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Soon the answer came: “Give Husayn and his band the option to swear the oath of allegiance to Yazid. If he does, we will decide what to do with him.”[^8] ** ** [^1]: This poem was composed by Sayyid Hayder al-Hilli, may Allah have mercy on his soul. [^2]: al-Majlisi, Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 10, p. 189.’Abdullah Nur-Allah al-Bahrani, Maqtal al-’Awalim, p. 76 [^3]: According to the text at the beginning of p. 76, Vol.

1, of Tajrid al-Aghani by Ibn Wasil al-Hamawi, who died in 697 A.H./1298 A.D., he stated so as he started narrating the events of the Battle of Hunayn. Said he, “This bath-house was known after A’yan, doorman of Bishr Ibn al-Hakam.” On p. 334, Vol. 3, of Mu’jam al-Buldan, however, it is attributed to A’yan, a slave of Sa’d Ibn Abi Waqqas. [^4]: al-Tabari, Tarikh, Vol. 6, p. 232. [^5]: al-Dinawari, Al-Akhbar al-Tiwal, p. 251. According to p. 58, Vol.

4, of Mu’jam al-Buldan, “Dustaba” is written as “Dastaba,” a town between Hamadan and Rey. One part of it is known as “Dustaba al-Razi,” whereas the other is known as “Dustaba Hamadan.” Due to the efforts exerted by Abu Malik, Haznalah Ibn Khalid al-Tamimi, it was annexed to Qazwin (the Caspian). [^6]: The following is stated on p. 385 of al-Maqdisi's book Ahsan al-Taqasim: “The city of Rey caused the annihilation of the wretch Sa’d till he killed al-Husayn son...

as he himself admits, may Allah humiliate him.” Then he cited both verses of poetry as indicated here with the exception of his saying that to be the governor of Rey is his desire. [^7]: Ibn al-Athir, Vol. 4, p. 22. Ibn al-Jawzi, on p. 161, Vol. 3, of Safwat al-Safwa, says that a man in Bara, who was one of the commanders of Ibn Ziyad, fell from his rooftop, breaking his legs.

Abu Qulabah visited him and said to him, “I wish this incident will bring you goodness.” His prediction materialized: The man received an order from Ibn Ziyad to join the troops fighting al-Husayn (‘a), so he said to the messenger, “Just look at my condition!” After seven days, news came to him about al-Husayn (‘a) being killed, whereupon he praised Allah for not having anything to do with it. [^8]: al-Tabari, Tarikh, Vol. 6, pp. 233-234. Previous…