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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Lady Zaynab (peace Be Upon Her) Day Of Ashura Day of Ashura; the tenth of Muharram, was unique in its tragedies, misfortunes and disasters. On that day, the (a.s.) had to suffer the ever most horrible adversity of this world. Hence, it is certainly the day of griefs. From early morning, Imam al-Husain (a.s.) left his tent and saw in front of him innumerable warriors and horses fill up the desert and unsheathe their swords for shedding his blood.

Thus, he asked for a copy of the Holy Qur’an to put it on the head and raised his hands upward for supplicating to his Lord for seeking His refuge, saying: اَللّٰهُمَّ أَنْتَ ثِقَتِيْ فِي كُلِّ كَرْبٍ وَ رَجَائِي فِي كُلِّ شِدَّةٍ وَ أَنْتَ لِي فِي كُلِّ أَمْرٍ نَزَلَ بِي ثِقَةٌ وَ عِدَّةٌ.

كَمْ مِنْ هَمٍّ يَضْعُفُ فِيهِ الْفُؤَادُ وَ تَقِلُّ فِيهِ الْحِيلَةُ وَ يَخْذُلُ فِيْهِ الصَّدِيْقُ وَ يَشْمَتُ فِيْهِ الْعَدُوُّ أَنْزَلْتُهٗ بِكَ وَ شَكَوْتُهٗ إِلَيْكَ رَغْبَةً مِنِّي إِلَيْكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ فَفَرَّجْتَهٗ وَ كَشَفْتَهٗ فَأَنْتَ وَلِيُّ كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍ وَ صَاحِبُ كُلِّ حَسَنَةٍ وَ مُنْتَهٰى كُلِّ رَغْبَةٍ O Allah! I trust in You in hard times and confide in you hopefully in tribulations, and in You lay my faith and hope in every misfortune that inflicts me.

Many were the griefs that crinkled my heart, were hardly curable, caused my friends to disappoint me, and made my enemies rejoice (over my helplessness); but when I relegated them i.e. the griefs to You and complained about them to You, because I heartily intended You, no one else, You relieved them and helped.

You are certainly the source of all graces, the cause of all favors, and the only intention of aspirations.[^246] He then decided to deliver a speech before those troops so that they would be full acquainted with the reality of the situation. He rode on, went towards them, and raised his voice with the finest words of wisdom so that most of them, at least, would hear him.

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