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Hc is tnc ran4sen ej Menammc4 (p.|.u.n
Irem nis 4auntcr Iatima. An4 sen ej
Imam A|i . (ceusin ej eur prepnct ej e4
Menammc4. His |retncr is Imam Hassan
(p.|.u.n \ne's |icr tncn nim an4
martqr4emc4 |cjerc nim.
Ij anq |e4q want te knew nim nc must
rca4 an4 |istcn te tnc spcccncs an4 rcperts ej
tnc mcsscncr ej e4 Menammc4 p.|.u.n. 1e
knew nis jact nc must scarcn jer a|| ej tnc
cartn's rc|iiens in tnc i4ce|eq ej rcjermin
tnc secictics an4 new te pretcct tnc 4ccmc4
wcaks jrem tnc arreants tqrannica|, se,
Imam Husscin (p.|.u.n. jintc4 tnc injusticc
|ikc jcsus, cnrist, Mescs, ratncr tncn tnat nc
sacrijicc nimsc|j, jami|q, tnc |cst cempaniens
jer tnat!! In tnc timc wnicn was injusticc
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|ca4cr ej it, an4 tnc rcjermcrs scarc4 te saq
tnc jacts in it, tncq wcrc uncmp|eqc4..
In tnis circumstancc cvcrq secictq ncc4s tnc
|c|icvcrs te pretcct tnc rc|iiens, jrcc4ems,
tnc tra4itiens an4 a|mintq e4's |aw te
cvcrq natien, se, Imam Husscin sai4: (eur
rc|iien 4en't |c in sajc an4 pretcctc4
witneut mq ||ee4 sacrijicin. 1nat's tnc
rcatcst stan4s ej |c|icvcrs an4 tnat's tnc
jirst |cssen.
Lvcrq justicc an4 anq jrcc4em 4en't
matcria|i:c witneut sacrijicin, witneut
tria|s, witneut jintin in tnc |att|c ej
i4ce|eq an4 witneut |c|icvcrs.
5e, ij wc 4cscrvc4 tncsc cen4itiens wc wi||
triumpn at a|| cascs, ij wc 4ic4 wc wi|| |c
martqrs an4 nisterierapnq tnc |cst stan4s
in eur |ijc te tnc nc\t cncratiens jercvcr in
a|| ccnturics an4 acs, tnc sccen4 pessi|i|itq
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is ij wc triumpnc4 evcr injusticc , wc wi|| ct
tnc justicc.
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It's tnc |att|cjic|4 wnicn Imam Husscin
sacrijicc4 nimsc|j, nis sens, nis jami|q an4
nis |cst cempaniens in it, tnis reun4 is in
seutn ej Iraq wncrc's Imam's ravc.
1nc ran4cur ej tnis aria is |ccausc it
sucst us tnc rcatcst |att|c in tnc
nisterierapnq |ctwccn tnc |ca4cr ej
4cspetism an4 tnc |ca4cr jrcc4em, tnc sir ej
injusticc an4 sir ej justicc.
5niitc travc| te Kar|a|a cvcrq qcar te
rcmin4 tnc |icst |cssen in tncir |ijc an4 te
premisc Imam Husscin (p.|.u.n. jer
app|icatien tnc justicc |q nc|pin tnc 4ccmc4
wcak in tnc wer|4 te centinuc nis massac te
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Bcjerc t300 qcars ae, ajtcr tnc martqr4em
ej Imam A|i (p.|.u.n. a|| ej tnc Mus|ims
|ccamc cenjusc4, |ccausc tncq wantc4 te
knew tnat wne is tnc succcsser ajtcr nim te
paq nemac te nim.
Let ej tncm neminatc4 Imam Hassan
(p.|.u.n te tnat, |ccausc tncq ncar4 jrem
tnc prepnct Menammc4 a |et ej a4viscs, |ikc:
(Hassan an4 Husscin arc twe |ca4crs in
pcacc an4 wars an4 (Hassan an4 Husscin
arc sevcrcin ej tnc qeutn in tnc para4isc ej
e4..Ltc.
1nc |c|icvcrs pai4 nemac te Imam Hassan
(p.|.u.n an4 wne aspirc te tnc mencq,
prcsi4cncq an4 wne natc4 tnc jami|q ej tnc
mcsscncr pai4 nemac te Mu'awiqan, se
tnat wcrc scparatien in tnc Is|amic natien!
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Imam Hassan (p.|.u.n. wantc4 te sccurin
tnc unitq ej tnc Is|amic natien, se, nc ma4c
pcacc witn Mu'awiqan |q semc cen4itiens
te pretcct tnc natien, cnc|esc4 tnc |ca4cr
ajtcr Mu'awiqan is Imam Husscin (p.|.u.n.
|ccausc tnat's tnc |aw ej e4, an4 tnc 4ccrcc
ej tnc prepnct (p.|.u.n, in tcntativc
Mu'awiqan arcc4 tnat an4 premisc te 4e
it..
