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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Maqtal al-Husayn Those Whose Conscience is Free One night before his martyrdom[^1], al-Husayn (‘a) went to his companions to say: “ I glorify Allah in the best of glorification and praise Him for both ease and adversity. Lord! I praise You for having honoured us with Prophethood, taught us the Qur’an, made us faqihs in the creed, made for us the hearing, the vision, and the understanding, and You did not let us be among the polytheists.

I know no companions more worthy, nor better, than mine, nor any members of a family more joining of the ties of kinship than my (‘a); so, may Allah reward all of you on my behalf. [^2] My grandfather, the Messenger of Allah (S), told me that I would be taken to Iraq and settle in a land called ‘Amura and Karbala’ where I would be martyred. That very time has come quite close.

[^3] I think that our day of confronting these enemies shall be tomorrow, and I have given you permission, all of you, to freely go. You are not obligated henceforth to stay with me. The night has already covered you, so ride it as a camel, and let each man among you take with him one man from my (‘a); so, may Allah reward you all!

Disperse to your cities and villages, for these folks are after me, and if they get hold of me, they will not seek others .” The Imam’s brothers, sons, nephews and the sons of ‘Abdullah Ibn Ja’far said, “And why should we do that? Just to survive you? May Allah never permit us to see that day.” The first to speak from among them to make this statement was al-’Abbas Ibn ‘Ali Ibn Abu Talib (‘a) followed by the offspring of Hashim.

Al-Husayn (‘a) turned to ‘Aqil's sons and said, “ Suffices you of the loss the killing of Muslim. Go, for I have permitted you to leave .” They all said, “What would people, in that case, say about us, and what can we say to them? Shall we tell them that we left our mentor, master, and the son of the best of our uncles without having shot an arrow or stabbed with a lance or dealt a sword blow in his defense, and that we do not know what they did? No, by Allah!

We shall never do anything like that! Rather, we shall sacrifice our lives, wealth and families for you, and we shall fight on your side till we meet your fate. We loathe life after you.”[^4] Souls insisted on upholding their father's legacy So they are either shot or are shooting.