[5] Al-Ya'qubi, Tarikh, vol.

[5] Al-Ya'qubi, Tarikh, vol. 3, p. 136. tragedy of Fekh was similar to that of Kerbela in painful stages. The following is a brief account on some stages of that tragedy, explaining the attitude of Imam Musa, peace be on him, and what happened to him: Al-Husayn, the great Revolutionist It was al-Husayn b. Ali who declared the great revolt against the Abbasid government. We have to talk about his lineage, his tendencies and his qualities before we talk about his revolt: A.

His clear Lineage As for his noble lineage, it is: Al-Husayn b. Ali b. al-Hasan b. al-Hasan b. Ali b. Abi Talib. His mother is Zaynab, daughter of Abd Allah b. al-Hasan b. Ali b. Abi Talib. Zaynab and her husband Ali b. al-Husayn were nicknamed the righteous wife and husband due to their much worship.

When Abu Jafar al-Mansur killed her father, her brother, her uncles and her cousins; so she wore sackcloth and wore no underwear between it and her body till she joined Allah, the Great and Almighty, (lit. passed away). She mourned for her household with the most tragic mourning, to the extent that the people had fear for her. Yet she did not say bad words against al-Mansur, for she was pious and hated to quench her thirst for revenge through things that would make her commit sins.

She said nothing except: O Originator of the heavens and the earth! O Knower of the unseen and the seen! O He Who judges between his servants, judge between us and our people with justice; and You are the best of the judges!

She predicted that her son al-Husayn would raise the standard of the revolt against the Abbasids, so she danced him when young and said to him: O Son of Zayd and Hind[1], do you know how many truthful, glorious uncles and grandfather who belong to Maad you have?[2] [1] Hind was Zaynab's mother. She was the daughter of Abu 'Ubayda b. 'Abd Allah b. Samm'a b. al-Aswad b. al-Muttalib b. Asad b. 'Abd al-'Izza b. Qasir. Before 'Abd Allah b.

al-Hasan married her, she had been the wife of 'Abd al-Malik b. Merwan. When 'Abd al-Malik died, she took her inheritance and returned home. 'Abd Allah said to his mother: "Propose to Hind." She blamed him for that and said to him: "Do you crave after her while you are poor and having no money?" So 'Abd Allah left his mother and went to Hind's father. He proposed to his daughter, and he welcomed him and responded to him.

He said to him: "She is your wife." Then he came in to his daughter and said to her: "My daughter, 'Abd Allah b.