المجالس العاشورية في المآتم الحسينية

They welcomed him with their chests, injured him with their hooves, and trampled him until he died.

The dust cleared, and there was Hussein (peace be upon him) standing over the boy, whose feet were moving restlessly. Hussein (peace be upon him) said: "It grieves your uncle that you call him, and he does not respond to you, or that he responds but cannot assist you, or that he assists you but it does not suffice you. Woe to the people who killed you." Then he picked him up, and I seemed to see the boy's feet dragging on the ground. Hussein placed his chest against his. I wondered to myself: what is he doing? He then carried him and laid him among the slain from his family.

He said: "O Allah, count them one by one, annihilate them completely, leave not a single one of them, and never forgive them. Patience, O my cousins, patience, O my family, never will you see any hardship after this day."

In a narration by Humayd ibn Muslim, he said: Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) said: "Away with a people who killed you, their adversary on the Day of Resurrection is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family)." Then he said: "It is distressing to your uncle that he calls you but you do not respond, or that you respond but your response does not benefit you, on a day when his enemies are many and his allies are few." Then he carried him upon his chest, and I could see the boy's feet dragging on the ground until he brought him to his son, Ali ibn Hussain (peace be upon them). I asked about the boy, and they said he was Qasim, son of Hasan, son of Ali, son of Abu Talib; may Allah's blessings be upon them all.

It is narrated from Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) that he said: "Al-Hussain bin Ali (peace be upon them) would place his martyrs one on top of the other, then say: 'Our martyrs are like those of the prophets and the family of the prophets.'"

And here's a tribute to Sheikh Abdul Karim Al-Faraj, may God have mercy on him, as he says:

The second council, from the eighth day, the martyrs from the descendants of Imam Al-Hasan Al-Zaki (peace be upon him).

Sheikh Al-Mufid, may mercy be upon him, stated in "Al-Irshad" regarding the number of children of Imam Al-Hasan Al-Mujtaba (peace be upon him) that they were fifteen, both male and female: Zaid bin Al-Hasan, and his sisters Umm Al-Hasan and Umm Al-Husayn, whose mother was Umm Bashir bint Abi Mas'ud bin Uqbah bin Amr bin Tha'laba Al-Khazrajiya; and Hasan bin Al-Hasan, whose mother was Khawla bint Manzur Al-Fazariya; and Amr bin Al-Hasan, and his brothers Al-Qasim and Abdullah bin Al-Hasan, whose mother was a concubine; and Abdurrahman bin Al-Hasan, whose mother was also a concubine; and Al-Husayn bin Al-Hasan, nicknamed Al-Athram, and his brother Talha bin Al-Hasan, and their sister Fatima bint Al-Hasan, whose mother was Umm Ishaq bint Talha bin Ubaidullah Al-Taymi; and Umm Abdullah, Fatima Al-Sughra, Umm Salama, and Ruqayya, daughters of Al-Hasan from various mothers.

As for Abdulrahman, he traveled with his uncle Hussein (peace be upon him) for the pilgrimage, and he passed away in Al-Abwa while in the state of Ihram. Hussein bin Al-Hassan, known for his influence, was known for his virtue and worship, but left no descendants. Talha bin Al-Hassan was generous, known for his abundant giving and charity. As for Amr bin Al-Hassan, he was with Hussein in Karbala and was martyred.

As for Hasan ibn Hasan (peace be upon him), he was with his uncle Hussein (peace be upon him) in Karbala. He fought alongside him with the bravery of a fierce lion, enduring the overwhelming trials together. Hasan was severely wounded and left lying motionless until his uncle Hussein was killed. When the enemies of God came to finish off the wounded, they found Hasan ibn Hasan lying among the dead, still with some life in him. They intended to kill him, but Asma ibn Kharijah, who had a kinship with his mother Khawlah, recognized him and stopped them, saying, "By God, I will not allow you to kill the son of Khawlah."

The mother of Amr al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan (peace be upon him) was Khawla al-Fazariyya, and his grandmother was Malika, the sister of Asma ibn Kharija. Umar ibn Saad said, "Leave him for Abu Hissan, his maternal uncle," so they left him. Asma ibn Kharija took him and carried him to his home, where he tended to his wounds until he healed and returned to Medina.

