Travel of Imam Hussain to karbla (part 4)

Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A)'s arrival at  Karbala 

karbla

Haseen bin Numear was put in charge of the police and was ordered to stop people entering Kufa. He found out that Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) was very near Kufa and appointed Hur the leader of an army of 1,000 men, sending him towards Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) to arrest him . When Hur reached Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) he told his men to surround him . Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) instructed his people to set up camp there, and upon noticing this Hur also commanded his army to camp in the area and keep Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) and his followers surrounded . Both groups stayed in their respective camps. The time for Zohar prayer approached, and Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) came out of his tent and approached Hur, telling him:
"I did not come here of my own wish but was called by the people of Kufa. They sent me letters and even came in person to invite me to Kufa.
Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) then went back to his camp and prepared to lead the Zohar prayer. Hur and his
army also performed the prayer behind Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A). Similarly, when the time for Asr prayer arrived, Imam Husain led Hur and his army as well as his own followers in prayer. After performing the
prayer, Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) addressed Hur and his army, saying:
"O people, fear Allah (swt) and recognise the truth so that Allah will be pleased with you.
Recognise the messages that were sent to me, then let me and my people return to Makkah."
Hur said “I have been ordered to arrest you and take you to the governor of Kufa.”
Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) told all his people to gather their belongings and prepare to return to Makkah.
Upon hearing this Hur ordered his men to surround Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) and his people and forceyfully take them to Kufa if they refused to go voluntarily.
Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) saw four or five people approaching him on camels at a distance from the
direction of Kufa.
Nafi' bin Hilal, one of the four men who came from Kufa, told that the well-to-do people of Kufa had been bought by Ibn- ziad and had turned against him and the poor people of Kufa had also left him because of the fear of the governor but in their hearts they were still with him. Nafi’ then went on to explain what had happened to Qais and Baqtr, and how the
governor had executed them. Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) was hurt and saddened too deeply to stop them flowing.
Another person who had come was Tarmah bin Addi. He advised Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) that because
he did not have a large number of people with him to defeat the governor and his men, he should go with him to a place which was safe from attack because it was behind a mountain and his own tribe of more than 20,000 people would do everything in their power to help Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A). After realising that Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) would not consider going with him Tarmah left. Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) continued heading towards Kufa and reached a place called Qasr Bani Muqatil by evening. In the morning Hazrat Imam Husain (R.A) and his people performed Fajar prayer and decided to go back to Makkah, but Hur and his army would not let them move towards Makkah. After some time, they reached a place called Nineveh.When the Imam’s caravan came near this place, they saw a man on a horse coming towards them. He was carrying a message from Ubayd Allah Ziya to Hurr bin Yazid Al-Riyahi.
It was written in letter that “Be firm with Hussain. When you read my letter, do not let him camp anywhere but in the desert where there is no water and no fortification.”
The Imam said, “Then, let us go to Nainawa .
Then, the Imam asked Hurr to let him go a little bit further. Hurr bin Yazid Al-Riyahi agreed and the Imam’s caravan went with Hurr’s troops following behind until they reached Karbala . The day, Holy Imam’s caravan reached Karbala was 2nd of Muharram, 61 Hijra.
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