The story of Qarbala brings back tears whenever we hear it..
It is like the scab being peeled of over a healing wound.
definitely. So I've heard, Hazrat Hussain had two boys, who was the little baby (6 month old) kid who was martyred? ali akbari? ali asgar?
I think it was Ali Akbar...
Not exactly sure.
I am not sure either. I think the younger one was ali asghar though. I think the word Asghar means "little", therefore the little baby must be Ali Asghar, I guess.
Possible....
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So why dont you come in and feed in some paragraphs!!!
I am reading this and tears are in my eyes,such a sad story,go to majlis in moharram you will know how heart breaking all this is...
Hazrat Ali Akbar was the elder son of Imam Hussein (a.s) and Ali Asghar the little baby.
ALI-E-AKBAR'S MARTYRDOM:
After Abbas, came the turn of Ali-e-Akbar, to go to the battlefield. It is reported that this eighteen-year-old son was so very much loved by one and all in the camp that the account of his taking leave of his mother, aunts, sisters, brothers and other relatives is so pathetic that none can resist shedding at least a few tears over the heart-rending event. At last when the Holy Imam sent Ali-e-Akbar, the 'Ahmad-i-thani', i.e., (Muhammad the Second), to the battlefield, he raised his head towards Heaven and said:-
"Lord! Here is sent in Thy way, the one who resembleth the most with Thy Prophet Muhammad, whenever we did desire to have a view of the Holy face departed away from us, we used to look at the face of this youth."
"Lord! Husain has one Ali-e-Akbar and he is sent to be sacrificed for Thy cause, had I many more like him, I would have similarly offered them all in Thy way."
Is not this offer more acceptable to God than that of Abraham who offered with his eyes blindfolded? Is not this a Greater Sacrifice than that of Ishmael?
When Ali-e-Akbar went into the battlefield, it is reported that the Devil's forces were so much amazed at his resemblance with the Holy Prophet that such of those who had seen him before, wondered if the Holy Prophet had reappeared in the world to help his dear grandson Husain. People were so anxious to have a look at the enchanting beauty of the youth that those in the rear of the enemy's ranks, mounted on the horses and camels, even stood on the backs of the animals to have a look at the matchless and the wonderstriking beauty of this son of the Holy Imam. But lo! There was a treacherous onslaught and Ali-e-Akbar fell with a lance pierced through his breast as the Holy Imam had prophesied. God alone knows what a patient heart the Holy Imam had been endowed with, which never gave way against any catastrophe even that of the loss of such a son. The Holy Imam stood looking at his son dying before his eyes and lifting his head towards Heaven said:-
"Lord! It will be quite sufficient for Thy Husain if thou accepteth this sacrifice and if thou art pleased with this humble offer."
Good job ramesha. This will be the 1000th visit now.
Ya Hussein shaheed, Ya Hussein Mazloom!
You can change your name a 1000 times, but it’s hard to change the second habits. enjoy.
I wish you had an ounce of taqwa.
Hello Mr. Zalim. Beg your pardon, who are you? Are you talking to me or who?
AL-HUSAIN AND HIS BABY:
By the afternoon 70 brave persons had sacrificed their lives in Karbala to save Islam. All had fought under nerve racking conditions, severe thirst, dehydration, exhaustion, and agonizing feeling of what would happen to the family of the Prophet (pbuh) afterwards. Husain endured all that and more, for he saw all his beloved ones brutally cut to pieces, including children. Remaining the only one, Imam Husain was to face the enemy head on. Precisely at that moment Imam Husain heard his baby crying incessantly, agonizing because of the thirst. Imam Husain's love for his family was unbound, especially for a suffering baby. He held the six months old baby, his youngest son (Ali Asghar) in his arms, and appealed to the enemy fighters for some water for the baby. Imam wanted to awaken their conscience and stir their human feelings but the stone-hearted enemy, instead of giving water, zoomed an arrow toward the agonizing baby and killed him instantly. Imam Husain was shocked. He felt an unbearable wave of pain. The sight of the limp baby in his arms was agonizingly painful. He filled his palm with the blood of the baby, and threw it upwards toward the sky, complaining to Allah (swt),
"O' Allah, O' my Lord! My consolation is the fact that Thou in Thine Majesty are witnessing what I am going through."
inna lillahey wa inna elaihay rajiun!