Al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan (peace be upon him) was esteemed, virtuous, devout, and knowledgeable. He was responsible for overseeing the charitable donations of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) with the permission of Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (peace be upon him). He had an account with al-Hajjaj, as narrated by Al-Zubair ibn Bakkar, who stated that Al-Hasan ibn al-Hasan was the custodian of the charitable donations of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) during his era.

It is narrated that Hasan ibn Hasan asked his uncle, Husayn (peace be upon him), for the hand of one of his daughters in marriage. Husayn (peace be upon him) said to him, "Choose whichever you wish." Hasan was too shy to respond, so Husayn said, "My son, I have chosen for you my daughter Fatimah, as she resembles my mother Fatimah bint Muhammad the most." He then married her to him. Hasan ibn Hasan passed away at the age of thirty-five. After his death, may God have mercy on him, Fatimah bint Husayn (peace be upon her) set up a canopy where she would read the Qur'an. She would fast during the day and stand for prayer at night.

As for Zaid bin Al-Hassan, he was with his uncle Al-Hussain at Karbala, but he was young and was not seen fighting. He was taken captive along with the others and sent with Ali bin Al-Hussain (peace be upon them both) and the remaining women and children to Sham (Syria). They were presented to Yazid in a very distressing and humiliated state.

It is narrated that one day he was sitting in front of Yazid bin Muawiya, and his son Khalid was sitting with him. Yazid said to Zaid bin Al-Hasan (peace be upon him): "Would you wrestle my son Khalid?" He replied: "No, but give him a knife and give me a knife, and I will fight him." Yazid bin Muawiya said: "A characteristic I recognize from an ancestor; does a snake give birth to anything other than a snake?" implying that he wanted to kill my son in my presence.

Then Zaid returned to the city with Ali ibn al-Husayn and the women of Husayn's family and stayed there. Zaid was highly esteemed, noble in character, and refined in spirit, known for his abundant kindness. He was in charge of the charities of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family). Poets praised him, and people from different regions sought him out to benefit from his generosity. Zaid lived to the age of ninety.

Abdullah bin Al-Hasan was with his uncle Al-Husayn (peace be upon him), and he was young, not yet adolescent, an eleven-year-old boy. When the supporters of Al-Husayn (peace be upon him) had perished and he resolved to confront the enemies himself, he went to bid farewell to the women. Abdullah heard his uncle Al-Husayn's farewell and the advice given about him. When Al-Husayn left the tent, Abdullah followed him. Al-Husayn shouted to the women to hold him back, so the women came out to prevent him.

He said, "Leave me, for by God, I will not leave my uncle or I will die for him." He escaped the grasp of the women and caught up with his uncle. Abdullah saw Murra ibn Munqidh al-Azdi attacking Al-Hussain (peace be upon him) with his sword. He shouted, "O son of the vile woman, will you kill my uncle?" Murra turned to him and struck at him with his sword. The young boy defended himself with his hand, which was cut off at the wrist. Abdullah cried out, "O my uncle, help me!" Hussain (peace be upon him) rushed to him like a falcon upon its prey, then he attacked and killed Murra. Hussain (peace be upon him) stood over the young boy, who was struggling with his feet. He said, "It is distressing for your uncle that you call him, but he does not answer you, or if he answers you, it is of no use. Your cries have become frequent, by God, and their supporters are few, but what has descended upon me is lightened, for it is in the sight of God."

In the narration by Sheikh Al-Mufid and Sayyid Ibn Tawus, may mercy be upon them, they said: Abdullah, the son of Hasan bin Ali (peace be upon them), who was a young boy not yet of mature age, ran from the women’s quarters to stand beside Al-Hussein (peace be upon him). Zainab, the daughter of Ali (peace be upon him), caught up with him to hold him back. But Al-Hussein (peace be upon him) said, "Hold him, my sister," yet he refused and resisted vehemently, saying, "No, by Allah, I will not part from my uncle."

At that moment, a man named Amr bin Sa'ad or Harmala bin Kahil approached Al-Hussein (peace be upon him) with a sword. The young boy said to him, "Woe to you, son of the wicked one, would you kill my uncle?" He struck with the sword, and the boy shielded himself with his hand, which was severed to the skin, leaving it hanging. The boy cried, "Oh mother!" Al-Hussein (peace be upon him) took him, embraced him, and said, "O son of my brother, be patient with what has befallen you, and seek reward for it."