Lvcrq Mes|cm kncw wne is tnc rca| |ca4cr
|ut tnc pe|itica| situatien wasn't ee4 te
c|car tnat, cspccia||q wncn tnc situatiens
|ccamc wersc, wncn Mu'awiqan c|carc4 tnat
nc |rakc4 a|| ej nis prcmiscs, ne|e4q
eppesc4 nim, |ut a|| ej Mus|ims prc4ict tnc
|a4 situatien
Ajtcr tnc 4catn ej Imam Hassan (p.|.u.n.
an4 scarc4 jer tnat.
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Mu'awiqan |cqucatnc4 in nis wi|| nis sen
Ya:cc4 te |ccn tnc |ca4cr ej Mus|ims, |ut nis
sen wasn't |c|icvcr |ccausc nc suppert tnc
4c|aucncrq, |i|crtinism, a|| Is|amic
pernativcs!!! An4 4ictateria| man!!
Ajtcr nis jatncr's |ivc nc was wersc tnan nc
was, nc wrenc4 tnc pcep|c an4 4ammc4
tncm wcak, nc ki||c4 cvcrq enc eppesc nim,
nc 4i4n't rcspcct tnc rc|iiens an4 tnc
tra4itiens ej tnc natiens, |ut nc c\citc4 tnc
raccs an4 amusc encsc|j |q cvcrq tnin
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1nc cempaniens ej tnc prepnct ej e4 |ikc
Ha|i| |in Mu4nanir an4 a|| ej tnc Mus|ims
natien knews tnat Imam Husscin is tnc
qua|ijic4 jer tnis scccssien |ut tncq scarc4 te
saq anq jacts a|eut tnat!!
Ya:cc4 knews cvcrq tnins a|eut tnat an4
werric4 a|eut it vcrq mucn, nc jcarc4 jer nis
vanitq kin4em ajtcr nis jcc|ins tnat nc is
tnc wren ca|ipnatc, an4 nis autneritq is
en|q injusticc kin4em!!
Ya:cc4 scnt a massac te tnc princc ej
Ma4inan an4 er4crc4 nim te takc tnc
nemac te nim jrem Imam Husscin
(p.|.u.n. An4 ij nc 4isarcc4 nc must takc
tnat jrem nim |q nar4 cempu|sien.
1nat princc ca||c4 Imam Husscin te nis
mcctin jer impertant tnin te mutua|
un4crstan4in a|eut it, Imam Husscin
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un4crstee4 wnat tncq want te 4e, se, nc
accumu|atc nis jami|q's mcn an4 te|4 tncm
a|eut nis i4ca jer tnis invitin , an4 tncq
premisc4 te |c structurcs ej |e4quar4s te
nim.
uur Imam wcnt te tnc princc ejjicc an4
|istcn te nim nc |ccamc vcrq anrq an4 sai4:
(Ya:cc4 is a 4isse|utc man, ve|ati:c ej eur
rc|iien's ru|cs nc mustn't |ca4 tnc |c|icvcrs
an4 net qua|ijic4 te |ca4 tnc Is|amic natien,
se wne is |ikc mc 4en't paq nemac te
anqenc |ikc nim..
1nc princc tric4 te |ri|c nim te eppesc
nimsc|j! 5e, eur Imam |ccamc vcrq anrq
an4 4isarcc4 tnat, semc|e4q sai4 te tnc
princc |q tnrcatcnin: ij nc 4ecsn't paq tnat
ki|| nim knews, se Imam Husscin sneutc4 |q
anrq veicc: tc|| mc! qeu'|| ki|| mc er nc'||?!
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Hasnimics (tnc mcn ej Imam jrem nis
jami|q |istcn tncir |ca4cr's veicc, se tncq
kick tnc 4eer an4 camc insi4c tnc ejjicc
quick|q an4 |c areun4 Imam Husscin
(p.|.u.n. |q 4rawin tncir sninin swer4s.
1ncq scarc4 tnc princc an4 cvcrq enc was
tncrc in tnat memcnt, Imam Husscin |cjt
tncm witn tncir trcm||in |e4ics an4 enc.
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\ncn Ya:cc4 ncar4 a|eut tnat er4crc4 te
tnc princc: ki|| Imam Husscin cvcn ij nc is
c|inin te tnc curtains ej Ka'a|a!( in tnat
timc Imam Husscin e te pi|rimac te
Mccca.
\ncn Imam kncw tnat nc takc ejj nis
armcnts ej Mccca pi|rim te pretcct Mccca
jrem 4isracin |q snc44in nis ||ee4 insi4c
it an4 |cjt te Ma4inan.
In Ma4inan nc prcparc4 tnc caravan te
travc| te Kar|a|a an4 teek |cavc ej nis
|retncr Menammc4, nis 4auntcr Iatima
an4 nis jricn4s.
1nc |ast wer4 te nis |retncr was: (mq
|retncr! A|mintq ce4 |evc4 te scc mc ki||c4
in mq i4ce|eq's waq.
