For Islam's unity he surrendered his head With his darling...

For Islam's unity he surrendered his head With his darling children he nobly fed The starving Ummat on its death-bed Because through sacrifice are nations made!* * Khurshed, ed., Imam Husain, 2nd ed., p. 156. L. 4. ?Shimr?, full name ?Shimr b. Dh? al-Jawshan?, was the most notorious figure in the Ashura incident. His real name was Shurahb?l b. ?Amr b. Mu??w?yyah. He symbolizes cruelty and atrocity because he was reportedly the person who decapitated Imam al-Husain.

He instigated and dispatched his men to attack and plunder the tents on Imam al-Husain's front. L. 10. Although ?seventy-two saints? refers to the widely- accepted number of martyrs of the Ashura battle; however, the number of martyrs listed inside Imam al-Husain's sacred shrine amounts to some one-hundred martyrs (personal observation). L. 19. ?Ummat?, var. umma, means ?The Muslim community 39 Previous…