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He said: “My nephew, be patient on what has come to you, and anticipate in this the best [from Allah], for Allah will unite you with your righteous ancestors, the Messenger of Allah, ‘Ali bin Abi Talib, Hamzah and Hasan bin ‘Ali.[^17] May Allah bless them all. O Allah, withhold rain from them and deprive them of the blessings of the earth. O Allah, if you are going to give them comfort till a time, then divide them into factions and make them sects following different ways.

Let their rulers never be pleased with them. They summoned us so that they might support us, [but] they became hostile to us and killed us.”[^18] He waited for a large part of the day. Had the people wished to kill him, they could have done so. But [they were hesitant in killing him such that] each of them would take refuge in the other and a group among them would wish that the other group may spare it [the great sin]. Then Shamir shouted at the people: “Woe onto you!

Why are you waiting for the man?! Kill him! May your mothers be deprived of you!” So he was attacked from every side. The Martyrdom of al-Husayn (as) Zur’ah bin Sharik al-Tamimi struck him on his palm[^19] and struck [another blow] on his shoulder. Thus, he would [try to] stand, but would fall prostrate on his noble face. In such a condition, Sinan bin Anas al-Nakha’i stabbed him with a spear such that he (as) fell [to the ground].

No one would get closer to al-Husayn (as) except that Sinan bin Anas would charge on him, fearing that the head of [al-Husayn (as)] may fall in the hands of someone else. He then bent down, slaughtered him and separated his head.[^20] Thereafter, he handed [the head] to Khauliyy bin Yazid [al-Asbahi]. Al-Husayn (as) was plundered of all that was on him. Qais bin al-Ash’ath[^21] took his plush, while Ishaq bin Haiwah al-Hadhrami his shirt[^22]. A man from the Banu Nahshal took his sword.

His slippers were taken by Aswad [al-Audi] and Bahr bin Ka’b took his trousers[^23], leaving him uncovered.[^24] [^1]: Al-Tabari (5:451): “Some of his companions said to him: ‘You better wear a tabban (short dress) under [the trouser].’ He said: ‘That is the garment of humiliation. It does not befit me to wear it.’ When he was killed, Bahr bin Ka’b plundered [the trouser] from him.