Horse If he does not manage to escape from Kufa...

Horse If he does not manage to escape from Kufa, I will ride on you and go to Husayn's help.” At Asr time, most of the men were in mosque. Habib managed to reach the farm where his horse was waiting. He quickly mounted his horse and said to his slave: “Go, my friend, Go! I am freeing you from my services” “Master! You are not being fair. I have served you faithfully for years. Now, I have a chance to serve the son of Bibi Fatimah, and you are asking me to go.

Why are you denying me a place in Heaven'?” Habib was taken aback by the words of his slave. He was pleased to hear that he had recognised the difference between the truth and the wrongful. He wanted to sacrifice his life for truth. Habib asked his slave to mount his horse. Together they galloped towards Karbala’. Habib reached Karbala’ late in the evening. Imam Husayn greeted him with great affection. Bibi Zainab heard that Habib had come.

She asked her maid, Fizza, to convey her greetings to Habib. When Habib heard that Bibi Zainab had sent greetings to him, he screamed out in grief and anger. He threw his turban down on to the ground. He slapped his face. Tears rolled down his cheeks as he spoke: “What a sad day! What has happened to the household of Bibi Fatimah? The princess! Grand-daughter of the Holy prophet, the daughter of ‘Ali and Fatimah is sending her greetings to an ordinary person like me! Yazid! You beast, you tyrant!

What have you done to the household of Bibi Fatimah?” Days and nights of Muharram passed by, and ‘Ashura’ came. At dawn, ‘Ali Akbar gave Adhan for the last time. Yazid's soldiers blew the trumpets to start the battle. One-by-one, Husayn's companions went to the battlefield and gave their lives for Islam. Husayn, ‘Abbas and ‘Ali Akbar were busy from dawn to mid-day, collecting bodies from the battlefield, Between Dhuhr and Asr time, Habib Ibn Mazaahir came to Husayn.

He said: “My Master, Husayn, allow me to go to the battlefield. Let me sacrifice my life for Islam.” “Habib, my childhood friend. Stay with me. You give comfort to me, my friend.” Habib persisted with his request. Eventually Husayn gave his permission. Husayn mounted his friend, Habib, on the horse. Habib Ibn Mazaahir rode into the battlefield. He fought bravely but was finally over-powered. He fell to the ground.

As Habib Ibn Mazaahir fell to the ground, an enemy soldier came over and cut off his head. All the marytrs of Karbala’ had their heads cut off, but Habib's was the first to be cut off by the enemy.