His insides from thirst burnt like fire, So sacred clouds rained blood with ire.

His insides from thirst burnt like fire, So sacred clouds rained blood with ire.[^2] [^1]: ’Abdullah Nur-Allah al-Bahrani, Maqtal al-’Awalim, p. 54. al-Khawarizmi, Al-Maqtal, Vol. 1, p. 188, chapter 9. The goal of the holy grandson of the Prophet (S) behind writing this will is unambiguous. He wanted to underscore his noble objective behind his sacred uprising and to introduce himself to the public, to acquaint them with who he was, what his undertaking was, and what his ultimate goal.

He continued doing the same till he was martyred in order to refute the claims of the Umayyads and of those who followed in their footsteps and who duped people into thinking that al-Husayn (‘a) had rebelled against the caliph of his time, that he promoted disobedience to him in order to create disunity, and to rally people behind him because of desiring the government for himself and because he was power hungry who wanted to be the top leader.

Through such rumours, the Umayyads wished to justify their cruel actions in eradicating the family of the Prophet (S). He maintained such a policy in all situations, he and his family and companions, till they refuted that lie and achieved their march’s objective. [^2]: Excerpted from a poem by the authority Shaikh Muhammad Husayn al-Isfahani, may Allah sanctify him. Previous…