Why imam hussain went to karbala

His uncle Ibn Abbas and his brother Mohammad-e-Hanafiya did not go with him. They came to bid farewell and tried to warn the Imam of the dangers ahead.

Mohammad-e-Hanafiya told him that the Makkans and other pilgrims were wondering why he was leaving just one day before the Hajj. Imam left a letter with his brother which explained his position clearly. The letter read as follows:. After leaving Makkah there were 14 places mentioned in history books where Imam either stayed or met people or gave sermons.

He said, ' He said, 'People's hearts were with you but their swords were against you. I leave it to him who proposes the just cause. He tried to persuade the Imam to return to Madina but Imam replied, 'my destiny is in the hands of Allah.

When he heard of Imam's intention, he tried to stop him. He said Kufans were not faithful and could not be trusted. But Imam continued his journey. Zurud: Imam met Zohair Ibn Qain. Zohair was not among the followers of Ahlulbait.

But when Imam told him of the purpose of his journey Zohair gave all his possesions to his wife, told her to go home and said that he wished to be martyred with the Imam. Zabala: Imam learnt from two tribesmen coming from Kufa of the death of Hazrat Muslim.

Indallah-Nahtasib Anfusana. Asadi Tribesmen tried to dissuade the Imam from his journey but he persisted. Here Imam told his companions the news of the death of Muslim and Hani and that people in Kufa were not prepared to be their helpers. Imam said, 'Those who want to depart leave now. Only 50 odd people remained. Being fed up with the central government based in Damascus and some of course because of their Islamic responsibility , the Kufans sent letters to the Imam requesting him to come to Kufa, pledging that they will help him against Yazid.

The Imam sent a representative to test the waters. He was supposed to see how loyal the people were going to be. He was supposed to see if there was any truth to the letters. On the ninth of Zhil Hijja, the Imam realised the government may assassinate him, so he left towards Kufa, since that was the only place he had support. Yazid ordered the soldiers in his army to kill the old Ethiopian woman. There were a few Ethiopian soldiers in the Yazid army. They drew out their Swords and said she was Ethiopian and our love for Ethiopia could not allow us to see her getting murdered.

Yazid then withdrew the order of an old woman killing to save the court from bloodshed. Battle of Badr is the first biggest battle. In this, 70 non-Muslims were killed. Out of these 70, 35 were killed by Ali ibn Abi Talib. Hazrat Zainab then spoke with full determination.

She first said the name of Allah and sent durood on Nabi. Then she recited Wa-tu-izzu-mantasha- Wa-tu zillu-Mantasha. He was old and blind. When he heard the sermon of Zainab, he quickly shook the hands of the person sitting nearby.

He said Ali ibn Talib is here. I am hearing Ali ibn Talib. Yazid appointed a person to give a sermon about how Hussain A. S was wrong and needed to be killed. Hazrat Sajjad, who is the son of Hussain and also known as Ali Ausat or Zain-al -Abideen, stopped him by saying let me give a sermon.

Yazeed refused but people in the court insisted Yazeed let Sajjad speak. Sajjad Zain ul Abideen started by praising Allah and Nabi. Then he spoke about the qualities of Ali, Hussain bin Ali and those who were martyred.

Yazid quickly realized people had started siding with him. He quickly ordered a person in his court to start Adhaan so that Zain ul Abideen would stop. Adhan started, Sajjad became quiet. When the head of Imam Hussain was placed before Yazid, he started hitting it with a stick.

Sahabi Zaid bin Arqam was there. I have seen Prophet Muhammad kissing this face. Then, Yazid sent forces to the medina to punish the people of the medina.

The army killed thousands of Muslims including Sahabas, raped Muslim women, and killed children. Moreover, this Yazidi army looted the jewelry and burned the homes of Muslims. Hazrat Anas bin Malik R. A was very sorrowful from this attack. One day, he received a letter from Zaid ibn Arqam R. Have you forgotten Prophet already told us about this? You must remain patient and you would eventually meet me at Hauz e Kausar.

I will get you justice on Hauz e Kausar. Hazrat Hussain started crying. Then she let him go. After some time, Umme Salma heard Prophet Muhammad weeping. She quickly entered the room. Prophet Muhammad was hugging Hussain while he was in tears.