nanhee see qabr khod kay asghar ko ghaar key
shabbir uth kharay huay daman ko jhaar key
sabre hussein bhee hay ishq, sidqe khalil bhee hay ishq
maarkae hijaz mein badro hunain bhee hay ishq
iqbal
AL-HUSAIN BY HIMSELF:
Imam Husain (a.s.) was alone, one man against thousands. He took them on, fighting them bravely, and kept fighting, receiving many wounds in the process. Thousands of enemy fighters were surrounding him but none dared to move toward him. The silence was broken when Shimr screamed for an attack, then screamed again, threatening, and in response they attacked collectively, and one sword fell on Imam Husain's left wrist and deeply cut his left hand. The blood gushed like a fountain. Another sword was soon to follow and it hit his upper back. Imam Husain (a.s.) felt numb as he fell to the ground, bleeding profusely. He was near the point of shock, even though staggering he tried to stand by leaning on his sword. Then he received the fatal blow.
It was at this point, that Shimr whose mother was a disbeliever, came forward and severed Imam Husain's noble head from the body, the noble head kissed often by the Prophet (pbuh)! Shimr and others had the audacity to carry it on the tip of a spear to Yazid, 600 miles away!
Umar Ibn Sa'ad ordered the horsemen to trample upon the supine bodies of Imam Husain and all others killed, to disfigure them even further, as if the wounds, the bloodied bodies, and the headless forms were not enough.
For three days the exposed bodies of the martyrs were left lying in the desert of Karbala. Afterwards, the people of the tribe of Bani-Asad, who were not far away from the battle field, helped bury them.
Umar Ibn Sa'ad and his forces (representing Benu Umayya) took the women and children as prisoners in shackles, put them on camels, and proceeded in a caravan from Karbala to Kufa. At the forefront of the procession were the heads of Imam Husain (a.s.) and his followers on the tip of spears. The scene was both grotesque and pathetic. This was the leftover of the beloved family of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh), in such a deplorable unimaginable condition, all caused by people who called themselves Muslims!
The Aftermath of Karbala
After the supreme sacrifice had been accepted and our Holy Imam Husain (A) had been martyred, a gloomy silence hung over the battlefield of Karbala.
Every now and then the silence would be broken by the sound of drum-beating to celebrate victory. Not content with spilling the innocent blood of Imam Husain (A) and his companions, Amr ibne Sa'ad,the commander of Yazid's army, ordered the horses to be shod afresh and then run over the bodies of the dead Muslims.
Although some people from his army objected to this gross disrespect to the dead, he managed to enforce this horrible action. Having trampled over the bodies of the martyrs, the enemy next turned their attention to the defenceless camp of
Imam Husain (A).
Yazid's soldiers marched into the camp where they subjected the grief-stricken ladies to further torment and indignity. They had
expected to find luxurious articles in the tents of the family of the Holy Prophet (S), but all they found were simple items and
clothes, some of which had been stitched by Bibi Fatima (A) with her own hands. The ruthless soldiers snatched away these few
possessions of sentimental value. They were angry at the lack of booty, and they took the veils off the struggling ladies forcing
them to expose their hair and faces. This humiliation was almost too much to bear.
Not satisfied with this, the enemy set fire to the tents. The terrified ladies gathered their children and rushed from tent to tent, trying to escape the burning flames. One young child was seen rushing out of a
tent with her clothes on fire. One of the enemy soldiers, seeing her pitiable condition came forward and put out the flames. The child looked at him, surprised at the unexpected kindness. Tearfully, the little
child asked him, "O Shaikh, do me one more kindness and tell me the way to Najaf."
The soldier was very surprised at this unusual request, and replied, "Najaf is far away from here. Why do you want to know
the way there?".
The child said with heartbreaking innocence, "I want to go to the grave of my grandfather Imam Ali (A) and complain about what your people have done to us - how our men were butchered and how our ladies have been
whipped. I want to tell him how the earrings were snatched from my cousin Sakina's ears, leaving her earlobes torn and bleeding."
Bibi Zainab (A), who had been left in charge of the camp by Imam Husain (A), was at a loss as to what to do. She went to the seriously ill Imam Ali Zainul Abideen (A). He lay unconscious on the ground after the enemy
had even robbed the mattress on which he lay. She shook him urgently to ask his advice. He was burning with fever but with a great effort he replied that it was compulsory on them to save their lives and he asked her to get everyone out from the burning tents into the open.
Soon the raging fires subsided leaving only one tent standing,although it was also damaged by fire. The ladies and children
salvaged whatever they could of their few belongings and huddled together in that little shelter waiting for nightfall.
