The story of Hazrat Imam Hussain(RA)
Imam Hussain(RA) was the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
He was the son of Hazrat Ali(RA), and Hazrat Fatima(RA).
The Prophet loved Hazrat Hussain
and his brother Imam Hassan a lot.
There are many instances where he have said,
“He who loves me and loves these two, their father and their mother, will be with me at my place on the day of resurrection".
On another occasion, he said,
“Hussain is of me and I am of him".
Allah loves those who love Hussain.
Hussain is a grandson among grandsons.
After the death of the Prophet, his mother too passed away.
And in a few years, his father died as well,
making his brother Hazrat Hassan the Imam.
Hazrat Hussain had to take over the responsibility of Imama after his brother died.
In the meantime, Muawiyah, the companion of the Prophet, and someone who had a lot of disagreements with the Prophet's family which included the great battle of Siffin against Imam Ali (RA) had appointed his son Yazid as his successor.
This was against the treaty made by his brother and the Muawiyah.
A messenger is now standing before Hussain(RA)
Yazid wanted Hazrat Hussain to pay allegiance to him and follow his leadership, but Hazrat Hussain refused.
This angered Yazid one day, while Hazrat Hussain was in Mecca doing his pilgrimage, he got the news that the people over Iraq
had a message for him they wanted to pledge allegiance to him and his family.
Not to Muawiyah and Yazid.
Hazrat Hussain received over five hundred
letters from Iraq.
He headed to Kufa where he was offered allegiance from the people living there.
Before reaching the city of Kufa, he asked his cousin Muslim Ibn Aqeel to go to Kufa to assess the situation there
But the situation in Kufa had changed.
Yazid’s army had already bribed the people of Kufa.
And they swore allegiance to Yazid.
When Muslim arrived at the city,
he was greeted by some of the people who
wanted to pay allegiance to Hazrat Hussain. But Yazid's army found out he was in the city. He was then killed when he didn't pay allegiance to Yazid.
Hazrat Hussain didn’t realize the situation in Kufa, the companions of the prophet
warned him from going to Kufa, but he continued and his journey to the city.
Suddenly they were surrounded
by Hur and the his army near Al-Qadissiyah.
Hur worked for Yazid, and he had been instructed to stop the family proceeding any further to Kufa.
Hur asked Imam Hussain (RA), "Where are you going O grandson of the prophet?"
The Imam reply, " To Iraq".
And Hur said back to him,"I order you to turn back and not to go to Kufa".
Nevertheless Imam Hussain (RA) still
went on his way to Iraq.
The family then reached Karbala.
They remained there for two days,
from the 2nd until the 4th of Muharram.
But soon, Shimr arrived along with four thousand soldiers.
Hazrat Hussain thought about his family.
The people in Imam Hussain's camp, consisted of men over 80 years old,
and women and children.
He finally decided to comply
considering the safety of his family.
Shimr and his soldiers soon occupied the camp.
He ordered Hazrat Hussain (RA) to pay
allegiance to Yazid.
But Hazrat Hussain (RA) didn't comply.
On the 9th of Muharram Hazrat Hussain
saw that the army of Yazid were approaching his camp.
He asked his brother Abbas,
to meet the soldiers and find out what was happening.
When Abbas spoke to the soldiers,they said they had received orders to find Hazrat Hussain if he didn't pay allegiance to Yazid.
When Abbas informed this to Hazrat Hussain, he realized that his end was near.
Hazrat Hussain requested that they be given one more night for worshipping Allah.
The army agreed, and granted them one more day to live.
That night, the entire family prayed
and worshipped Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala).
Even though they knew they were going to die the next day.
The family stayed strong and together.
After the prayers, Hazrat Hussain held a meeting for his family and companions.
He told them that Yazid wanted to kill him alone, and not his family.
He asked them to leave the camp and save their lives.
But no one wanted to leave!
They were willing to give up their life for the family of the Prophet.
They swore their allegiance till they die.
Let us remember Hur,
the leader of the army who initially
stopped Hazrat Hussain from entering Kufa.
He realized that he was on the wrong side of the battle.
When he thought about killing the Prophet’s surviving family, he was horrified!
Hur,and his son and four soldiers walk
toward Hussain's camp.
When he met the Imam, he was overcome with grief.
He begged for forgiveness and pleaded with him to fight for him.
On the morning of the 10th of Muharram,
Hazrat Hussain led his family and companions in prayers.
Not only that, he also led the prayers of the opposing side as well.
And after the prayers were finished they saw the army approaching, they lined up outside their tents to defend themselves.
