See if you can get some comfort from me.

See if you can get some comfort from me.” ‘Ali Akbar touched Husayn's tongue. “Father, your mouth is much drier than mine. Father, you must be more thirsty than myself.” ‘Ali Akbar returned to the battlefield. Umar Saad ordered his soldiers to kill ‘Ali Akbar. While a few soldiers together attacked ‘Ali Akbar, one crept up to him and thrust a spear into ‘Ali Akbar's chest. Allahu Akbar! The spear penetrated Akbar's chest. The handle broke. A sharp blade stuck into Akbar's heart. He felt faint.

‘Ali Akbar fell off his horse. He cried out: “O Father, accept my last salaam to you.” ‘Ali Akbar did not call his father to come to see him. Husayn was alone and ‘Ali Akbar did not want to bother his old father. Husayn rushed to the battlefield. “My son, my darling, my ‘Ali Akbar, where are you? Speak to your father, my son. Akbar..... Akbar.... My darling… Where are you?” Husayn saw his son, ‘Ali Akbar. His son was lying on the sands of Karbala’ with both his hands on his chest.

‘Ali Akbar was taking his last breaths. Poor Husayn! What shall Husayn do now? A father facing his teenage son, dying! He placed ‘Ali Akbar's head on his lap. “My son, ‘Ali Akbar, my darling, ‘Ali Akbar, why are you covering your chest? My son, is your chest hurting? Let me look at it, my son.” “No, father, no! Don't remove my hands from my chest. You will not be able to bear it, father.” Husayn gently moved ‘Ali Akbar's hands. Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar! What did Husayn see?

What did a father see? The blade of the spear stuck deep into ‘Ali Akbar's chest. ‘Ali Akbar was in a lot of pain. What shall Husayn do now? What shall Husayn do now? Husayn put both his hands on the blade and looked towards Najaf. He cried out loudly: “Baba, Ya Mushkil Khusha! Help Me!… Baba! It was easy for you to pull out the gates of Khyber… Baba! It is difficult for me to pull out the blade from my son's chest…… Baba! Help me, Baba!” With a cry of “Ya ‘Ali”, Husayn pulled the blade out.

Blood gushed out of ‘Ali Akbar's chest. Husayn was covered with his son, ‘Ali Akbar's blood. ‘Ali Akbar took his last breath. What does Husayn do now? “‘Aun - Muhammad, help me carry your brother's body. Qasim, help me. ‘Abbas, I need your help. Where are you, ‘Abbas?” Husayn was alone. How does he carry ‘Ali Akbar's body? Husayn alone could not carry ‘Ali Akbar's body. He put ‘Ali Akbar's hands around his neck….. Husayn carried his 18 year old son's body with great difficulty.