The sufferers were as young as Hazrat Ali Asghar -asws who...

The sufferers were as young as Hazrat Ali Asghar -asws who was only six months of age.\u00a0 On the eve of 10th of Moharram, the army of Yazid -la tried to attack Imam Hussain -asws but Imam Hussain -asws gave them another opportunity to rethink their stance and tried to stop them from killing the grandson of Prophet -saww , the last surviving among the \u2018people of Kisa\u2019.

\n There was indeed an effect, as that night saved Hurr bin Riyahi, his slave and son from plunging deep into the hottest zone of Hell, as they deserted Yazid -la \u2019s army by recognising the just and Divine position of Imam Hussain -asws .On the tenth day of Muharram of the year 61\/680, the impatient army of Yazid -la , which was lured into getting worldly gains, attacked Imam Hussain -asws \u2019s camps. \n One by one all Hashmiad -asws and companions of Imam Hussain -asws were martyred.

They were just 72 or 110 in number but had killed thousands of Yazid\u2019s -la soldiers, who were desperate to live to get their worldly rewards and thus ran away from the battle.\u00a0 Imam Hussain -asws kept on bringing back the bodies of his dear ones as afternoon approached.\u00a0 Imam Hussain -asws \u2019s final sacrifice was his 6-month-old child, Master Ali Asghar -asws , who was martyred with a three-headed arrow while held in the arms of Imam Hussain -asws .

\n Yazid -la \u2019s 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 \u2019s army leapt forward to seize the opportunity and started striking, with his dagger, the back of Imam Hussain -asws \u2018s throat. At this point, the skies turned red and windstorms started blustering. \n 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 \u2018haram\u2019 of the Imam -asws and burned the Imam -asws \u2019s tents.