And it shall cry out, “I am the sanctified, the blessed and the purified land of Allah, which held the body of the Chief of the Martyrs and the Leader of the Youth of Paradise.” [6] حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي ره عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ هَاشِمٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادٌ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْعُصْفُرِيُّ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ الْجَمَّالِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى فَضَّلَ الْأَرَضِينَ وَ الْمِيَاهَ بَعْضَهَا عَلَى بَعْضٍ فَمِنْهَا مَا تَفَاخَرَتْ وَ مِنْهَا مَا بَغَتْ فَمَا مِنْ مَاءٍ وَ لَا أَرْضٍ إِلَّا عُوقِبَتْ لِتَرْكِهَا التَّوَاضُعَ لِلَّهِ حَتَّى سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ عَلَى الْكَعْبَةِ وَ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى زَمْزَمَ مَاءً مَالِحاً حَتَّى أَفْسَدَ طَعْمَهُ وَ إِنَّ أَرْضَ كَرْبَلَاءَ وَ مَاءَ الْفُرَاتِ أَوَّلُ أَرْضٍ وَ أَوَّلُ مَاءٍ قَدَّسَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى فَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمَا- فَقَالَ لَهَا تَكَلَّمِي بِمَا فَضَّلَكِ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى فَقَدْ تَفَاخَرَتِ الْأَرَضُونَ وَ الْمِيَاهُ بَعْضُهَا عَلَى بَعْضٍ قَالَتْ أَنَا أَرْضُ اللَّهِ الْمُقَدَّسَةُ الْمُبَارَكَةُ الشِّفَاءُ فِي تُرْبَتِي وَ مَائِي وَ لَا فَخْرَ بَلْ خَاضِعَةٌ ذَلِيلَةٌ لِمَنْ فَعَلَ بِي ذَلِكَ وَ لَا فَخْرَ عَلَى مَنْ دُونِي بَلْ شُكْراً لِلَّهِ فَأَكْرَمَهَا وَ زَادَ فِي تَوَاضُعِهَا [وَ زَادَهَا لِتَوَاضُعِهَا] وَ شَكَرَهَا اللَّهُ بِالْحُسَيْنِ ع وَ أَصْحَابِهِ- ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَنْ تَوَاضَعَ لِلَّهِ رَفَعَهُ اللَّهُ وَ مَنْ تَكَبَّرَ وَضَعَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى.
My father told me, on the authority of Ali bin Ibrahim bin Hashim, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Muhammad bin Ali. It was narrated that Safwan Al-Jamal said: I heard: Abu Abd Allah -asws said: Indeed Allah -azwj has Elevated some lands and water streams above others. Some of them boasted to others and some transgressed and they were punished for not being humble to Allah -azwj .
So, Allah -azwj Empowered the polytheists over (the land of) Kabah and made Zamzam water salty, which ruined its taste. Indeed the land of Karbala and Euphrates water were the first land and flowing water which glorified Allah -azwj , the blessed and exalted.
So Allah -azwj Blessed them and said to the Land of Karbala, “Speak of that with which the Almighty Allah -azwj has Honoured you (with), for indeed the lands and the waters have boasted to one another.” The Land of Karbala said: I am the sacred and blessed land of Allah ‑azwj . Cure has been placed in my dust and water said I am not arrogant.