When I received this news...

When I received this news, I was overjoyed and I started preparing for my journey along with a few of my friends. We were accompanied with angels on all sides to protect us. Soon we approached a hill. When it was about a hundred steps ahead we saw that the eastern horizon was overcast with dark clouds and sparks of different shapes were emitting from them, as if they were made of tire and were bursting. We could hear the thunder from afar.

As soon as the angels saw this, they involuntarily said, "There is no course of circumstances and no power except God's." I asked, "What is the matter?" The angels replied, "This is the Valley of Barhoot and these sparks, resembling arrows. spears, swords and cudgels are in fact the curses which the faithfuls send upon the enemies of the Ahlebait and these are hitting their targets. But this is not the real punishment.

The real punishment and wrath of God is being meted out in the plains of Barhoot. The plain is even warmer than the iron-monger's kiln. Snakes, scorpions and beasts made of fire are present there to continuously torture those accursed beings." We climbed the hill from here we could see that the fiery arrows would pass clean through the bodies which they entered. Each of the arrows, swords etc.

passed through numerous people and if by chance any of the darts fell down it would get up again to continue hitting its targets. If the people tried to escape, the arms would follow them until they would manage to strike. It seemed as if these arms and darts were conscious beings and also as if somebody was picking up the enemies bodily and throwing them down onto the ground here and there. It reminded me of the sight of mustard seeds popping about while being roasted.

The enemies of the Ahlebait (A.S.) were wailing away and their voices sounded like the whining and yelping of dogs. The sight gave me great pleasure and satisfaction. I sat down on the hill to enjoy the scennary and since I had been informed that these arms were in infect the faithiuls curses, I repeated the curse which I used to read in Ziarate-Ashura. "O God!

Send down your curse on the first oppressor who did injustice to Mohammed (Peace be upon him) and his Progeny and to the last, who followed in his footsteps. O God, send down your curse on the wretched people who fought with Hussein (A.S.) and those who were with them and obeyed them and followed them in killing Hussein (A.S.).