Abul-Rayhan al-Biruni states that it was on the twentieth of...

Abul-Rayhan al-Biruni states that it was on the twentieth of Safar that al-Husayn's head was reunited and buried with its body.[^4] Based on the above, any statements to the contrary should not be taken seriously especially those claiming that he was buried with his father (‘a), a claim with which the scholars mentioned above are familiar and which they all discard.

Their rejection of such a claim proves that it cannot be relied upon especially since its isnad is not complete and its narrators are not famous. Abu Bakr al-'Alusi, who was asked once where the head of al-Husayn (‘a) was, composed the following verses: Seek not al-Husayn's head in the east or in the west, Leave all and come to me: in my heart does it rest. [^1]: al-Shabrawi, Al-Ithaf bi hHubbil-Ashraf, p. 12. [^2]: “Hamziyya” means a poem the rhyme of which ends with a hamza. N. Tr.

[^3]: Ibn al-Jawzi, the grandson, Tathkirat al-Khawass p. 150. [^4]: Abul-Rayhan al-Biruni, Al-Athar al-Baqiya, Vol. 1, p. 331. Previous…