Today is the 2nd night shab of Muharram. On the 2nd day of Muharram, Hussains caravan reached Karbala. Thousands of yazids solidiers were already there, having arrived long before the Imam. The small tribe living in Karbala gathered around Hussains caravan. Imam Hussain enquired about the price of land in Karbala. He then bought the entire land. Then, He first spoke to the menfolk of the tribe. O, menfolk of Karbala! We have not come here to fight. yazids solidier will fight with us and we will be killed. They will not bury our bodies and our bodies will be left to the wild animals of the desert. I request a favour from u, Please, bury our bodies. Imam Hussain then turned to the womenfolk of the tribe. Ladies of Karbala! Your menfolk, out of fear of yazids solidiers might not bury our bodies. Ladies! When your men are working in the fields, please come out of your houses and bury our bodies. Somehow Imam Hussain did not feel the men nor the women would carry out his request. Sadly, he turned to the children who had gathered and spoke gently to them. Children! If your father or your mother are unable us I beg you to through a fistful of sand over our bodies while u are playing in the fields. That way, children, our bodies will slowly get burried. Then, he turned to everyone who had gathered around and spoke again. My second request to u all is to look after the people who will came to visit our graves after our death. They will be my guests so please look after them and feed them for three days. Imam then ordered the tents to be pitched by the river. It was very hot in Karbala and the supply of water was absolutely essential for survival. Abbas, commander of Hussains army, with his men, started to pitch the tents by the river. The commanders of yazids army ordered their men to pull out Hussains tents. They stopped Hussains tents from being pitched by the river. Abbas became very angry. He pulled out his Sword and wanted to kill the enemies. Abbas, the lion son of Ali, was like his father. He was very brave and strong. The enemies feared him. If he wanted the tents to be pitched by the river, then yazids men even though in thousands, would not be able to stop him. Hussain saw what was happening and quickly intervened. He knew his brothers temper and strength. Abbas! My brother Abbas! Put your Sword back. Abbas, we have not come here to fight. Later on, people will say that we started the battle for water. Abbas! My brother Abbas! Calm down and put your sword back! Let us move away from here. We will pitch our tents elsewhere. Abbas considered his brother to be his master and always obeyed his commands. He put his sword back and ordered his men to pitch their tents away from the river. This was the 2nd of Muharram. As nights and days passed by, the scene in Karbala changed. Day by day yazids army increased in number. Nearly 20,000 of yazids solidiers surrounded Hussains tents. Why so many to fight no more then 72 men in Hussains army? Despite having so many men in yazids army his commanders were still worried because the 72 men in Hussains army were no ordinary men. They were brave, faithful and did not fear death. yazids solidiers knew this and therefore thought of a way to weaken Hussains army. On 7th Muharram, yazids commanders ordered their men to stop water from reaching Hussains tents. There were many ladies and children with Hussain and they suffered a lot without water and food. For three days, one could here children crying for water AL-ATASH! AL-ATASH! AL-ATASH! WATER! WATER! WATER! THIRST! THIRST! THIRST! Abbas could hear this. He could hear his beloved Sakina crying for water. Abbas loved Sakina dearly and always got her anything she wanted. Everytime Abbas heard Sakina crying for water, he shook with grief! Abbas! Poor Abbas, could not bear to hear Sakina crying. AL-ATASH! AL-ATASH! AL-ATASH! echoed through the land of Karbala for three days and nights. Many little children died from thirst and hunger. INNA LILLAHE WA INNA ELAIHE RAJEOON....
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 12:13:04 +0000
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