You were both my shield and my sword Yet I lost both...

You were both my shield and my sword Yet I lost both: No shield do I now hold Nor even my own sword...[^3] [^1]: These lines are excerpted from a poem by Sayyid Ja’far al-Hilli, may Allah fill his grave with noor. [^2]: Maqtal Muhammad Ibn Abu Talib. According to this report, their seeking water must have taken place on the seventh day which may explain why the seventh day is dedicated to the memory of al-’Abbas. According to p.

95, majlis 3, of as-Saduq's Amali, Imam al-Husayn Ibn ‘Ali (‘a) dispatched his son ‘Ali al-Akbar with thirty horsemen and twenty footmen to fetch water. [^3]: Excerpted from a poem by Shaikh Muhsin Abul-Habb al-Ha’iri, may Allah have mercy on his soul. Previous…