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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Hussein the Saiviour of Islam Abbas the Brave, Guards the Camp of the Holy Imam THE CAMP OF the Holy Imam contained the ladies and the children of the House of the Holy Prophet.

Apprehending a surprise attack from the enemy's forces which consisted of people who had turned treacherous to the Holy Imam and his family, a ditch was dug around the camp and fire was lighted the whole night and Abbas the Brave, guarded the camp in a vigil the whole night walking around it with his sword in his hand mindful of the safety of the Holy Imam and the inmates of the camp, with a vigilant eye on the ranks of the enemy.

The Night in the Yazidian Camp WHILE THE HUNGRY and thirsty devotees of God in thc Holy Imam's camp spent the night in prayers and the devotional sup- plicative services to God, the soldiers in the Yazidian ranks in the opposite camp spent the whole night in drinking, feasting and making merry in the hope of the promised rewards from Yazid in return for the destruction of the family of the Holy Prophet. God alone knows how many thousands of bowls of wine were emptied on that night.

The Yazidian forces anxiously awaited the break of the dawn of the next day to effect the brutal slaughter of the Holy Imam and the small band of his kith and kin and faithful devotees. The Holy Imam's Last Prayer with His Devotees on Earth AT THE BREAK of the dawn of the fateful day, 10th Muharram 61 A.H. (October 68o A.D.), Husain called his son Ali (Ali-e- Akbar) who resembled the Holy Prophet the most, and said:- "Ali, my dear!

Let me hear thy 'Azan' (the call for prayer) for the last time in this world!" When Ali e-Akbar gave the call 'Azan' in the Sahara, reporters say that the voice resembled the voice of the Holy Prophet and Husain hearing the last ' Azan' of his son in the voice of his Grand- father, remembering the Apostle of God, shed tears, and as the voice of Ali e-Akbar reached the inmates in the camp, Zainab along with Umme Laila, the mother of Ali-e-Akbar and the other ladies came out of the tents to hear the call for prayer in the sweet enchanting voice of the beautiful son of Husain resembling the voice of the Apostle of God, raising their hands to heavens prayed for the safety of their dear Caller to prayers.

It was the third day of the thirst inflicted on the whole camp of the Holy Imam.