They displayed such daring in the battle that their equal is...

They displayed such daring in the battle that their equal is not found anywhere in history. Imam Reza (a.s) told Reyan Ibn Shabeeb: “O son of Shabeeb! There were such eighteen youths from Bani Hashim in Kerbala as have no equal on the face of the earth. Except for Imam Husain (a.s) who was fifty-seven at that time all these eighteen persons from Bani Hashim were in their youth. Among them was a thirty-five-year-old man and even some boys hardly aged twelve or ten years.

In other words we can say that the battle of Kerbala was one where the youths predominated. The following are the martyrs of Kerbala: 6 sons of Ali Ibn Abi Talib (a.s) 3 sons of Imam Hasan (a.s) 2 sons of Zainab binte Ali (a.s), who was the sister of Imam Husain (a.s) and the wife of Abdullah Ibn Ja'far ibn Abi Talib. 5 sons of Aqil Ibn Abi Talib (a.s) 2 sons of Imam Husain (a.s).

This is the list of the names of those young people who achieved martyrdom in the service of their Holy Imam, the honorable Abu Abdillah (a.s). They laid down their lives for the sake of Islam through their perfected valor and unflinching loyalty. They saved the honor of Islam at this dangerous juncture in history by giving up their own blood.

When Yazid, the son of Muawiyah arose as an ugly blemish on the shirt of humanity, these youths rose up to confront him and stood like firm mountains against him. It was such a magnificent contest and a great revolution, which squeezed the history of centuries into a few moments, which made the faces of these youths brilliant and shining like the sun. Even though centuries may pass but the memory of these young men of Kerbala would always remain fresh. Back Index Next Previous…