O goodness, for God shall unite you with your righteous ancestors. Sayyid Ibn Tawus, may mercy be upon him, said: Harmala bin Kahil shot him with an arrow that slaughtered him while he was in the lap of his uncle, Husayn (peace be upon him).

I say: It grieves the leader of the youth of Paradise (peace be upon him) to see his family and these young men, the sons of his brother Imam Hassan (peace be upon him), slain and covered in their blood, having not yet reached the age of maturity. Truly, how apt are the words of the righteous Sheikh Saleh Al-Kawaz Al-Hili, may mercy be upon him, when he says:

The Third Session, Eighth Day: The Death of Al-Qasim, Son of Imam Musa ibn Ja'far (peace be upon him)

It is mentioned in the book "Tree of Bliss" that it was reported in some accounts that when Harun al-Rashid's anger against the Alawites became severe, he decreed the cutting off of the hands of the children of Fatima (peace be upon her), and the blinding of their eyes. He built pillars over them until they were driven into exile in different lands. Among them was Al-Qasim, son of Imam Musa ibn Ja'far, who traveled towards the east knowing the grave of his grandfather, the Prince of the Faithful (peace be upon him), was there, and he...

He was walking along the Euphrates riverbank when he came across two girls playing in the dirt. One of them said to the other, "By the prince's oath, the one who pledged allegiance on the day of Ghadir, things were not like this," and she apologized to the other. When he heard the sweetness of her speech, he asked her, "Whom do you mean by these words?" She replied, "I mean the one who wields two swords, who fights with two spears, Abu al-Hasan and al-Husayn, Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him)." He said to her, "My dear, can you guide me to the leader of this neighborhood?" She said, "Yes, my father is their elder." She walked, and Al-Qasim followed her until they reached her house, where Al-Qasim stayed for three days with dignity and respect. On the fourth day, Al-Qasim approached the elder and said, "Oh elder, I have heard from someone who heard from the Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his family) that a guest has the right to stay for three days, and any more than that is considered charity, which I dislike accepting. I wish for you to choose for me a job to engage in so that my sustenance does not come from charity."

The sheikh said, "Choose a task for yourself," to which Al-Qasim replied, "Let me serve water in your gathering." Al-Qasim continued in this role until one night, when the sheikh went out in the middle of the night for a personal need, he saw Al-Qasim standing with his legs aligned, engaged in standing, sitting, bowing, and prostrating in prayer. This greatly impressed him, and God instilled the love for Al-Qasim in the heart of the sheikh.

When morning came, the sheikh gathered his clan and said to them, "I want to marry my daughter to this righteous servant. What do you say?" They agreed, saying, "Yes, we see no objection." So, he married his daughter to Al-Qasim. Al-Qasim stayed with them for a period of time until God blessed him with a daughter from her. When the daughter turned three years old, Al-Qasim fell seriously ill, to the point where his end was near and his days were coming to an end.

The sheikh sat by Al-Qasim’s head and asked him about his lineage, saying, "My son, perhaps you are a Hashemite?" Al-Qasim replied, "Yes, I am the son of Imam Musa ibn Ja'far (peace be upon him)." The sheikh then struck his own head, exclaiming, "Oh, my shame before your father, Musa ibn Ja'far (peace be upon him)." Al-Qasim reassured him, saying, "Do not worry, uncle. You have honored me, and you are with us in paradise, uncle. So when I pass away, wash, shroud, and bury me, and when the pilgrimage season arrives, perform the Hajj with your daughter and this girl."

Once you have completed the Hajj rituals, set your course for Medina. When you arrive at Medina, let my daughter down at its entrance; she will walk and stroll. You and my wife should then follow her until she stops at the door of a high house. That house is our home. Enter the house, where you will find only women, all of whom are widows.

Then he (peace be upon him) passed away, and he was washed, embalmed, shrouded, and buried. May God have mercy on the scholar Sheikh Ali Al-Jishi when he says:

He said: When the time for Hajj came, he went on pilgrimage with his daughter and the daughter of Al-Qasim. After completing their rituals, they decided to travel via Medina. Upon reaching Medina, they placed the girl on the ground at its gate, and the girl crawled forward with the old man walking behind her until she reached the door of the house and entered. The old man and his daughter remained standing outside the door. The women came out to her and gathered around her, asking: "Who are you? Whose daughter are you?" Despite their questions, she only responded with tears and sobs. At that moment, the mother of Al-Qasim appeared, and when she saw her features...

