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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Imam Husain ('a) Martyrdom of the Purified Progeny (‘a) When the chosen honorable companions of the Imam were martyred the sons of the family of prophethood from the youth and children stood up for loyalty and sacrifice. And inspite of their young age they resembled lions who did not fear death; and calamities didn’t scare them. They hastened to the fields of Jihad with earnest zeal though the Imam didn’t want some of them to go to die.

However they stood pleading His Eminence and kissed his hands and feet so that he may permit them to fight in his defense. A terrible scene that scorches the hearts and shocks every living being is that these youths were saying farewell to each other for the last time. Each of them kissed his brother or cousin again and again while they were immersed in tears of sorrow and grief for the beloved grandson of the Messenger of Allah (s).

Because they saw His Eminence in solitude and isolation while the enemy troops had surrounded him. Also they saw the ladies of the family of revelation and prophethood raising up their wails and lamentations...,the Almighty Allah helped the Imam to bear these tragedies that break backbones and bewilder intellects and no man could bear them, except those whose hearts Allah has tested for faith...

Among the descendants of the Messenger of Allah (s) who were martyred in Kerbala were the following: Ali Akbar (‘a) Historians are unanimous that Ali Akbar, son of Husain (‘a) resembled his grandfather, His Eminence, the Messenger of Allah (s) in appearance and manners. He possessed the same qualities that elevated him among all the prophets. And what a great wealth it was that the son of Hashim had.

He possessed all the human capabilities and lofty values that the great reformers gain prominence from. Among the outstanding examples of the manners of His Eminence were, magnanimity, great courage, self-respect, powerful and continuous steps in the fields of human perfection; because he considered death preferable and regarded life worthless in the way of nobility and he did not submit to the orders of that spurious one, son of the spurious one.

When Ibn Saad dispatched one of his men to call to him, “You are having kinship to Chief of believers, Yazid. And we want to respect this relationship.