1ncn Imam mevc4 nis caravan te Kar|a|a.
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Imam's |retncr A||as was witn nim, nis
sen A|i Ak|cr, nis |retncr's Imam Hassan
sen assim.ctc an4 nis sistcr Zaina| witn
semc wemcn.
1ncn Imam mevc4 te Kar|a|a an4 scn4
semc |cttcrs te tnc |c|icvcrs wne nemac nim
te prcparc tnc armq ej justicc, an4 manq
pcep|c jein tnc Imam te martqr4em in tnc
waq ej justicc i4ce|eq.
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\ncn Ha|i| rcccivc4 tnc |cttcr ej Imam
an4 rca4 it, nc trq te c\am nis wijc an4
sai4: I 4en't want te 4ic, I must takc carc ej
mq jami|q, nis wijc cric4 an4 sai4: ij qeu
want te 4e tnat 4ivercc mc jirst, ij qeu
4i4n't rcn4cr victerieus ej tnc i4ce|eq ej
justicc I can't |ivc witn qeu !
Ha|i| sai4: e4 ||css qeu, I was c\aminin
qeu! Ajtcr tnat nc |cjt te Kar|a|a witn nis
s|avc an4 sai4 te nim wncn wc arrivc te
Kar|a|a tnat qeu wi|| |c jrcc.

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1ncrc wcrc manq |cttcrs jrem Kuja askc4
tnc Imam jer nc|p te e|tainmcnt tnc
jrcc4em, cnc|esc4: cemc ncrc te Kuja an4
qeu wi|| scc qeur sinccrc armics, se, `Imam
Husscin' scnt nis ceusin Mes|cm |in Aqcc|
mc4iater te nim tncrc.
\ncn Mes|cm arrivc4 te Kuja nc saw
tneusan4s ej pcep|c areun4 nim cnccrin te
Imam Husscin an4 praqin te nim.
Ya:cc4 kncw a|eut tnat, se nc scnt
u|ai4u||an |in Ziqa4 te |c tnc princc ej
Kuja, |ccausc nc is tnc werst |utcncr nc na4
te |ccamc tnc princc ej Kuja te 4eminatc tnc
situatien tncrc.
\ncn u|ai4u||an arrivc4 te Kuja nc |can
4istri|utin mencq te tnc pcep|c an4 |eekin
at Mes|cm te ki|| nim!
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Hc wcnt te Hanq |in Irwan's neusc te visit
nim, nc sat injrent ej curtain wnicn was
Mes|cm 4isappcarin |cnin4 it!
Hanq winkc4 te Mes|cm te ki|| u|ai4u||an,
|ut Mes|cm 4i4n't ki|| nim, wncn
u|ai4u||an ct eut Hanq askc4 Mes|cm
a|eut tnc rcasen ej tnat Mes|cm sai4: tnat's
net mq na|it te ki|| inattcntivc man! \c arc
jintin jer eur i4ce|eq net |q arcssivc
pcrsena| causc!!
Iirst timc tncrc wcrc manq pcep|c areun4
Mes|cm, in sccen4 timc tncq scarcn a|eut
nim te nan4evcr nim te u|ai4u||an te
e|tain tnc pri:c!
u|ai4u||an kncw tnat Mes|cm is in Hanq
|in Irwan's neusc.
nc scnt te Hanq an4 askc4 nim jer
Mes|cm, Hanq sai4: nc is mq ucst,
u|ai4u||an sai4: wc want te arrcst nim,
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|ccausc nc is centrarq te ca|ipnatc, qeu
mustn't pretcct nim, Hanq sai4: I swerc, ij
qeu want an ant is en mq jcct te ivc qeu
I'|| 4en't, |ccausc it is in mq cntcrtainmcnt!
u|ai4u||an |ccamc anrq an4 arrcst Hanq!
\ncn Hanq |ccamc |atc, Mes|cm werric4
a|eut tnat an4 cscapc4 jrem Hanq's neusc!
At Kuja's mi4nint Mes|cm |ccamc wantc4
an4 a|enc, nc was cenjusc4 wncrc te e! 5e
nc circuitc4 in Kuja's 4ark strccts unti| nc
tirc4, se, nc stan4 injrent ej weman's neusc
snc ca||c4 1au'an, wncn snc saw nim askc4:
wnat qeu want?
Mes|cm sai4: semc watcr p|casc, snc
pcnctratc4 tnc 4ark an4 cntcrc4 ncr neusc
an4 rcturn |q semc watcr, nc 4rank semc
an4 rctainc4 nis si|cnt stan4in! 5nc askc4:
wnat qeu want c|sc?! Hc sai4: netnin. 5nc
sai4: tncn e te qeur nemc.
