Habib's head was not hung on the spearhead like that of the other martyr's.

Habib's head was not hung on the spearhead like that of the other martyr's. Habib's head was tied to a horse and pulled along the land of Karbala’. Later on, in Shaam, Habib's head was tied to a horse's neck. A young boy, called Qasim, followed the horse wherever it went. One day, the man riding the horse asked the young boy Qasim: “Why are you following me around? What do you want?” Qasim just looked at the head hanging from the horse's neck.

The man asked again: “Why are you staring at the head”. “This head is the head of my father, Habib Ibn Mazaahir. please give it to me so that I can bury my father's head. Habib's head seemed to look at his son and say: “My son Qasim, you are thinking of burying my head. What about the head of Husayn on that spearhead?” Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaih Raja’oon! We are from Allah and to Him we will return! Matam al-Husayn! Previous…