She began to cry and called out, "Oh my son, oh my Qasim!" She declared, "By God, this girl is the orphaned daughter of my son Qasim." They asked her, "How do you know she is Qasim's daughter?" She replied, "I noticed her features because they resemble those of my son Qasim." Then the girl informed them that her grandfather and mother were standing at the door. It is said that she fell ill upon learning of her son's death, and she did not live more than three days afterward until she also passed away.

She heard of the death of her son and fell ill, ultimately passing away herself. What must have been the state of the woman when she saw her son with his head split open, cut to pieces by swords?

May God help her heart, seeing him soaked in his blood, his head cleaved by the sword. It is a great sorrow for the leader of the youth of Paradise (peace be upon him) to see these young ones on the battlefield, slain and abandoned. He remained after them alone, with no supporter or helper. May God bless and have mercy on Sayyid Ja'far Al-Hilli, who said:

Council Four, from the eighth day: what befell the descendants of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) in terms of murder, displacement, and persecution by the unjust rulers.

It is mentioned in some of the visits to the Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them): "O my masters, if only you could see the Messenger, and the arrows of the nation piercing your livers, their spears aimed at your throats, and their swords plunged into your blood, as the children of the immoral quench their thirst for lewdness from your piety, and the rage of disbelief from your faith. You are between a one martyred in the prayer niche struck with a sword that split his head, and a martyr above the coffin whose shroud is pierced with arrows, and a slain in the open land with his head raised on a spear, and one shackled in prison with his limbs crushed by iron, and another poisoned whose intestines are cut by the bitterness of poison. Indeed, we belong to Allah and to Him we shall return, and there is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great."

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) advised this nation to uphold and protect his family and progeny (peace be upon them), however,

This nation did not fulfill the right of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) regarding his progeny. Consider what was done to them, the suffering they endured through their killing, the shedding of their blood, their displacement from their homelands, their imprisonment in dungeons, and other forms of torture inflicted upon them by unjust and oppressive rulers. They completely ignored all the Prophet's (peace be upon him and his family) recommendations as if they had heard nothing about the rights of his pure family and descendants (peace be upon them). Sheikh Abdul Hussein Al-Amili, may mercy be upon him, aptly states:

Abu al-Hasan Dawood al-Bakri said: I heard Ali ibn Dabil ibn Ali al-Khuzai narrating from his father: He saw him in a dream and said to him: I met the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wearing white clothes and a white turban. He said to me: Are you Dabil? I replied: Yes, O Messenger of Allah. He said: Recite to me what you said about my children, so I recited my words to him.

He said: He told me, "Well done," and interceded for me, and he gave me his clothes, and here they are, pointing to the clothes on his body.

And it was reported that Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said regarding the Almighty's words: "And their father was a righteous man."

Their father's righteousness was preserved, and no righteousness was mentioned about them.

It is narrated by Ibn Abbas, Jabir, and Abu Abdullah al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) that when a man is righteous, God makes his children and grandchildren righteous, and preserves him in his progeny, even the seventh generation of his ancestors.

Al-Maqrizi said: If it is true that Allah, the Exalted, preserved two youths due to the righteousness of their father, then He might also preserve descendants in consideration of their forebears, even if many generations pass. Among the traditions, it is narrated that the pigeons of the sanctuary are from the two pigeons that nested over the mouth of the cave in which the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) hid.

Therefore, the pigeons of the sanctuary are considered sacred. If this is the case, then Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) is more deserving and eligible for Allah to preserve his progeny, for he is the leader of the righteous, and Allah corrected the corruption of His creation through him.

It is narrated from Imam Hasan (peace be upon him) that he asked some of the Kharijites: "By what did Allah preserve the wealth of the two youths?" They replied: "By the righteousness of their father." He said: "Then my father and grandfather are better than him!"

It is narrated from Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn (peace be upon them): "Indeed, God mentioned people in association with their fathers and preserved the children for the sake of the fathers. He, the Exalted, said: 'And their father was a righteous man.' My father told me from his fathers that he is the ninth of his children, and we are the family of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and his family), preserved for the sake of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and his family)."