The night following the day of Ashura is known as Shame Ghariba. It was the night when the exhausted, hungry and tired families of Imam Husain (A) and his companions sat in loneliness, each thinking about the loved
ones they had lost in the unjust battle on that day.
Due to the illness of Imam Ali Zainul Abideen (A), Bibi Zainab (A)realised that she would have to take care of the small group of
women and children herself. She called her sister Bibi Umme Kulthum (A) to help her and they decided to count all the children to see that none had gone missing in the confusion of the fire. To her horror and dismay
Bibi Zaynab (A) found that Bibi Sakina (A), the beloved daughter of Imam Husain (A), was not there.
The two ladies searched everywhere for the young girl but in vain.
Finally, in desperation, Bibi Zainab (A) went to the place where the body of her brother Husain (A) lay and cried, "O my brother, Sakina, who you left in my care, is nowhere to be found. Where shall I look for her in this wilderness?" Just then, the moon
came out from behind a cloud and Bibi Zainab (A) saw that little Sakina (A) lay on her father, sleeping on his chest like she always used to.She shook the child awake and said, "My child,how did you find your father's beheaded body in this darkness?"
The little girl replied innocently, "I wanted to tell my father about
what the people had done to me. I wanted to tell him how Shimr
had robbed the earrings that my father had so lovingly given me.
I wanted to tell him how he had ripped them from my ears leaving my earlobes torn and bleeding. I wanted to tell him how the beast had mercilessly slapped me when I cried in pain. When I was running aimlessly in the desert I thought I heard my father's voice telling me he was here. I followed the voice and I found him lying here. I told him
everything and then I felt like sleeping on his chest the way I always did, for the last time. So I kept my head on his chest and slept till you came."
Bibi Zainab (A) took the little child's hand and led her back to the camp where her mother Bibi Rubab waited anxiously. She had just returned the exhausted child to her mother when she noticed that a group of people were advancing towards the camp carrying flame torches. She thought that some soldiers had
returned to loot them and she hurried to stop them from disturbing the children who had finally gone to sleep despite their hunger and thirst.
However, it turned out that the arrivals were a group of ladies,the wives of some of the enemy soldiers. They were led by the widow of Hur, who had joined Imam Husain's (A) army from the enemy camp.
Hur's widow said, "Dear lady, we have been asked to bring food and water
for the children and bereaved ladies of your camp."
She continued sadly, "I am the widow of Hur who died fighting for your
brother. When the soldiers of Amr ibne Sa'ad realised that all of you
would perish of hunger and thirst, and that they would not be able to take you back to Yazid according to his command, they sent me to bring food and water to you."
Bibi Zainab (A) offered her condolences at the death of Hur and apologised that they had not been able to offer him much hospitality.
This remark prompted Hur's widow to say, "My lady, I do not know how to offer you condolences, because you lost not one, but 18 members of your family."
Bibi Zainab (A) supervised the feeding of all the children and ladies. She then took a broken sword in her hands and began going around the camp ensuring that the small group was safe from any further disturbances during that night.
The Journey to Damascus
On the morning of 11th Muharram, the army commander, Amr ibne Sa'ad called his officers to decide what steps they should take next. It was decided that the captives should be led through Kufa to Damascus to the court of Yazid. Amr ibne Sa'ad marched directly on to Damascus to inform Yazid about the events of Karbala, and to obtain his promised reward. He left Shimr and Khooli in charge of the captives.
With these arrangements completed, some soldiers were appointed to bind the ladies and children. They tied ropes and chains round their hands and feet. The ladies were put on camels with no saddles. The hands of
some of the ladies were tied behind them and linked to the necks of the young children. Imam Ali Zainul Abideen (A) was heavily chained and made to walk on foot, despite his weakened condition. The heartless officers
made the captives pass by the place where the bodies of their loved ones lay, headless and without even shrouds over them.
Many of the ladies and children threw themselves down from the camels to the bodies of their dead relatives, only to be whipped
by the soldiers. Even the innocent children were not spared the lashes.
Once the captives were made ready, the heads of all the martyrs were mounted on spears. Every soldier who was given a severed
head was made in charge of it and marched at the front of the army. The head of Imam Husain (A) was given to Khooli, who was a hard-hearted
tyrant.
