I guarantee you O Umm Wahab, I will stab and strike them and make my way ahead.

I guarantee you O Umm Wahab, I will stab and strike them and make my way ahead. The blow of a young man who believes in the Lord. Umm Wahab, his wife [who was witnessing the combat of al-Kalbi], took up the post [of a tent] and began going towards her husband while she said to him: “May my father and mother be your ransom.

Fight for the pure ones, the childeren of Muhammad!” [Seeing this] al-Kalbi tried to send her back where the women were, but she held on to his clothes, pulling it back and forth. She said: “I will never leave you until I die along with you!” So al-Husayn (as) called her and said: “May you be rewarded the best on behalf of [my] family.

Go back to the women – may Allah have mercy on you - and sit with them; for women have no obligation to fight.” Umm Wahab then returned to the [place where the] women [had gathered]. The First Attack ‘Amru bin Hajjaj, who had the command of the right wing of the people, launched an attack on the right wing of [al-Husayn (as)]. When he [and his forces] drew near to al-Husayn (as), [the followers of al-Husayn (as)] knelt down and pointed their spears at them.

Hence, the horses [of the attackers] could not come forward against the spears and began to retreat. The [companions of al-Husayn (as)] began to shoot arrows at them, killing some of them and wounding others.[^4] A Miracle and Guidance A man from the Banu Tamim called ‘Abdullah bin Hawzah [came forward and] stopped in front of al-Husayn (as) and said: “Husayn!

Husayn!” Al-Husayn (as) said: “What do you want?” He said: “Know that you are going to enter the hell [fire]!” [Al-Husayn (as)] said: “Never! I am advancing to a merciful Lord and an intercessor who is listened to [i.e. the Prophet]. Who is that?” His companions said to him: “This is Ibn Hawzah.” [Al-Husayn (as)] said: “O Lord, drive him into the fire!” With that his horse upset him in a creek and he fell in it, [such that] his leg was stuck in the stirrups and he fell to the ground headfirst.

The horse galloped off [dragging] him [along] while his head struck every stone and tree until he died![^5] Masruq bin Wail says: “I was at the front of the cavalry that was advancing towards [the camp of] al-Husayn (as). I said to myself: let me be at the front. The head of al-Husayn might fall in my hands and by that I will gain status before ‘Ubaidullah bin Ziyad.