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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Maqtal al-Husayn The Burial Historians record that the Master of Martyrs (‘a) set up a tent on the battlefield,[^1] ordering those killed from among his companions and (‘a) to be carried to it.

Whenever a fresh martyr was brought, he (‘a), would say, “You have been killed just as the prophets and the families of prophets are killed.”[^2] He did so to everyone with the exception of his brother Abul-Fadl al-’Abbas (‘a), whom he left where he fell near the riverbank of the Euphrates.[^3] When ‘Umar Ibn Sa’d accompanied those whom he arrested of the custodians of the Message and left for Kufa, he left behind those who were described by the Commander of the Faithful (‘a) as the masters of martyrs in the life of this world and in the hereafter, an honour to which nobody ever preceded nor will anyone succeed them,[^4] lying on the sands incinerated by the sun and sought by the wild beasts of the desert.

Stabbing changed every sense of theirs Except virtues, from all they are secure. Among them was the Master of the Youths of Paradise who was in a condition that would split the hardest of the stones, yet divine lights were emanating from his corpse, and sweet scents were surrounding him from all directions.

A wounded one whose beauty the swords could not change, Nor did they make of him something new He was a moon and now he is the morning sun, Since the hand of blood outfitted him with its garment. His rays protect the eyes so Whenever they try a path, I fancy it blocked, And trees of lances give him shade, So the heat refused to send him missive.

A man belonging to Banu Asad has narrated the following: “Once the army had left, I came to the battlefield and saw light emanating from those corpses that were covered with blood yet smelled sweet scents. I saw a terrifying lion walking between the amputated parts till he reached the Embodiment of Sanctity and the Sacrifice of Guidance. He rubbed himself on his blood and rubbed his body on his as he kept muttering and letting out a very strange sound. I was amazed.

Never have I ever seen such a fierce lion abandon what would be for his likes nothing but a meal. I hid among the marshes and kept watching to see what else he would do. I was more amazed when midnight came.