They were 72, facing a giant army of
thousands of soldiers!
Hur was the first to fight in the battle.
But he stood no chance against an army of thousands.
Even though he fought bravely, he was soon killed.
They fought all morning very bravely.
The fighting continued throughout the afternoon and soon all the companions were martyred, leaving only the family members.
Imam’s nephew, the son of Hazrat Hassan(RA), Hazrat Qasim approached Imam and requested him to go out into the battlefield.
But Imam denied his request Hazrat Qasim was upset, so he approached his mother
and spoke to her.
It was then she handed over a letter,
and asked him to give this to his uncle.
The letter was written by Imam Hassan (RA) before he died.
He knew that this day would come soon,
and that’s why he requested his brother
to let his son fight for him.
Imam Hussain was forced to give his permission, and Hazrat Qasim went
into the battlefield.
But he too died very soon.
Finally, Imam Hussain went out to the battlefield.
He introduced himself again as the
grandson of the Prophet (SAW) and that his only crime was that he would not take the oath of allegiance to Yazid and his sinful ways.
Soon, Shimr and his army
approached Hazrat Hussain he fought many of them bravely.
But numbers greater than bravery and he was soon killed after.
“Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un ”
One day the whole mini army:
the male family members and companions
of Imam Hussain were martyred.
By the evening, the only surviving
male member of the family,
Hazrat Zain Ul Abideen, the noble ladies
of the house and children were left.
Allah knows best and has a plan.
Hazrat Zain Ul Abideen had not fought in the battle at Karbala because he had been severely ill.
He had a high fever that had made him unable to lift his head.
He was the only male companion for the noble ladies and children.
On the night of the 10th of Muharram
the ladies were now imprisoned.
They began their long journey through
the hot deserts of Karbala.
They travelled through the burning sands
through the towns of Tikrit, Mosul and Aleppo.
Those pious ladies were taken to
Syria where Bibi Zainab, the brave sister of
Imam Hussain confronted Yazid.
She stood before him and told the
world about the atrocities that the family of the Prophet had endured.
Yazid was ridiculed by this powerful lady
and people now knew the story of Karbala.
then died after she had revealed the truth.
It was the destiny of this pious lady
to spread the story of Karbala.
Imam Hussain(RA) was the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).
He was the son of Hazrat Ali(RA), and Hazrat Fatima(RA).
The Prophet loved Hazrat Hussain
and his brother Imam Hassan a lot.
There are many instances where he have said,
“He who loves me and loves these two, their father and their mother, will be with me at my place on the day of resurrection".
On another occasion, he said,
“Hussain is of me and I am of him".
Allah loves those who love Hussain.
Hussain is a grandson among grandsons.
After the death of the Prophet, his mother too passed away.
And in a few years, his father died as well,
making his brother Hazrat Hassan the Imam.
Hazrat Hussain had to take over the responsibility of Imama after his brother died.
In the meantime, Muawiyah, the companion of the Prophet, and someone who had a lot of disagreements with the Prophet's family which included the great battle of Siffin against Imam Ali (RA) had appointed his son Yazid as his successor.
This was against the treaty made by his brother and the Muawiyah.
A messenger is now standing before Hussain(RA)
Yazid wanted Hazrat Hussain to pay allegiance to him and follow his leadership, but Hazrat Hussain refused.
This angered Yazid one day, while Hazrat Hussain was in Mecca doing his pilgrimage, he got the news that the people over Iraq
had a message for him they wanted to pledge allegiance to him and his family.
Not to Muawiyah and Yazid.
Hazrat Hussain received over five hundred
letters from Iraq.
He headed to Kufa where he was offered allegiance from the people living there.
Before reaching the city of Kufa, he asked his cousin Muslim Ibn Aqeel to go to Kufa to assess the situation there
But the situation in Kufa had changed.
Yazid’s army had already bribed the people of Kufa.
And they swore allegiance to Yazid.
When Muslim arrived at the city,
he was greeted by some of the people who
wanted to pay allegiance to Hazrat Hussain. But Yazid's army found out he was in the city. He was then killed when he didn't pay allegiance to Yazid.
Hazrat Hussain didn’t realize the situation in Kufa, the companions of the prophet
warned him from going to Kufa, but he continued and his journey to the city.
Suddenly they were surrounded
by Hur and the his army near Al-Qadissiyah.
Hur worked for Yazid, and he had been instructed to stop the family proceeding any further to Kufa.
Hur asked Imam Hussain (RA), "Where are you going O grandson of the prophet?"
The Imam reply, " To Iraq".
