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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Tears For Karbala Majlis 6: ‘Aun & Muhammad Surah al-Fatiha Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem Today is the 6th night of Muharram. Our majaalis continue. Insha’Allah, our eyes will shed more tears for the martyrs of Karbala’. We will do more Matam al-Husayn. “Husayn! Karbala’! Matam! Majaalis!” When these words echo from the walls of our mosque, a lady in black hijab joins us. She is Bibi Fatimah. She watches us. She cries with us. She collects our tears. Cry!

Cry for Husayn! Inshallah, our tears will not be wasted. Our tears for Husayn will become our weapons against the hardships in our grave and on the Day of Judgement. Husayn is in Karbala’. He hardly has 72 men with him. They are not all grown up adults. Some of Husayn's men are children. ‘Aun and Muhammad, Bibi Zainab's young sons are there. ‘Aun is only 13 years old. Muhammad is only 11 years old. Tonight is the night of these two children, ‘Aun - Muhammad.

First, let us send our greetings to those mothers of Karbala’ who sacrificed their children for Islam. Lucky are those mothers of Karbala’ whose children willingly and happily sacrificed their young lives for Islam. Tonight, let us first comfort those mothers of Karbala’ who were proud to sacrifice their children for Islam. Mothers of Karbala’! Mother of ‘Aun - Muhammad, Bibi Zainab; mother of Qasim, Umm Farwah; mother of ‘Ali Akbar, Umm Laila; mother of Al Asghar, Umm Rubab.

Mothers of Karbala’ were proud of their children. They loved their children. Of course, like any mother they had the heart of a mother. A mother loves her children the most. “Why then, did the Mothers of Karbala’ let their children die in Karbala’?' They knew Husayn was on the Right Path. They knew their sacrifices would help save Islam and us from the Fire of Hell. Mothers of Karbala’ squashed their motherly love and sacrificed their children for Husayn - for Islam!

How can we, the Husayni, ever forget those Mothers of Karbala’? Why shouldn't we cry and do matam for the Mothers of Karbala’ and their children ‘Aun - Muhammad, Qasim, ‘Ali Akbar and ‘Ali Asghar. Majaalis al-Karbala’ will never die. Matam al-Karbala’ will never die. Yazids of yesterday have failed to stop it. Yazids of today will not be able to stop it. Yazids of tommorrow may try thousands of times to crush it, but Majaalis al-Husayn, Matam al-Karbala’, will not die.

Allah Himself has promised to keep the name of Husayn alive till the Day of Judgement.