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charge of our accounts, may Allah not forgive you if
you do not forgive us."
It is better that we relate regarding them: "Does this
nation desire the intercession of the Grandfather (of
Husain) on the day of Qiyamah after having murdered
Husain, no never, by Allah! They will find no intercessor
and they will be engulfed in the wrath in Qiyamah."
(Tabari) They fought with them valiantly until the noon.
The Kufan army could not attack from any other side accept
one, because their tents were joint together. When Umar bin
Sa'ad saw this, he ordered his men to attack the tents from the
left and right sides, to dig them up and surround them. Three
four persons from among the companions of Imam Husain
(A.S.) stood up to guard the tents. Then they would attack the
invaders from in between the tents and whoever would come to
dig the tent or plunder it, would be killed or they would shoot
an arrow and injure him. Then Umar bin Sa'ad ordered, "Do
not go near the tents, nor dig or plunder them, rather
burn them." Then they burnt the tents and held back their
hands from digging or plundering them. Imam Husain (A.S.)
said, "Let them burn the tents, for if they do so, the fire
will act as a prevention against them."
It happened as said, and a group of them fought with
them from one side. (Tabari) The wife of (Abdullah bin) Umayr
Kalbi ran out into the battlefield and sat at the head of her
husband (who was already martyred, as has been related
earlier) cleaning the dust from him, and said, "May Paradise
be pleasant for you." When Shimr saw her, he commanded
his retainer named Rustam, "Hit her upon the head." He
dealt a blow upon her head which split open, and she attained
martyrdom at that very spot. (May Allah's Mercy and Blessings
be upon her).
Then Shimr bin Ziljawshan attacked until he reached a
particular tent of Imam Husain (A.S.) and striking it with his
lance said, "Bring me fire, so that I may burn it along
with what it contains." Hearing this womenfolk started
shrieking and came out of the tents in panic. Then Imam
Husain (A.S.) called out in a loud voice saying, "O son of
Ziljawshan! Do you ask for fire to be brought so as to
burn the tent along with my family? May Allah burn you
in the fire (of hell)."
Azdi says that Sulayman bin Abi Rashid relates from
Hameed bin Muslim that he said, that I told Shimr bin
Ziljawshan, "Glory be to Allah! This does not suit you. Do
you desire tasting the wrath of Allah by killing th