the Holy Imam used to gather all those who had accompanied him from Makkah, and address them after every night prayer, advising them to leave him to his own fate and to return to their homes.
Many who had accompanied him with selfish intentions, had deserted him, and of those still left, . Hazrat Imam Hussain(R.A) wanted to effect a final shifting so that only those who desired nothing but the pleasure of the Lord, might remain to accompany him . At last on the 9th Muharram, soon after the enemy’s consent to wait till the following morning, . Hazrat Imam Hussain(R.A) after the ‘Isha’ or the night prayers summoned the remaining people and addressed them ,,'' I release you from the oath and excused you all and you may go free from my obligation.
At the end of his speech, the Holy Imam asked his brother Hazrat Abbas (R.A)to put out the lamp in the tent so that people may walk away in the darkness without being ashamed of being seen by him.
The Godly band of the Holy Seventy-Two who stood fast by the Hazrat Imam Hussain(R.A) in the battle for Truth to save the human race against its falling into the abyss of falsehood.
When Hazrat Imam Hussain(A.S) was passing by Farwa’s [the widow of Imam Hassan tent he heard Qasim say
to his mother, “Mother, tomorrow Uncle Abbas, Ali Akbar and I will defend Hazrat Imam Hussain(A.S). Mother,if I get shahadit please do not weep for me.” Farwa replied, “My son although I dearly love you, I shall
not weep for you. Nothing will make me prouder than to see my son give his life for Islam.” When Hazrat Imam Hussain(A.S) heard this conversation he prayed to God to bless Qasim and Farwa.
Hazrat Abbas (R.A) the dauntless lion stayed beside Hazrat Imam Hussain(A.S) ever since they left Medina and was loved
by all the members of the Imam’s family. He was so devoted to Hazrat Imam Hussain(A.S), that when
‘Shimr bin Zil Jawshan’, the second-in-command of Yazid’s army came towards Imam
Hussain’s camp and called out: “Where are my nephews, Abbas, Abdulla, Ja’far and Uthman?” Hazrat Abbas (R.A) refused to reply. It was only after Hazrat Imam Hussain(A.S) told him “Answer him, because, despite the fact that he is corrupt he is also one of your relatives” then Abbas asked Shimr what he wanted? Shimr replied:
“O, my nephews, I have specially asked ‘Ubayd Allah bin Ziyad’ for the safety of you all. So why do you wish to kill yourselves with Hussain? Why do you not join the forces of the mighty Yazid?”
Hazrat Abbas (R.A) looked at him with contempt and retorted, “May God’s wrath fall upon you and O, enemy of God! How dare you counsel us to desert our Master, Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) and tie ourselves up with the corrupt and misguided Yazid?” Shimr turned round and went away angrily.
The camp of the Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) contained the ladies and the children of the House of the Holy Prophet (pbuh). Apprehending a surprise attack from the enemy forces which consisted of people who had turned treacherous to the Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) and his family, a ditch was dug around the camp and fire was lighted the whole night and Hazrat Abbas (R.A) the Brave, guarded the camp in a vigil the whole night walking around it with his sword in his hand mindful of the safety of the Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) and the inmates of the camp, with a vigilant eye on the ranks of the enemy.
While the hungry and thirsty devotees of God in the Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) camp spent the night in prayers and the devotional supplicate services to God, the soldiers in the Yazidian ranks in the opposite camp spent the whole night in drinking, feasting and making merry in the hope of the promised rewards from Yazid in return for the destruction of the family of the Holy Prophet(pbuh).. God alone knows how many thousands of bowls of wine were emptied on that night. The Yazidian
forces anxiously awaited the break of the dawn of the next day to affect the brutal slaughter of the Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) .
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On the 9th of Muharram a final warning was sent to Hazrat Imam Hussain(R.A) from Umar bin Saad . Hazrat Imam Hussain(R.A) refused to bow down to his threats.
The enemy’s forces advanced towards the camp of the Holy Imam to affect a wholesale massacre of all the inmates there in.
