The Events of Karbalaa Part 3
Hazrat Imaam Husaien [Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu] leaves for Kufaa
Hazrat Imaam Husaein
[Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu]
was leaving Makkah with his family and well-wishers. His followers their wives, daughters and sisters and breast-feeding children, accompanied them. ‘Ulamaa’s have written that his group had in it wives, daughters, sisters, breast-feeding children and teenagers. This should be borne in mind, that
Hazrat Imaam Husaein
[Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu]
[did not leave Makkah with the intention to fight or go to war. He who goes to war does not take wives, daughters, sisters and breast-feeding children with him. The fact that he had with him his wives, daughters, sisters and breast-feeding children is proof of his intention.
The letter that informed him of a favorable situation in Kufaa prompted him to travel with his family. On the way to Kufaa he received news of Imaam Muslim’s [Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu] fate. They were surprised and shocked to hear this, but decided to go on to Kufaa and see for themselves as to how the situation took such a drastic turn. They were two hours away from Kufaa they met Hur bin Yazeed Riyahi with an army of a thousand soldiers. Hur said to Hazrat Imaam Husaein
[Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu] that he has come to arrest him on the instruction of Ibn e Ziyaad the governor of Kufaa. Hur said that his crime was rebellion against Yazeed. Hazrat Imaam Husaein [Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu] explained haw the people of Kufaa had forced him to take certain steps and since they had changed their stance he was prepared to go back. Hur himself was surprised at the turn of events. He told
Hazrat Imaam Husaein
[Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu]
that if he let him go his soldiers would complain to Ibn Ziyaad and he will be in trouble. So he advised the Imaam to continue discussions with him till night falls. He told him to leave quietly at night when the soldiers were asleep.
Hazrat Imaam Husaein
[Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu]
agreed. When darkness overtook them and the soldiers were asleep the group of Hazrat Imaam Husaein
[Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu] left.
They traveled the whole night and Almighty Allaah willed that they went in a complete circle finding themselves at the same spot the following morning. They were surprised as to how this happened. Hur himself was surprised but he planned that the negotiations continue and at night they would execute the plan once more. Again they traveled the whole night and Almighty Allaah willed that they went in a complete circle finding themselves at the same spot the following morning. This occurred for three nights and on the fourth day; they asked a traveler as to what was the name of the place that they were at. The stranger said that this was a place called Karbalaa in Iraq.
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ZAMEEN E KARBALAA
Karbalaa In Iraq
As soon as Hazrat Imaam Husaein
[Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu]
heard the word Karbalaa, he said, ‘my maternal grandfather The Holy Prophet Muhammad
[Sallal Laahu ‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam],
had prophesied that I would be martyred in Karbalaa. This is the place therefore it is impossible to leave from here. The fact that we departed from here for 3 consecutive nights and returned is proof that this is the place of our martyrdom.’ He ordered all his followers to get of their mounts and to set up camp at that place. It is stated that wherever they poked the ground to pitch tents blood oozed out of the soil. They were surprised to see this occurrence.
Hazrat Bibi Zaienab
[Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhaa] the sister of Hazrat Imaam Husaein [Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu] pleaded with her brother to leave Karbalaa since she felt upset seeing blood oozing from the ground wherever they poked a tent pole. He replied, my sister! We cannot leave this place; it is the place of our martyrdom. We have to sip the nectar of martyrdom and shed our blood here. The blood of the Holy Prophet’s [Sallal Laahu ‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam], family was destined to color this ground. The flowers of the garden of the Holy Prophet [Sallal Laahu ‘Alaiehi Wa Sallam], are destined to fall here and color the ground with their blood. So all of you dismount and display your patience and perseverance since we have to be martyred.’
The people of Madinah had come to Karbalaa via Makkah. Fate had brought them here since till The Day of Judgment they will be known as the people of Karbalaa.
As soon as
Hazrat Imaam Husaein
[Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu]
and his followers settled down. The army units being sent by Ibn Ziyaad and Yazeed came to meet them and each one brought the same message, that Hazrat
Imaam Husaien
[Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu]
should pledge allegiance to Yazeed and if he does then he should be brought alive to Yazeed and on refusal, his severed head should be brought to him.
Hazrat Imaam Husaein
[Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu]
replied that it was impossible that he pledge allegiance to Yazeed. He said it was strange that he was called to offer his hand so that people would pledge allegiance to him and now his hand was being forced into Yazeed’s hand. He said that he left Madinah to avoid pledging allegiance to Yazeed and he would never do so now. The enemy asked him to be ready for war. He replied that he did not come with the intention of fighting. They said that he could not avoid both, either he pledge allegiance or fight. When
Hazrat Imaam Husaein
[Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu]
saw that their intentions posed a danger, and the situation was delicate he had told them he had three requests. Since the letters of the Kufan’s forced him to come on Legal Grounds [Shariah] and now that they have betrayed him, so he places before them three conditions and whichever they agree to they must act on:
1. Allow us to return to Makkah and we will remain in The Noble Sacred Sanctuary or Haram ash-Sharif and spend the rest of our lives in passive worship.
2. Or let us go to a country where unbelievers and polytheists live so that we may spend our lives in the propagation of Islaam and concentrate our efforts on making them Muslims.
3. Finally, if you don’t agree to the other two requests take me to Yazeed so that I may speak to him. Probably we can reach a mutual understanding and prevent bloodshed.
These three requests were sent to the governor of Kufaa, Ibn Ziyaad and he became enraged and wrote to his chief army commander, Amr bin Saad that, ‘I did not send you to find grounds for peace between us and
Hazrat Imaam Husaein
[Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu]
, but to secure his allegiance and on refusal to send his severed head to me. My final order is this that you must fight
Imaam Hussain
[Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu]
and decapitate him. ’ When
Hazrat Imaam Husaein
[Radiyal Laahu ‘Anhu]
heard this his reply was, ‘do as you wish, we will never swear allegiance to Yazeed.’
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