Husain in the Battlefield to Offer the Greatest Sacrifice...

Husain in the Battlefield to Offer the Greatest Sacrifice for the Truth HUSAIN FIRST pREACHED to his enemies, the love of God, the obedience to the Holy Prophet and abstinence from vice and wickedness, and at last asked the people:- " Why doye kill me?" " Did I commit any sin or crime?" " Did I plunder anybody?" " Did I interfere with any one's affairs?" All stood dumb and nonc answered. Then the Holy Imam continued:- "Then why do ye kill me?

What answer have you to give to God, and to the Holy Prophet on the Day of Judg- ment?" When no answer from the Devil's forces, the Holy Imam said:- "You have killed all my companions, my children, my brothers and even my little baby; now I tell you leave me, I will migrate to Yeman, to Iran or even to the far off Hind (India), stain not your hands with my blood, which is the blood of the Holy Prophet himself, you will not have salvation.

It is for you; I tell you, shed not my blood and save yourseLves. This last offer of the Holy Imam was superb and matchless and yet the devils did not avail of it. It was in fact the fulfilment of the 'Hujjat' or the argument to give the last chance to the greedy devils to save themselves from the wrath of God.

The Last Call of the Holy Imam in the Way of the Lord LEST LATER ANY one in the surroundings should say that he was neither called nor given any opportunity to serve the cause of defending the Truth by helping the Holy Imam who was fighting for it,Husain now standing all alone, bleeding from innumer- able wounds from head to foot, having lost one and all of his godly comrades, having offered the last and the greatest of his offerings in the way of the Lord, the six months babe Ali-e-Asghar, gave his last call to humanity around him, inviting them to join him in the way of the Lord, saying:- "Hal min Nasirin Yansorona ?" 'Is there any helper to help us?' "Hal min zahbin yazubbo an Harame Rasoolullal?" 'Is there any defender to repulse the enemy from approaching the tents of the family of the Holy Prophet?' When there was no response from any one of the thousands standing around him, he then said aloud:- "Alan Tasma'o ?

Alaisa fikum Muslimu?" Do ye hear me not ? Is there not even a single Muslim among you? Yet there was no responsc.