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Hc sai4: |en4mai4 ej e4, I 4en't navc anq
nemc ncrc! I was tnc |ca4cr ej tncsc pcep|c
|ast 4aqs ae an4 knew tncq want te ki|| mc
|ikc a crimina| te acquirc tnc pri:c ej tnc
princc! 5nc surprisc4 jer tnat an4 sai4: arc
qeu tnc ceusin ej Imam Husscin?! Arc qeu
Mes|cm?! Hc sai4: qcs!!
1au'an cntcrc4 Mes|cm insi4c ncr neusc te
nar|er nim, at mi4nint ncr sen cemc|ack
nemc, nc saw nis metncr was teekin semc
jee4 cntcrc4 tnc reem wnicn was 4cscrtc4
|cjerc! Hc waitc4 ncr, wncn snc camc eut nc
askc4: wnat arc qeu 4ein tncrc mum?! 5nc
sai4 netnin, nc insistc4 en te knew, tncn
snc te|4 nim cvcrq tnin an4 4cnic4 ncr sen
ncr suck|in ij nc tc|| anq |e4q, nc swerc jer
tnat, |ut nc |ctraqc4 ncr an4 te|4 tnc princc
cvcrq tnin!
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\ncn tnc mernin snenc tnc armics ej
u|ai4u||an was cvcrq wncrc! 5emc ej tncm
||ecka4c4 1au'an's neusc! 5nc painju||q
ajj|ictc4 jer Mes|cm, Mes|cm unsncatnc4 nis
swer4 an4 attackc4 tnc armics, an4 Kuja
pcep|c wcrc tnrewin stencs at nim jrem
tncir neuscs |cvc|s! Mes|cm was jintin
a|enc! 1nc armics wcrc rcpcatin supp|ics
|ut tncq 4i4n't su|4uc nim, nc was |ewin
|q nis i4ce|eq an4 nis ceuraceus!
1ncq ma4c a stratacm te nim |q cevcrin
a |i ne|c in tnc reun4, se Mes|cm ja||s
4ewn it! 1nc armics attackc4 nim tncrc!
An4 arrcstc4 nim te tnc princc, u|ai4u||an
4cci4c4 te c\ccutc Mes|cm an4 Hanq |q
tnrewin tncm jrem nin p|acc (asru|
Imara, Mes|cm sai4: I want te praq |cjerc
tnat, tnc c\ccutiencr answcrc4: praq ij tnat's
uscju|!
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1ncn tncq ki||c4 Mes|cm, ajtcr tnat tncq
4rcw nis |e4q in tnc markcts te tcrrer cvcrq
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\ncn Imam Husscin kncw a|eut Mes|cm
painju||q ajjcctc4 jer nim, an4 scnt te scc
tnc |itt|c ir| ej Mes|cm, wncn snc camc nc
sit ncr in nis |ap an4 pattc4 en ncr
sneu|4crs, tnc ir| sai4: wnq qeu arc
trcatin mc |ikc erpnan's?! Is mq jatncr
4ic4?! Imam Husscin cric4 an4 tnc erpnan
|amcnts ncr jatncr!
Ajtcr tnat painju||q stan4s, Imam Husscin
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At tnc waq ej Kar|a|a nc saw tnc tcnt ej
tnc cnrist \ana| an4 askc4 nis metncr
a|eut nim, \ana| was eut te nuntin in
tnat timc, imam Husscin put nis nan4 en
tnc 4cscrt reun4 an4 a|| ej it |ccn |ikc
|cautiju| ar4cn! 1ncn nc ask \ana|'s
metncr te tc|| nim tnat imam Husscin is in
nis waq te Kar|a|a new, te cemc witn nim
an4 sai4: nc wi|| 4ic witn mc! \ana|'s wijc
4i4n't rcspen4 te Imam Husscin an4 sai4 te
\ana| wncn nc camc |ack an4 kncw a|eut
tnat: I want te |ivc witn qeu!
\ncn nc s|cpt nc saw a stranc 4rcam, tnat
prepnct ej e4 Menammc4 is ca||in nim
an4 askc4 nim te rcspensc Imam Husscin
an4 nc wi|| insurc nim te cntcr tnc para4isc
ej e4!
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\ana| wakc4 up an4 tc|| nis metncr a|eut
tnat! 5e, nis metncr a4menisnc4 nim te |c
witn Imam. 1ncn nc wcnt te Imam Husscin
an4 |ccn witn nis armq.
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Ajtcr tnis |i jeurncq Imam Husscin
arrivc4 te tnc arca wnicn ca||c4 Kar|a|a,
su44cn|q nis nersc steppc4! Hc cnanc it te
centinuc nis 4istancc, tnc sccen4 nersc
steppc4! 1nc tnir4 nersc a|se 4i4 tnat!
Imam sai4 te nis cempaniens: camp ncrc
an4 staq |ccausc wc'|| a|| |ccn ki||c4 ncrc!
uur wivcs wi|| |ccn captivcs ncrc! 1nc |att|c
wi|| |c ncrc!