It was narrated from Imam Al-Sadiq, Ja'far ibn Muhammad (peace be upon them), who said: Safeguard for us what the righteous servant protected in the two orphans.

The writer Abdel-Halim Al-Jundi said: "There is no family in the entire history of humanity that has been so displaced."

They were stripped and tasted torture and terror, much like the family of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family), with whom the history of Islam began its glory and continued with them through its lessons and greatness. Their father provided humanity with the means of its salvation through the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family). His family sacrificed their lives for the values laid down in the Quran and brought by the Sunnah. Their lamps might have shattered, but their light never extinguished, immortalizing their struggle, martyrdom, and guidance with the highest ideals they embodied and a light that barriers could not prevent from spreading. Through them, the children of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) taught their nation some of its knowledge: that martyrdom is a life for the martyrs and for all the living.

And if you were to hear the words of the People of the House (peace be upon them) regarding the injustice and aggression they suffered, the oppression and tyranny inflicted upon them, here are some of the words that came from the hearts of the Household of Revelation (peace be upon them). These words emerged from hearts burdened with pain, overflowing with grief from what they endured at the hands of oppressive rulers, filled with sorrow and distress, so much so that they became, within the Muslim nation that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) left them in, akin to the position of the Israelites in the times of Pharaoh.

Al-Kulayni, may mercy be upon him, narrated from Al-Husayn ibn Mus'ab, from Abu Abdullah (peace be upon him), who said: Amir al-Mu'minin (peace be upon him) said: "I stood by the side of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's prayers be upon him and his family) both in difficult and easy times, in comfort and in hardship, until Islam grew and strengthened." He continued, "And I obligated them (the people) to prevent Muhammad and his progeny from what they prevent themselves and their progeny. I exacted this from them; those who survived, survived, and those who perished, perished."

Zaid bin Ali bin Al-Hussein narrates from his father, from his grandfather (peace be upon them), who said: Ali (peace be upon him) said: "I was with the Ansar for the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) listening and obeying him in both favorable and unfavorable situations. When Islam became strong and its followers increased, he (peace be upon him and his family) said: 'O Ali, add to it: that you protect...'"

The Messenger of Allah and his household are the ones you should not deny yourselves and your descendants from, he said, and he carried it on the backs of the people. Some fulfilled it, and others perished.

It is narrated that it was said to Ali Ibn Al-Hussein (peace be upon him): "How did you start your morning?" He replied (peace be upon him): "We started our morning in fear for the sake of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), while all the people of Islam began their morning secure because of him."

These noble verses are narrated about him (peace be upon him):

Al-Qunduzi Al-Hanafi narrates from the account of Abu Mikhnaf regarding Imam Zain Al-Abidin (peace be upon him) that when he returned to Medina after being held captive, he addressed the people of Medina with a sermon. He (peace be upon him) said in his sermon: "O people, we have become exiled, cast out, driven away, and distant from our homelands, without any crime we have committed, any wrong we have done, or any breach in Islam we have caused, nor any obscenity committed. By God, even if the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) had instructed them to kill us, they would not have done more than they have already done to us. Truly, we belong to God, and to Him we shall return."

The young poet said in a poem of his, which consists of several verses, as quoted by Al-Hamawi:

Mr. Saleh Al-Najafi Al-Qazwini, may he rest in peace:

I entered upon Ali ibn Al-Husayn (peace be upon him) and said, "How did you awaken, may God set you right?" He (peace be upon him) said, "I did not expect a man like you from among the people of this region would not know how we have awoken. Since you are unaware and wish to know, I will inform you. We awoke in a community like the Israelites under Pharaoh, as their sons were slain and their women were spared. Our leader and elder is humiliated by our foes as he is cursed or insulted on the pulpits.

The Quraysh regard themselves as superior to the Arabs because Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is from them, and they consider no virtue comparable to him. The Arabs acknowledge this, believing they have superiority over the non-Arabs because Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is from them, acknowledging no virtue comparable to him. The non-Arabs concede this to them. If the Arabs have believed that they have virtue over the non-Arabs, and the Quraysh have believed they have merit over the Arabs because Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is from them, then we, the people of the house, certainly have superiority over the Quraysh because Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is from us."