Some of Imam’s followers were alive till noon in
Ashura and performed a group prayer. Since morning, each of the
followers who was martyred, Imam put him in the martyrs’ tent
and went to the injured ones and even tried to solace his family
at that time of crisis. Umar Sads army, seeing Imam’s sadness
for losing his followers found that Imam could not fight with
these great sadness and grief and they would be able to attack
him easily.
It is quoted that Imm saw 72 of his followers
martyred. He called “Sakineh, Fatemeh, Um Kulthum Salute to
you”. The women started crying. Imam asked them to be quiet.
Then told necessary matters to Imam Sajad, and asked Zeinab (A)
to bring the infant to him to farewell. He embraced the six
months old infant to kiss him but at the moment
Harmaleh-Ibn-Kahel Asadi shot an arrow to his throat. Imam gave
the infant to his sister, Zeinab, and spread his blood, which
was running from his body, to the sky. Then he dug a tomb and
buried Ali Asghar. Then farewelled the women. Sakineh who was so
dear for Imam ran to him. Imam embraced her and said “after my
death you will cry a lot so do not make me sad by your tears
now”.
Then Imam went to the battle and killed a lot of
enemies. Umar Sad, seeing the situation shouted “you are
fighting with Ali’son who killed the brave Arabs. I swear by God
that he has got his father’s spirit,” so “attack him as a
group”. They attacked Imam who was thirsty, tired, hungry and
had faced such great grief and sorrows.
He did not go far from the tents for two reasons:
1. He was aware that the enemy was so nasty that they might
attack the women therefore, he wanted to be near the tents as
long as he could. So that nobody could bother the women and
children. 2. He wanted his family know that the was alive and be
mitigated. He advised them not to go out of the tents till he is
alive. The enemy army encircled him and some of them went
towards the tents. Imam cried out thee Abi Sufyan’s followers,
if you do not have a religion, be aware of the dooms day, and be
magnanimous. Shimr said “What do you mean, Fatima’s son?” Imam
said I am fighting you, prevent your rebellious men’s invasion
to the women till I am alive.
Shimr shouted at the army to convert form the
tents and attack him. He fought bravely so that because of
thirst, he went to Furat river. Umar Sad tried to block him but
he could reach the river through the enemies. He tried to give
water to his horse. At the same time that one called “you are
drinking water while the enemy attacks your family”. He moved
towards the tents without drinking water but found that it was a
trick so that he could not drink water to be fresh, but they
were not aware that he would not drink as his followers were
martyred thirsty.
He farewelled his family once more and asked them
to be patient and reminded them of the good rewards in the
promised world. He told them to be ready for the disaster. He
also said “God will protect you and preserves you from the enemy
(He was sure that his family would be safe), you will be lucky
and your enemy will suffer the tortures, so do not complain”.
He turned to the enemy and they attacked him by
arrows. A man called Abulutfash shot an arrow to his majesty’s
forehead. He took it out and as the blood was running on his
face he continued fighting and said “God you see what they are
doing to me, so do not forgive them”. He said the enemy “I hope
God will bestow me martyrdom and make you inferiors and make you
enemies for each other and offer you a great torture.” His
prayer was accomplished and they fought each other as Kufa which
was a glorious city got ruined and Mokhtar could revenge them.
He fought while having so many injuries, two of
them were serious scares. He fainted and at this time, a stone
hit his forehead and then a three pointed arrow fierced his
chest, he pulled the arrow out and let his hand fill with the
blood and said “I will meet the prophet with these hands and let
him know they killed me”. Malek-Ibn-Sar hit his forehead by a
sword as swearing him. The blood was running from his head. His
majesty bandaged the scar with a piece of cloth. Then asked his
family to bring him extra clothes to wear under his clothes so
that if they tried to take his clothes after his death he wont
be naked. Even in this condition he tried to fight the enemy and
Shimr ordered them to fire Sauad. Zeinab who saw the scene
shouted at Umar Sad “Owe to you they are killing Husayn(A) and
you are watching” It is quoted that he turned his face away form
Zeinab. Zeinab told the enemy “Is not there a Muslim among you?”
At this moment Saleh-Ibn Vahab-Al-Yazani hit him by a spear.
Imam fell down from the horse and hit the ground but could stand
up. Zeinab cried out “My brother, my master, my family I wished
the sky would ruin and collapse on the ground, I wished the
mountains would scatter and spread on the desert. Shimr asked
his men to kill him, but the enemy was afraid of him and thought
it might be a trick. They tried to check the issue. So some of
them went towards the tents and some called “Are you alive
Husayn? They attacked your tents.” They were aware that if it
were a trick his majesty could not bear it and be quiet. He
could stand up with difficulty and said “Thee Abn Sufyan
followers, if you do not believe in the doomsday, and are not
religious, you may be liberates.”
Being sure that Imam has really fallen on the
ground, they attacked him. Umar Sad asked Khuli to behead him
but he was trembling, so Shimr beheaded Imam. Then the enemy
took his clothes out. The sky was really dark as if an immediate
disaster was going to happen.
They put Imam’s head on top of a spear and moved
in the cities among the people, although they knew he was one of
the prophet’s family.
As quoted by Imam Bagher “They killed the
prophet’s son by arrow, sword, and stone and rode on their
horses on his body “That, you are prohibited to do with the
animals.
Imam Husayn visited the tents after the last
farewell so his family were still waiting for him to come and
hear his voice and see his face, but suddenly they heard his
horse’s (Zoljaneh) sound. They thought his majesty has come
again but they saw it’s saddle was hanging. It was smeared
itself with Imam’s blood, neighed and hit the ground. It is
quoted it did so utill it died.