If Husain had taken any initiative to act of his own accord...

If Husain had taken any initiative to act of his own accord at the invitations from the people, with the assurance of the armies ready to act under his command, the sincerity or the purity of his purpose would have been marred by his intention of getting misunderstood by the world and doubted by the general public attributing to it selfishness and ambition to gain the political power for himself.

He waited for a call from the situation purely in the name of God for the godly cause of saving the faith one day which he knew, was sure to come from the people. Husain prophesies His Son's Martyrdom HuSAIN'S SECOND SON Ali (who after the tragedy of Karbala became known as Ali-e-Akbar) resembled the Holy so much in all his physical features that people from distant places, desirous of having again a view of the departed Apostle of God, the Holy , visited Madina to have a look at Ali e-Akbar.

It is reported that once a party of such visitors had come to Madina from Egypt and having seen Ali-e-Akbar were amazed at the wonderful beauty of the young Ali and his remarkable resemblance to the Holy Prophet.

Husain, the Holy Imam asked them as to how much they would like to have a son like his Ali, they submitted:- "0' son of the Holy Prophet, we as the humble beings and sinners to have such a great blessing fromGod?" Husain asked as to how much they would value it if they were blessed by God with such a handsome son. They submitted :- "0' son of the Holy Prophet, if we get such a gift from God, we will not allow the child to walk on the ground.

We would prefer a lance piercing our eyes instead of any thorn pricking his foot." Husain said:- " Know ye all that when this very same handsome son of mine will be in the prime of his youth in the eighteenth yea? of his age, I will offer him in the way of the Lord at Karbala, myself witnessing his beautiful breast pierced with a lance." The people could not control shedding tears.

The Call from the Governor In 6o A.H., it was night when the news of the death of Ma'aviah was conveyed to Valid the Governor of Madina on behalf of Yazid the son of Ma'aviah who had succeeded as the Kalif at Damascus. Besides the intimation about the death of Ma'aviah, the letter con tained orders to Valid to demand Baith, i.e., allegiance particularly from Husain and if Husain refuses to pay it, to cut off his head and send it to Yazid, at Damascus.