Sad al-Saidi, Zayd b.

Sad al-Saidi, Zayd b. Arqam and Anas b. Malik to tell you that they heard these words from the Apostle of God, may God bless him and his family, concerning myself and my brother. Is there not (sufficient) in this to prevent you shedding my blood? "If I understand what you are saying," interrupted Shamir b. Dhi al-Jawshan, "then I only worship God (very shakily) on the edge." "I think that you worship God (very shakily) on seventy edges," said Habib b. Muzahir. "For I testify that you are right.

You do not understand what he is saying. For God has impressed (ignorance) upon your heart." If you are in any doubt about this, al-Husayn, peace be on him, told them, You are in doubt that I am the son of the daughter of your Prophet. By God there is no son of a prophet other than me among you and among the peoples from East to West.

Shame on you, are you seeking retribution from me for one of your dead whom I have killed, or for property of yours which I expropri- ated, or for a wound which I have inflicted? They did not say anything to him. They he called: "Shabath b. Ribi, Hajjar b. Abjar, Qays b. al-Ashath, Yazid b. al-Harith, didn't you write: 'The fruit has ripened; the dates have grown green; come to an army which has been gathered for you'?" "We don't know what you are talking about," said Qays b. al-Ashath.

"Submit to the authority of your kinsmen (the Umayyads). They have never treated you with anything but what you liked." "By God, I will never give you my hand like a man who has been humiliated; nor will I flee like a slave," said al-Husayn, peace be on him. Then he called out, O Servants of God, I take refuge in my Lord and your Lord from your stoning. [ XLIV : 20 ] I take refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every haughty man who does not believe in the Day of Reckoning.

[ XL : 27 ] He made his mount kneel and ordered 'Uqba b. Sim'an to tie its reins. They (the Kufans) began to advance towards him (al-Husayn). When al-Hurr b.

Yazid perceived that the people were determined to fight al-Husayn, peace be on him, he said to 'Umar: "Are you going to fight this man?" "Yes," he replied, "it will be a terrible battle, the least part of which will be heads falling and severed hands flying (through the air)." "Haven't you any other way of getting what you want?" "If the matter rested with me," answered Umar, "I would do (anything else), but your governor has refused (any alternative)." Al-Hurr went and stood apart from the people.