Sahl hurried towards it and while he stood he saw flags...

Sahl hurried towards it and while he stood he saw flags coming one after another and saw a rider holding a standard which was a spear point with the head of one most closely resembling the Messenger of Allah (s); that is the head of his beloved grandson, Husain. Behind this followed the hostages on backs of camels without a saddles. Sahl rushed to one of the women and asked, “Who are you?” [1] Jawahirul Matalib 2/305 “I am Sakina, daughter of Husain.” “Do you want anything?

I am Sahl, a companion of your grandfather, the Messenger of Allah (s).” “Tell the carrier of this head to ride in front of us so that people are occupied in looking at the head and they do not glance at the womenfolk of the Messenger of Allah (s). Sahl went to the head carrier, paid him 400 Dirhams and made him ride in the front away from the womenfolk. [1] The Syrian with Imam Zainul Abideen (‘a) There came an old man who…