Hazrat Imam Hussain(R.A) had done the best possible to avoid bloodshed, but every offer for a peaceful settlement
was rejected and the surrender to Yazid was insisted upon. Hazrat Imam Hussain(R.A) then decided to fight the might of the Devil for the truth and to surrender his all in the way of the Lord and to demonstrate to the human race what Bravery, Patience and Fortitude, those who really love God should put up with to defend the Truth and uphold it.
On the evening of the 9th, six thousand men led by ‘Shimr bin Zil Jawshan’ were the last detachment to reach Karbala.
Since his arrival at Karbala on the 2nd Muharram, the Holy Imam used to gather all those who had accompanied him from Makkah, and address them after every night prayer, advising them to leave him to his own fate and to return to their homes.
Many who had accompanied him with selfish intentions, had deserted him, and of those still left, . Hazrat Imam Hussain(R.A) wanted to effect a final shifting so that only those who desired nothing but the pleasure of the Lord, might remain to accompany him . At last on the 9th Muharram, soon after the enemy’s consent to wait till the following morning, . Hazrat Imam Hussain(R.A) after the ‘Isha’ or the night prayers summoned the remaining people and addressed them ,,'' I release you from the oath and excused you all and you may go free from my obligation.
At the end of his speech, the Holy Imam asked his brother Hazrat Abbas (R.A)to put out the lamp in the tent so that people may walk away in the darkness without being ashamed of being seen by him.
The Godly band of the Holy Seventy-Two who stood fast by the Hazrat Imam Hussain(R.A) in the battle for Truth to save the human race against its falling into the abyss of falsehood.
When Hazrat Imam Hussain(A.S) was passing by Farwa’s [the widow of Imam Hassan tent he heard Qasim say
to his mother, “Mother, tomorrow Uncle Abbas, Ali Akbar and I will defend Hazrat Imam Hussain(A.S). Mother,if I get shahadit please do not weep for me.” Farwa replied, “My son although I dearly love you, I shall
not weep for you. Nothing will make me prouder than to see my son give his life for Islam.” When Hazrat Imam Hussain(A.S) heard this conversation he prayed to God to bless Qasim and Farwa.
Hazrat Abbas (R.A) the dauntless lion stayed beside Hazrat Imam Hussain(A.S) ever since they left Medina and was loved
by all the members of the Imam’s family. He was so devoted to Hazrat Imam Hussain(A.S), that when
‘Shimr bin Zil Jawshan’, the second-in-command of Yazid’s army came towards Imam
Hussain’s camp and called out: “Where are my nephews, Abbas, Abdulla, Ja’far and Uthman?” Hazrat Abbas (R.A) refused to reply. It was only after Hazrat Imam Hussain(A.S) told him “Answer him, because, despite the fact that he is corrupt he is also one of your relatives” then Abbas asked Shimr what he wanted? Shimr replied:
“O, my nephews, I have specially asked ‘Ubayd Allah bin Ziyad’ for the safety of you all. So why do you wish to kill yourselves with Hussain? Why do you not join the forces of the mighty Yazid?”
Hazrat Abbas (R.A) looked at him with contempt and retorted, “May God’s wrath fall upon you and O, enemy of God! How dare you counsel us to desert our Master, Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) and tie ourselves up with the corrupt and misguided Yazid?” Shimr turned round and went away angrily.
The camp of the Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) contained the ladies and the children of the House of the Holy Prophet (pbuh). Apprehending a surprise attack from the enemy forces which consisted of people who had turned treacherous to the Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) and his family, a ditch was dug around the camp and fire was lighted the whole night and Hazrat Abbas (R.A) the Brave, guarded the camp in a vigil the whole night walking around it with his sword in his hand mindful of the safety of the Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) and the inmates of the camp, with a vigilant eye on the ranks of the enemy.
While the hungry and thirsty devotees of God in the Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) camp spent the night in prayers and the devotional supplicate services to God, the soldiers in the Yazidian ranks in the opposite camp spent the whole night in drinking, feasting and making merry in the hope of the promised rewards from Yazid in return for the destruction of the family of the Holy Prophet(pbuh).. God alone knows how many thousands of bowls of wine were emptied on that night. The Yazidian
forces anxiously awaited the break of the dawn of the next day to affect the brutal slaughter of the Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A) .
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