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the Ahlul Bayt a.s went through. What did Hussain a.s endure on the plains of Karbala? For 3 days, the Ahlul Bayt a.s and their companions went without water. The owners of Kawthar in Heaven, the ones who give whenever asked, were left to be thirsty on the scorching plains of Karbala. When he asked for water for his 6 month old son, the cursed ones shot an arrow and pierced the little neck of Ali Asghar a.s with an arrow that is used to killed lions and horses. Yet, throughout the whole of 10th Muharram, Imam Hussain a.s and the Ahlul Bayt a.s kept Thanking Allah swt for all that happened. This should serve as a lesson for us. Were the enemies opposing Hussain a.s not Kafir/ Nasibis? Yes, they were. They were not even human beings and how they treated the Ahlul Bayt a.s proved that. And despite that, Hussain a.s kept calling them to Islam because he is the Imam a.s an