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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Event of Taff, The Earliest Historical Account of the Tragedy of Karbala’ The Stations On The Way To Kufah Tan’im Al-Husayn (as) continued with his journey until he passed by Tan’im[^1]. There he met a caravan which had been sent to Yazid bin Mu’awiyah and was headed by Buhair bin Raisan al-Himyari[^2], Yazid’s governor in Yemen. The caravan was carrying waras [^3] and Yemeni dresses to Yazid.

Al-Husayn (as) took the things [from them] and continued with his journey. He then told the owners of the camels: “I will not force you; whoever [among you] wishes to come with us to Iraq, we will pay his hire in full and be a good company for him. [But] whoever wishes to part with us right from this place, we will pay his hire for the distance he has travelled.” Those among them who left him, [their account] was settled and he paid them in full.

Those of them who accompanied him, he gave them their hire and [also] clothed them.[^4] Sifah ‘Abdullah bin Salim [al-Asadi] and Mudhri [bin Mushma’il al-Asadi] report: “We moved on until we reached al-Sifah[^5] where we met Farazdaq bin Ghalib[^6], the poet, who came near al-Husayn (as) and said to him: “May Allah grant you your request and [fulfil] your hope in what you love [to achieve].” Al-Husayn (as) asked him: “Tell me about the people you have left behind you?” Farazdaq replied: “You have asked one who is well-informed.

The hearts of the people are with you but their swords are with the Banu Umayyah. [Verily,] the divine decree comes from the heaven and Allah does what He wishes.” Al-Husayn (as) said to him: “You have said the truth. The affair ( amr ) belongs to Allah. Allah does what he wills. ‘Every day our Lord manifests [Himself] in a [new] splendour’. If the decree is as we like, then we praise Allah for his blessings and He is the one whose help is sought in order to give thanks to him.

But if fate hampers [the fulfilment of our] hopes, then he whose intention is [to attain the] truth ( haqq ) and whose heart is [filled with] God-conciousness ( taqwa ) is never concerned [about that].” Thereafter, al-Husayn (as) set his mount in motion and said [to Farazdaq]: “Peace be upon you” and then they parted.