And Hur said back to him,"I order you to turn back and not to go to Kufa".
Nevertheless Imam Hussain (RA) still
went on his way to Iraq.
The family then reached Karbala.
They remained there for two days,
from the 2nd until the 4th of Muharram.
But soon, Shimr arrived along with four thousand soldiers.
Hazrat Hussain thought about his family.
The people in Imam Hussain's camp, consisted of men over 80 years old,
and women and children.
He finally decided to comply
considering the safety of his family.
Shimr and his soldiers soon occupied the camp.
He ordered Hazrat Hussain (RA) to pay
allegiance to Yazid.
But Hazrat Hussain (RA) didn't comply.
On the 9th of Muharram Hazrat Hussain
saw that the army of Yazid were approaching his camp.
He asked his brother Abbas,
to meet the soldiers and find out what was happening.
When Abbas spoke to the soldiers,they said they had received orders to find Hazrat Hussain if he didn't pay allegiance to Yazid.
When Abbas informed this to Hazrat Hussain, he realized that his end was near.
Hazrat Hussain requested that they be given one more night for worshipping Allah.
The army agreed, and granted them one more day to live.
That night, the entire family prayed
and worshipped Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala).
Even though they knew they were going to die the next day.
The family stayed strong and together.
After the prayers, Hazrat Hussain held a meeting for his family and companions.
He told them that Yazid wanted to kill him alone, and not his family.
He asked them to leave the camp and save their lives.
But no one wanted to leave!
They were willing to give up their life for the family of the Prophet.
They swore their allegiance till they die.
Let us remember Hur,
the leader of the army who initially
stopped Hazrat Hussain from entering Kufa.
He realized that he was on the wrong side of the battle.
When he thought about killing the Prophet’s surviving family, he was horrified!
Hur,and his son and four soldiers walk
toward Hussain's camp.
When he met the Imam, he was overcome with grief.
He begged for forgiveness and pleaded with him to fight for him.
On the morning of the 10th of Muharram,
Hazrat Hussain led his family and companions in prayers.
Not only that, he also led the prayers of the opposing side as well.
And after the prayers were finished they saw the army approaching, they lined up outside their tents to defend themselves.
They were 72, facing a giant army of
thousands of soldiers!
Hur was the first to fight in the battle.
But he stood no chance against an army of thousands.
Even though he fought bravely, he was soon killed.
They fought all morning very bravely.
The fighting continued throughout the afternoon and soon all the companions were martyred, leaving only the family members.
Imam’s nephew, the son of Hazrat Hassan(RA), Hazrat Qasim approached Imam and requested him to go out into the battlefield.
But Imam denied his request Hazrat Qasim was upset, so he approached his mother
and spoke to her.
It was then she handed over a letter,
and asked him to give this to his uncle.
The letter was written by Imam Hassan (RA) before he died.
He knew that this day would come soon,
and that’s why he requested his brother
to let his son fight for him.
Imam Hussain was forced to give his permission, and Hazrat Qasim went
into the battlefield.
But he too died very soon.
Finally, Imam Hussain went out to the battlefield.
He introduced himself again as the
grandson of the Prophet (SAW) and that his only crime was that he would not take the oath of allegiance to Yazid and his sinful ways.
Soon, Shimr and his army
approached Hazrat Hussain he fought many of them bravely.
But numbers greater than bravery and he was soon killed after.
“Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un ”
One day the whole mini army:
the male family members and companions
of Imam Hussain were martyred.
By the evening, the only surviving
male member of the family,
Hazrat Zain Ul Abideen, the noble ladies
of the house and children were left.
Allah knows best and has a plan.
Hazrat Zain Ul Abideen had not fought in the battle at Karbala because he had been severely ill.
He had a high fever that had made him unable to lift his head.
He was the only male companion for the noble ladies and children.
On the night of the 10th of Muharram
the ladies were now imprisoned.
They began their long journey through
the hot deserts of Karbala.
They travelled through the burning sands
through the towns of Tikrit, Mosul and Aleppo.
Those pious ladies were taken to
Syria where Bibi Zainab, the brave sister of
Imam Hussain confronted Yazid.
She stood before him and told the
world about the atrocities that the family of the Prophet had endured.
Yazid was ridiculed by this powerful lady
and people now knew the story of Karbala.
then died after she had revealed the truth.
It was the destiny of this pious lady
to spread the story of Karbala.
Great story... We should pray for the prophet family...
ReplyDeleteExactly the karbala battle has vanished our prophet's family... During muharram we should go through fasting offer namaz and read quran.
ReplyDeleteIt's very true saying.
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