One time, Hazrat Ali was traveling with his slave. A saw Prophet Muhammad in his dream. Hazrat Mukhtar Saqfi R. A was in Jail when the battle of Karbala happened. He was the lover of Hazrat Ali and Ahlul Bayt. When he was released and received the news that Imam Hussain and his companions were martyred, he decided to avenge them. He decided to kill everyone who was on the battlefield against Hazrat Hussain A. Hazrat Mukhtar Saqfi and his companions fought Shimr and his army in 66 Hijri.

Shimr left the battlefield and went into hiding. Mukhtar sent men to find him. They found Shimr and killed him. Hurmala was resting in the cave when Mukhtar and his companions surrounded him. Mukhtar offered him one on one duel with a sharp knife. Before fighting, Hurmala told the story about how he killed that six-month-old Ali Asghar in the Karbala. When the fight started, Mukhtar threw the knife which hit him directly where the arrow hit Ali Asghar- his throat.

Hurmala fell to the ground with a sharp knife stuck in his throat. He died bleeding and suffocating. Ibn Ziyad was the governor of Kufa and was one of the leaders of the army of Yazid. First, the head of Hussain was put in front of him. He started hitting it with a stick. Sahabi Anas bin Malik was there. He shouted put that stick away. I have seen Prophet kissing this face. Ibne Ziyad said, if you were not old, I would have cut your head as well.

Mukhtar Saqfi army fought the Ibne Ziyad army six years after the Karbala incident. Ibrahim a member of the Mukhtar Saqfi army captured him. He killed him swiftly. Ibne Ziyad was thirsty and was shouting give me water before the death. The character of Yazid was despicable. He was brought up in a non-muslim family. His mother was non-Mulsim and her character was objectable.

Hazrat Muwaviya divorced her and she took Yazid with her. One is that he got the disease of the stomach and colon. He could not able to eat or drink and he would remain in continuous pain.

A bad smell would come from him. No one would dare to stand next to him due to the bad smell. The water he used to drink would only increase pain. He used to drink alcohol to ease the pain. One day, he asked where was his monkey? People replied it had gone outside. Yazid rode on a horse to look for his monkey. Due to pain, he could not sit properly. When the horse ran, he fell to the ground while his foot stuck. Can you tell me, if I ask for forgiveness, will Allah Most High forgive me?

Do you think that by killing Imam Hussain you will gain salvation? O residents of Kufa! You called Imam Hussain and have now left him alone. How sad it is that you have surrounded him in a place where he cannot go anywhere; and how pathetic it is that you have blocked the river Euphrates so that no person from his followers can have water. The Jews, Christians, fire-worshippers, dogs, pigs and other animals are drinking water but Imam Hussain cannot have water!

Is he not even worthy of drinking our water? O people, if you do not repent from this and give Imam Hussain water, on the Day of Judgement, Allah Most High will also deprive you of water from the river Kawthar.

While Hur was making his speech, the people started firing arrows at him and he went back inside the camp. He killed Yassar. Salam tried to kill Abdullah and struck a blow with which Abdullah lost the fingers of one of his hands. Then Abdullah struck a blow on Salam and killed him too.

Which one of you is Hussain? What would you like to say to him? Who are you? But his horse became frightened and tossed him over, whereby his foot got caught in the stirrup and he was left hanging to the ground.

The horse started to gallop very fast and he was dragged along the floor, to the extent that eventually there was no flesh left on his face and he died. You should repent for coming to fight with Imam Hussain. I do not want anything to do with you. I am asking for a divorce from you as we have nothing in common. You are being misled. Just as he was about to do so, some people from the other side came and took him back, thus he survived.

After this two other people, Muzahim bin Harees and Yazid bin Sufyan came out to fight. They challenged anyone, asking who wanted to confront them. They both went out to fight these two people and Allah Most High gave them victory over both of them. If you were to die in this position, in your heart you know who is speaking the truth and who is telling lies; you know which of the two groups is on the Straight Path and which one is not. He is on the Straight Path.

The rival force decided to launch their attack at once, and simultaneously began to fire arrows at Imam Hussain and his followers. But the brave soldiers began fighting on foot and the fight dragged on until the afternoon. By mid-afternoon, the battle was in full force. There are children and women in these tents, how are they going to protect themselves if they get burnt?

In contrast, when members of the opposition lost their lives it made no difference to their strength. In the mean time, the hour for the Friday prayer had arrived. Imam Hussain told him to ask Shimar if they were permitted to say the prayer so he went ahead to ask. Are you not ashamed of saying this?