At tnat timc u|ai4u||an scnt Hur |in
Ya:cc4 A|riqani te ||ecka4c Imam Husscin,
an4 nc 4i4, in Kar|a|a Imam Husscin saw
tnc armq ej Hur wcrc vcrq tnirstq se nc avc
tncm semc watcr te 4rink!
At tnc neen praqcr timc tncq a|| camc an4
praq witn Imam Husscin |cnin4 nim!
Hur kncw tnat Imam is tnc justicc Imam
|ut nis tninkin was tnat nc must e|cq nis
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princc, nc |ccamc cenjusc4 ij nc must e|cq
injusticc princc!
At tnis timc u|ai4u||an was insta||in
umar |in 5a'a4 tnc |ca4cr ej nis armics te
jint Imam Husscin cerrcspen4in te nim te
|c tnc princc ej anq arca in juturc, umcr
was Imam's jricn4 at cni|4nee4 timcs, nc
saw tnc mcsscncr ej e4 new mucn |evcs
Husscin! se, nc jcarc4! 1ncn nc sai4:
semc|e4q tc|| mc tnat e4 crcatc4 para4isc
an4 nc||, ij tncq sai4 tnc trutn I am
rcpcntant, ij tncq |ic4 I wen |q tnis
|cautiju| wer|4, 1ncn nc arcc4 te ki||
Imam Husscin an4 |c4 tnc armics Ya:cc4!
Armics ej Ya:cc4 wcrc a|eut 70,000
scvcntq tneusan4s, tnc armq ej Husscin wcrc
a|eut tt+ enc nun4rc4 an4 jeurtccn se|4icrs!
Bccausc a |et ej se|4icrs saw Imam's
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asccticism an4 4e4c te Ya:cc4 armics te
e|tain anq pri:c!
\ncn Imam Husscin saw Ya:cc4 armics
cric4! His sistcr Zaina| askc4 nim a|eut tnc
rcasen, nc sai4: I am crqin jer tnis pcep|cs
tncq wi|| e te nc|| ej e4 |ccausc tncq arc
4iscentcnt nim!
5nimr 4c L|jausncn is jrem A|-A||as'
(Imam Hcssian's |retncr metncr's tri|c, nc
invitc te A|-A||as te scc nim, wncn A|-
A||as mct nim, 5nimr sai4: |cavc Husscin's
armq an4 cemc witn us! I |rin
inacccssi|i|itq te qeu an4 qeur |retncrs ij
qeu |cjt Husscin, A|-A||as sai4: mevc awaq
jer mc! An4 teek qeur inacccssi|i|itq witn
qeu! I 4en't ncc4 anq tnin |ikc tnat!
5nimr sai4: ajtcr semc neurs a|| ej Husscin
se|4icrs wi|| 4ca4 tnink jer tnat! A|-A||as
sai4: weu|4 tnat I na4 tneusan4 ej seu|s
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tnat I can te rc4cmptien it jer Imam
Husscin! ce awaq! 1ncn 5nimr |cjt A|-
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Hur saw tnc armics areun4 Imam Husscin
an4 nis jami|q an4 |itt|c armq, nc sai4: is
nis crimc tnat nc wantc4 justicc?! 5e nc
|can cenjusc4.
His |retncr askc4 nim wnat is tnc mattcr?
Arc qeu a|| rint?!
Hc sai4: I'm tninkin a|eut tnc para4isc ej
e4, ij I |ccn ki||c4 an4 |urnt ajtcr tnat jer
scvcntq timcs I 4en't cneesc c\ccpt tnc
para4isc!
His |retncr askc4: wnat 4e qeu mcan?!
Hur sai4: wc must nc|p tnc justicc, wc must
nc|p Imam Husscin, I want te e te nim
an4 ask te jerivc mc, 4e qeu want te cemc
witn mc?! His |retncr sai4: new nc wi||
jerivc us an4 qeu ||ecka4c4 nim in
Kar|a|a?!
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Hur sai4: nc wi|| |ccausc nc is a kin4 man,
His |retncr, sen an4 scrvant camc witn nim
te Imam Husscin!
Hur supp|icatc te Imam Husscin te jerivc
nim! Imam Husscin sai4: u'Hur ij qeu arc
rcpcntant e4 wi|| jerivc qeu.
1ncn nc 4u||c4 tnc cncmics an4 ki||c4 witn
tnc |c|icvcrs ej Imam witn nis sen, |retncr
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1ncq prcvcntc4 tnc watcr te Husscin's
rcacnin an4 cut tnc rivcrs si4c |q semc
se|4icrs!
1nc cni|4rcn in tnc tcnts ej Imam |ccamc
vcrq tnirstq an4 tncq askc4 jer watcr jrem
Imam Husscin, tncq wcrc crqin an4
wccpin.
Iirst timc A|i Ak|cr (sen ej Husscin ct eut
te |rin semc watcr, nc 4u||c4 tnc armics
a|enc an4 ki||c4 manq ej se|4icrs, |ut tncq
su44cn nim jrem nis |ack an4 attack nim,
tnc armics accumu|atc4 at nim an4 s|icc nim
in jrent ej Imam Husscin! Imam Husscin
wcnt te nim an4 picks nim up te takc nim te
nis camp! Hc praqc4: e' e4 4en't jerivc
tncm jer tnat.
