{And he who glorifies the Sha'a'er of Allah...

{And he who glorifies the Sha'a'er of Allah, surely it is from the piety of the hearts.} [The Holy Qur'an, 32: 22] Signature and seal of Ayatollah al-Udhma Sayyid Sadiq Shirazi Is it true that . . . Question: Is it true that the skies wept blood for Imam Husayn when he was killed? Answer: Yes. When he was killed, the sky wept blood for Imam Husayn alayhissalam.

It is reported that when Imam Husayn alayhis-salam was killed not only the residents of the heavens cried for Imam Husayn alayhis-salam, but even the skies cried for him and they wept blood for him. This is reported not only in the Shi’a books but also in the most important Sunny references: “On the day of the martyrdom of Husayn alayhis-salam the sky rained blood . . .” See Thakhaa’er al-Uqba pp 144, 145, 150. Al-Sawaa’eq al-Muhriqah pp 116, 192. . . . . .

“(on the day Husayn was killed) there was not a stone which was not lifted but underneath it was found blood . . .” See Al-Sawaa’eq al-Muhriqah pp 116, 192. Tathkirat-ul-Khawaas p 284, Tafsir ibn Kathir vol. 9, p 162 . . . . . There are great many more hadith and great many references in abundance in this respect, but for brevity only a few are cited here. These astonishing events were observed and reported by people in various geographical locations.

The chroniclers in the reference such as the above record theses reports from people who were in Medina, Karbala, Kufa, Damascus, Jerusalem, etc. But this does not mean that these events were confined to those areas only. In fact we have solid evidence that the skies everywhere wept blood for Imam Husayn alayhis-salam. Chroniclers in Britain for example, have recorded that in the year coinciding with the event of Ashura, the skies in Britain rained blood, and milk and butter turned into blood!

The exact quote is as follows: “685. In this year in Britain it rained blood, and milk and butter were turned into blood.” The above is recorded in: The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Translated, edited by G. N. Garmonsway, Professor of English, King’s College, London ISBN 0-460-87038-6 Question: Is it true that Imam Mahdi alayhis-salam weeps blood for Imam Husayn? Answer: Yes it is true.

Imam Mahdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance, mourns for Imam Husayn alayhis-salam every day - night and day - and he weeps blood for his great grandfather, as seen from his declaration he makes in his Zeyarah, known as Zeyarah of Nahiyah: “. . .