Yazid -la ’s army then attacked Imam Hussain -asws from all...

Yazid -la ’s army then attacked Imam Hussain -asws from all directions and started shooting arrows, throwing stones and spears but Imam Hussain -asws responded with fierce courage and strength, while being injured from head to toe, killing thousands of cowards until Allah -zawj asked Imam Hussain -asws to stop and announced (89:27-30): O content soul, return back to Me, I am pleased with you and You are pleased with me.Upon hearing this Imam Hussain -asws went into prostrations.

Shamir -la , a general of Yazid -la ’s army leapt forward to seize the opportunity and started striking, with his dagger, the back of Imam Hussain -asws ‘s throat. At this point, the skies turned red and windstorms started blustering. A call came from skies; the Muslims have martyred the grandson of the Prophet -saww , and now will never get to observe a single day of blessings.

The army of Yazid -la , after ending the war, plundered the ‘haram’ of the Imam -asws and burned the Imam -asws ’s tents. They decapitated the bodies of the martyrs, started running horses over the bodies, and left the bodies without burying them. Then they moved the honourable Ahlul Bait -asws , and took them as prisoners and took them along with the heads of the martyrs to Kufa and Shaam to collect their rewards from Yazid -la .

The narrator of the Hadith says that Abu Abd Allah -asws (6th Imam -asws ) said: ‘after Jabrail -as came down to the Rasool Allah -saww with the (news of the future) killing of Imam Hussain -asws ; the Rasool Allah -saww held the hand of Imam AIi -asws and spoke to him -asws privately for most of that day until they were both overcome with tears.

While they were still together, Jabrail -as from the Lord -zawj of the Worlds – came down to them -asws and said, “Your Lord -zawj Conveys His Salam to both of you and says, ‘It is My -zawj Will that you should remain patient.”’ Abu Abd Allah -asws (6th Imam -asws ) said that once, Syeda Binte Rasool Allah -asws came to Rasool Allah -saww and saw that his -saww eyes were filled with tears.

Syeda -asws asked him -saww , “What is upsetting you -saww ?” Rasool Allah -saww replied, “Jabrail -as informed me that my nation will kill Husain -asws .” When Syeda -asws heard this, she -asws became extremely grieved and restless. So the Prophet -saww informed her -asws of the Imams -asws from her -asws children. [4] This pleased and relieved her -asws . [5] Amir-ul-Momineen -asws said: ‘The Rasool Allah -saw , came to visit us (one day).