Imam's |retncr's sen assim askc4
pcrmissien jrem nim te jint an4 |rin semc
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watcr, Imam Husscin arcc4 jer tnat ajtcr
assim's insistcnccs.
assim 4u||c4 tnc cncmics a|enc an4 ki||c4
manq ej tncm, tncq su44cn nim |ikc A|i an4
ki||c4 nim!
Imam Husscin was |eekin at nis jami|q's
stan4s an4 tncir juncra| preccssiens, unti|
neen's praqcr timc, Ha|i| ca||c4 te praqcr ,
tnc rcmain4cr ej Husscin se|4icrs |can tnc
praqcr witn nim an4 semc ej tncm stan4
injrent ej tnc Imam te pretcct nim, 5nimr
jcarc4 jer tnc pcep|c |ccausc ij tncq saw tnc
praqcr ej Imam Husscin maq |c tncq stac
a ceup 4ctcct aainst tncm, cspccia||q
Imam's praqcr is |ikc tncir prepnct!
umar an4 5nimr er4crc4 te tnc armics te
attack tncm in tncir praqcr! tnc armics
rcspen4c4 te tnis er4cr an4 ki||c4 manq
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se|4icrs ej Imam Husscin 4urin tncir
praqcr!!
Ajtcr tnc praqcr tncq centinuc4 tnc |att|c
eppesc tnc injusticc armics |q tncir i4ce|eics
strcntn.

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5u44cn|q Imam Husscin was |ccn a|enc
witneut cempaniens, |ccausc tncq a|| ki||c4
in tnis |att|c an4 paintc4 tnc |att|cjic|4 |q
tncir ||ee4s! 1nc |ast |e4q was tnc |ca4cr ej
tnc armq, nis |retncr an4 jricn4 A|-A||as!
A|-A||as askc4 pcrmissien jrem nis
|retncr, se, nc arcc4 ajtcr A|-A||as
insistcncc, tncn A|-A||as attack tnc cncmics
ej justicc |q nis swer4 an4 jrintcnc4 tncm
tnc armics rctrcatc4 |ack, se nc c|carc4 tnc
rivcr an4 teek semc watcr jrem it an4 |ack
te tnc camp jast|q , tncq attack tnc skin |q
arrews |ikc tnc rain, semcenc nit it an4
cmptq it jrem watcr! 1nc cni|4rcn ran te tnc
wct reun4 an4 put tncir |ips, cnccks an4
cncsts! 1ncq wcrc vcrq tnirstq!
At tnc reun4 ej |att|c A|-A||as was
jintin an4 trqin aain, tncq su44cn nim
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jrem nis |ack an4 cut nis rint nan4! Hc
carric4 nis swer4 |q |cjt an4 sai4: ij qeu cut
mq rint, Ier mq i4ce|eq |q |cjt I'|| jint!
An4 tncn nc attackc4 tnc cncmics..
5emc|e4q su44cn nim an4 cut nis |cjt se nc
carric4 tnc swer4 |q nis meutn an4 tcctn
an4 ki||c4 manq ej tncm, tncq su44cn nim
|q attackin |q arrews at nis cqcs, nc ja||c4
jrem nis nersc, Imam Husscin saw tnc j|a
ja||c4 an4 camc te tnc |att|c jic|4.
In tnat timc semc |e4q c\p|eit tnis cnancc
an4 |rekc A|-A||as nca4 |q an iren spcar!
\ncn Imam Husscin rcacnc4 nim nc saw
tnc painju||q stan4, an4 sai4: mq cncmics
rcjeicc4 at tnc misjertunc ej mc new!
1nc ||ee4 ej A|-A||as ceau|atc4 en nis
cqcs, nc 4i4n't saw Imam Husscin tninkin
tnat's anetncr |e4q an4 sai4: u' nerscman
|ct mq |retncr rcacn mc te saq |qc te nim
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|cjerc |cavin tnis wer|4, an4 tnat's mq |ast
wisn!
1nc tcars ej Imam Husscin s|i4c4 en nis
cncars, an4 sai4: 4car |retncr I'm ncar qeu!
nc put nis nca4 in nis |ap, an4 sai4: |ct mc
takc qeu te tnc camp, nc sai4: I premisc tnc
cni|4rcn te |rin semc watcr te tncm, se, I
can't e tncrc witneut tnat, |ct mc 4ic ncrc
p|casc! Ajtcr tnat nc |cjt tnis injusticc wer|4!

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Ajtcr martqr4em ej A|-A||as Kar|a|a's
|ca4cr Imam Husscin |ccn a|enc in tnis
4cscrt ej cncmics sneutin: is tncrc anq ncre
ej |c|icvcrs te sacrijicin jer tnc justicc?! Is
tncrc anq jca|eus jer eur rc|iien's i4ce|eq?!
umcr er4crc4 te kneck tnc 4rums |ccausc
nc 4en't want anq |e4q te |istcn te nim!