Finally the caravan got underway for Kufa. The pitiful condition of the
little children was such that they could not hold on to the
camels due to their inexperience and the rapid pace of the march. Many
children fell to the ground as a result. Despite the
pleading of the mothers, the heartless soldiers would not halt the march
to remount a fallen child. Today, the road from Karbala to Kufa has many graves of such children who were left to die in the hot desert.
Within a few hours, the caravan reached the outskirts of Kufa.
Shimr decided to send a messenger to inform the governor,Ubaidullah ibne Ziyad, of their arrival. The messenger returned,saying that all preparations had been made, and the captives should be marched through
the main streets of the town.
The people of Kufa lined the streets and looked from the balconies of their houses as the captives were paraded in front of them. The announcer was saying, "O people of Kufa, we are bringing you the grand-daughters of the Prophet and other women and children of the family of Husain son of Ali. Husain,
who had risen in rebellion against our Caliph Yazid, has been defeated and killed with his companions on the battlefield of Karbala. The members of his family are now being taken to the court of Yazid, to face whatever
punishment he wishes to inflict upon them. People of Kufa, this is the fate that awaits all those who question the authority of Yazid, and no person who tries to rise against Yazid will be spared."
The people heard all this in astonishment. Not long ago Kufa was the capital of Imam Ali (A), and they all remembered the kindness
shown to them by him and his sons and daughters. On seeing the pitiful condition of the captives, many were crying, but none
dared to raise their voice against the oppressors, in case a similar fate befell them.
Finally the caravan reached the court of the governor. When he saw the condition of the captives, he mockingly said that it seemed that some slave girls had been brought before him, and not the grand-daughters of
the Holy Prophet (S). This remark made Bibi Zainab (A) lose her temper and she addressed Ubaidullah ibne Ziyad with a fiery and eloquent speech.
Bibi Zainab (A) related the status of the Holy Prophet (S) and his Holy Ahlul Bayt (A). She reminded him of the teachings of Islam
about the considerations to be given to prisoners, especially women and children. She warned him about the temporary nature of his victory and the doom that he and his evil master Yazid would soon face. She began to
tell the assembled people about the inhuman crimes committed against Imam Husain (A) and his companions.
As she spoke, the people were reminded of the eloquence of her father Imam Ali (A). Ubaidullah became worried at the effect the
speech of Bibi Zainab (A) was having on the people. He tried to shout her down by threatening the worst possible torture if she
did not stop. Undaunted by his threats, the brave lady continued and her words moved many to tears. One of the aged companions of the Holy Prophet (S), Zaid bin Arkan, who was
blind, rose up and protested at the cruel treatment of the members of the family of the Holy Prophet (S).
Ubaidullah realised at once that the situation could get out of hand.
The speech of Bibi Zainab (A) could cause an uprising against him if he did not act quickly. He ordered his men to get rid of
the companion of the Holy Prophet (S) and told Shimr and Khooli to get the captives out of Kufa immediately.
Arrangements were made for departure straight away, and Shimr chose the quietest route to Damascus so that he would not face any surprise attacks from anyone wishing to avenge the martyrs of Karbala. The caravan of the captive families of Imam Husain (A) and his companions was led by Shimr through the deserts of Iraq and Syria, from Kufa to
Damascus (Sham).
Throughout the journey people noted with wonder that the lips of the cut head of Imam Husain (A) kept on moving, reciting verses from the Holy Qur'an. Clearly heard was the following verse:
Do you think that the people of the Cave and of the Inscription were of Our wonderful miracles? Surae Kahf, 18:9
By reciting this verse, the Holy Imam (A) was calling the attention of the people to the next verses of this chapter of the
Holy Qur'an (18 : 9-14), where Allah relates how He increased the guidance and strengthened the hearts of the Companions of
the Cave, when they stood up against the evil- doers. Even in death, our Holy Imam (A) was pointing out the similarity of the
message of his stand in Karbala to the other event from ancient history.
The captives finally reached Damascus. On reaching the city gates, the caravan was halted and Yazid was informed of their
arrival and his permission was sought to bring the captives into his court.
zikr jab zainabe muztar ka bayañ hota hay
khoon sajjad kee aankhoñ sey rawañ hota hay
Shair uncle… you are really smart!
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While the other two are reduced to postings in ‘Guestbook’ you have snuck right back in, and so quickly.
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I guess, you should also keep one or two other nicks handy. As soon as this one gets banished, in comes the next one!
Cool foot work, I must say.
…and you writing style remains the same. Good Luck this time around. 
Adios!