\n Before everyone else...

\n Before everyone else, Shahzada Hazrat Qasim -asws pledged his uncle to grant him permission for fighting, But Imam Hussain -asws was not prepared to lose him so early in the day, and asked him to wait, \u2018How can I allow the Mirror image of my brother to embrace death\u2019?

\n Hazrat Qasim -asws was becoming eager and emotional when he observed that his uncle was bringing back the bodies of the martyrs from the battlefield.\u00a0 After remaining patient for a while, Shahazada Qasim -asws went to see his mother and asked for an advice for getting permission to fight against the infidels.\u00a0 Syeda Umm-e-Farwa -asws noticed signs of extreme emotions and zest in the eyes of her son and immediately reminded him the letter which his father gave to her -asws with instructions: “If ever you find Qasim -asws in severe difficulty, open this letter.” Syeda -asws asked Shahzada Qasim -asws \u2018there would not be any compelling time than this, so take it out of your necklace and present it to your uncle -asws .\u2019 \n Shahzada Qasim -asws opened the letter and it was written as, \n “My brother Hussain -asws , when my son Qasim -asws seeks your permission in Karbala, please accept him as a sacrifice on my behalf.\u201d \n Hazrat Qasim -asws \u2019s face started to glow with the hope as if he was brought back to life.

He, without wasting any time, ran out of his mother\u2019s tent to see his uncle -asws and gave him the letter. After reading the letter of his late brother, Imam Hussain -asws could not help but to cry and uttered, \u2018O my brother’s son, how can I stop you from undertaking what your father had wised for you\u2019.\u00a0 He was also my Imam -asws : Bismillah, go forward and perform your duty. Surely, Allah -azwj is with you.

Your grandfather -asws is eager to offer you a drink of Paradise when you greet him after meeting martyrdom”. \n Fight of Qasim -asws Ibn Hassan -asws \n Imam Hussain -asws torn the turban in two pieces and tied one on the head of Hazrat Qasim -asws and wrapped the other part on his face like a veil and said good bye . Imam -asws helped him mount his horse.