1ncq wantc4 te ni4c tnc justicc.
Imam Husscin rcturnc4 te tnc camp an4
teek |cavc ej tncm, a|| ej tnc wemcn,
wi4ewcrs, wivcs, an4 erpnans...ctc. sai4 |qc
te nim.
In tnis painju||q timc nis sistcr Zaina|
camc te nim |q carrqin nis suck|in |a|q,
an4 sai4: u' |retncr qeur sen is vcrq tnirstq
an4 nis metncr cant |rcast jcc4 nim.
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Imam Husscin teek nis |a|q te tnc armics
an4 sai4: qeu arc jintin mc, se, wnat is
tnis |a|q's crimc te 4ic tnirstq?!
1nc armics ej Ya:cc4 was 4ivi4c4 an4
cenjusc4, semc ej tncm sai4: ivc semc watcr
te tnis |a|q te 4rink!
5emc|e4q sai4: annini|atc a|| ej Husscin's
jami|q! 1nc cemmetien incrcasc4 a|| ej
tncm.
umcr er4crc4 te Harma|a |in Kani| te
attack tnc |a|q, Harma|a 4i4 wnat nis
|ca4cr wantc4! His arrew pcnctratc4 tnc
ncart ej tnc |a|q! 1nc |a|q jcc|c4 tnc cee|
ej tnc iren an4 cm|racc4 nis jatncr cncst
an4 4ca4!
Imam Husscin ajj|ictc4 jer tnat! se, nc teek
semc ej tnc |a|q's ||ee4 an4 tnrcw it te tnc
skq |q nis praqcr : e' e4 4en't jerivc nim
jer tnat!
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Imam Husscin rcturnc4 te tnc camp an4
avc tnc |a|q te nis sistcr Zaina|! 1nc
camp's wemcn an4 cni|4rcn cric4 an4
ajj|ictc4 jer tnis misjertunc.
Ajtcr tnat Imam 4u||c4 tnc cncmics a|enc,
enc |q enc, an4 4cstreq tnc armics |q ki||in
tncir |ca4crs, umcr er4crc4 te attack tnc
Imam |q a|| ej tnc armics, se, tncq sweep
4ewn at nim! But nc 4u||c4 a|| ej tncm an4
rcacncs tnc rivcr!
5emc |e4q sneutc4, u' Husscin nc|p qeur
jami|q, nc rcturn |ack jast|q , nc saw tnc
camps is in sajc an4 un4crstee4 tncir trick!
\ncn nc 4u||c4 tnc cncmics sccen4 timc
A|u|-Huteej attack nis jercnca4 |q |i
stenc!
Imam Husscin pick up nis c|etncs te c|can
nis jacc jer ||ee4, nis cncst was c|carc4 te tnc
cncmics, se, tncq attackc4 nim |q tripartitc
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arrew an4 pcnctratc4 nis cncst |q attackin
nis |evcr, |c|icvcr an4 kin4 ncart!
5e, nc ja||c4 4ewn, tncq attackc4 nim |q
arrews unti| nc jaint.
His nersc camc |ack te tnc camp an4
ncinc4 sa4|q, tnc cni|4rcn tnank tnat tncir
|ca4cr camc |ack an4 |rin semc watcr, se
tncq ran eut tnc tcnts witn tncir metncrs
an4 sistcrs witn Imam Husscin's jami|q,
tncq saw tnc sa44|c ej tnc nersc was twistc4!
Zaina| cric4: u' nersc! \ncrc is mq
|retncr?!
1nc cncmics wait tnc Imam jer a|eut tnrcc
neurs! 1ncq cenjusc4 jer tnat, semc |e4q
sai4: nc's 4ic4, an4 etncr sai4: ne nc's a|ivc,
5nimr sai4: wc'|| tcst tnat, qeu a|| new tnat
Husscin is vcrq jca|eus jer nis camps an4
wemcn, se, ij qeu want te trq |urn nis
tcnts! umcr er4crc4 te 4e tnat!
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At tnat mi44aq ncat neen, tnc tneusan4s ej
se|4icrs attackc4 tnc tcnts |q jirc!
1nc wemcn an4 cni|4rcn trampc4 in tnc
4cscrt, a|| tnc camps was |urnin!
Zaina| ran te a ni|| an4 sneutc4 painju||q:
mq |retncr Husscin ij qeu arc a|ivc nc|p us
an4 ij qeu arc 4ca4 eur an4 qeurs
misjertunc ncc4s nc|p! I'm praqin te e4
jer us!
\ncn Imam Husscin |istcnc4 te nis sistcr
veicc et up an4 ja||c4 4ewn tncn tric4 an4
tric4 an4 ja||c4!
Hc can't stan4 up, nc |ccamc vcrq tirc4
an4 wcakcnc4, tncq wantc4 te cut nis tnreat
|ut anq |e4q can't 4e tnat, |ccausc tncq arc
ajrai4 jer tnc nisterapnq ej tncm!
A jcw was wa|kin ncar tnc |att|c tncq
ca||c4 nim an4 askc4 nim te 4e tnat! An4
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premisc nim |et ej mencq ij nc 4i4! Iirst
timc tnc jcw arcc4.
\ncn tnis jcw camc ncar ej Imam nc |istcn
te nis wcak veicc an4 sai4: 4en't e|cq tncm,
|ccausc qeu wi|| 4iscentcnt e4!
1nc jcw askc4 tncm: wne is tnis? 1ncq sai4:
nc's tnc ran4 sen ej Menammc4, se, Imam
Husscin premisc4 nim te |c in para4isc ej
e4 ij nc navc |ccn Mes|cm, nc sai4: LA
ILAH ILLA ALLAH, MuHAHAMMADIN
RA5uuL ILLAH, tnat's mcan: ne e4
c\ccpt A||an an4 nis prepnct is Menammc4.
An4 enc awaq |q cursin tnc armics!
5nimr attackc4 Imam Husscin |q nis
4acr an4 sit en Imam's tnirstq cncst, |ut
Zaina| was tncir! 5nc sneutc4: |cavcs mq
|retncr! 5e, nc cts up an4 |cat ncr |q nis
wnip injrent ej Imam Husscin!
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1ncn nc rcturnc4 |ack an4 cut Imam's
tnreat, an4 resc Imam's nca4 en tnc ta||cst
spcar tnc armics na4!
Iina||q Lvcrq |e4q attackc4 tnc camp an4
ste|c wnat nc can, tncq cmptic4 imam's
ewnc4 tnins! 5emc ej tncm ste|c Imam's
c|etncs an4 4isre|c4 nim! 5emc|e4q camc
|atc te Imam's |e4q, se, nc 4i4n't jeun4 anq
tnin c\ccpt nis rin, se, nc cut Imam's
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At mi4nint wncn tncq capturc4 tnc
wemcn an4 cni|4rcn an4 ma4c tncm |ikc
prisencrs, tncq |rin semc watcr te cni|4rcn,
Imam's ir| teek tnc skin ej watcr an
sneutc4 te tnc |att|c jic|4! 1e ncr jatncr: e'
jatncr qeu was vcrq tnirstq! P|casc takc tnis
watcr jrem mq |itt|c nan4s!
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Ij anq |e4q want te knew tnc cemmen
i4ce|eq ej a|| rc|iiens nc must scarcn an4
stu4q tnat |q nis justicc min4 an4 |c just |q
inerin nis scntimcnt, a|| ej tnc tcn4cncics
an4 nis partisansnips ej rc|iiens.
1nis casc cnc|esc tnc numanitq i4ce|eics,
an4 jit te a|| acs an4 ccnturics, se, wc must
4cci4c tnc trutn te |c in tnc ceurt ej tnc
censcicnccs injrent tnc cncratiens.
Ij wc stu4q jcsus, Mescs, Davi4 an4
Menammc4 |ivcs wc'|| jeun4 tnc |ca4crs ej
justicc injrent us in tnc samc i4ce|eq's
manncr an4 |c|icvc witn tncm in tnc samc
peints ej numanitq.
1ncq a|| wantc4 te pretcct tnc numan
|cins jrem cns|avcmcnt's, injusticc
c\p|eitatiens |q makin tnc ee4 cnaractcrs
te |ivc nappi|q.
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Ajtcr an4 |cjerc tncm tncrc wcrc manq
|ca4crs tric4 te rumer tnis i4ce|eq |ikc
Bu44na an4 etncrs camc ajtcr tncm, se, wc
ncc4 tnat in eur sma|| an4 |i secictics, witn
tnc natiens surp|us, tnat's a\iems.
1c|| mc! \nq jcsus nas |ccn ki||c4 (as tnc
cnristian tnink in tncir rc|iien, wnat
Mescs' an4 Davi4 4i4, isn't tnc mcanins ej
tnc spcccncs was "|c jrcc an4 |c|icvcr?!"..
Imam Husscin sai4 te tnc armics in nis
spcccn: ij qeu a|| 4en't na4 anq rc|iien |c
jrcc |e4q in tnis wer|4!
Isn't tnat wnat Menammc4, jcsus, messcs
an4 Davi4 mcans?! Ij tnat's net, tc|| mc! Is
tnat ja|sc er trutn i4ce|eq?!
A|| ej tnc mcsscncrs an4 |ca4crs ej tnis
wer|4 wantc4 te makc tnc pcacc an4 jrcc4em
jer us, Imam Husscin is enc ej tncm, nc sai4
te tnc injusticc armics: I'm 4en't jintin |q
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s|an4crcr er unratcju| min4, |ut I want te
rcjerm mq natien!
Ij qeu na4 tnc just min4, tnink jer tnat!

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