STRAIGHTPATHMONTHLY December 2011
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Hearing this she returned back saying, "O Lord! Do not
disappoint me." Imam told her, "May your Lord not
disappoint you, O mother of Wahab"!
Then Umro bin Khalid Azdi Saydawi came out into the
battlefield and told Imam Husain (A.S.), "O Aba Abdillah! I
desire to be united with your companions, and I dislike
to see you lonely and martyred." Imam replied, "Go forth,
and very soon we too shall join you."
He advanced further saying: "O self! Proceed towards
the Beneficent Lord, with glad tidings of spirituality and
sweet basil, today you shall receive favour for the virtues
which you had performed, which is written down upon
the Tablet near the Rewarder Lord, do not fear nor be
frightful, for every living thing will face destruction,
while patience has a more part in your peace, O group of
Azd from Bani Qahtan." Then he fought and was martyred
(May Allah's Mercy and Blessings be upon him).
It is narrated in Manaqib that then his son Khalid followed
him saying: "Have patience upon the death of Bani
Qahtan, so as to acquire pleasure of the Beneficent Lord
of Grandeur, Glory and Demonstration, and of
Eminence, Longevity and Benevolence, O dear father!
You have reached Paradise in the palace of the best of
pearls." He advanced further and fought until he too was
martyred (May Allah's Mercy and Blessings be upon him).
After him Sa'ad bin Hanzalah Tamimi, who was from the
noblemen in the army of Imam Husain (A.S.), stepped into the
battlefield saying: "Have patience upon the swords and
spears, have patience upon it to enter Paradise, and
reach the Hoor al Ein of delicasy, (like) the one who
wishes victory and success, and it is not only doubt or
guess, O self! Strive for tranquility and try to acquire
righteousness." He lay siege and attacked severely and was
ultimately martyred (May Allah's Mercy and Blessings be upon
him).
Then Umayr bin Abdullah Mazhaji came out reciting the
following Rajaz: "The Bani Sa'ad and Mazhaj know, that
during battle I am a ferocious Lion, I strike my sword
upon the head of a well-equipped man, and throw the
warrior upon the ground, and make him a morsel for the
Wolf and a lame Hyena." He continued fighting until
Muslim Zababi and Abdullah Bajali killed him. (May Allah's
Mercy and Blessings be upon him). Muslim bin Awsaja
followed him, whose martyrdom has already been discussed.
Then Abdul Rahman Yaznee stepped into the battlefield
saying: "I am the son of Abdullah from the progeny of
Yazn, I am on the Religion of Husain and Hasan, I strike
you with the sword of a Yemeni youth, through which I
desire the Audience of the Giver of Refuge." And then
attained martyrdom (May Allah's Mercy and Blessings be upon
him).
After him Yahya bin Saleem Mazani came out reciting the
following Rajaz: "I will strike the army with a decisive
sword, a swift sword which hastens towards the
enemies, I am neither inefficient nor frightful, and nor
do I fear the approaching death." And he too met with the
same fate (May Allah's Mercy and Blessings be upon him).
Qurrah bin Abi Qurrah Ghifari followed him reciting the
following Rajaz: "The entire progeny of Ghifar rightly
knows, as also the Bani Khandaf after the progeny of
Nizar, that undoubtedly I am a Lion in the heat of the
battle, and I pound and strike at the group of the
adulterors with the sword, in defence of the Progeny of
the Righteous." He put to sword sixty-eight men, and was
killed (May Allah's Mercy and Blessings be upon him).
Then Malik bin Anas Kahili stepped into the battlefield
saying, "The children of Ali are adherents of Allah, while
the children of Umayyah are adherents of shaitan." Then
he killed fourteen men, while some say that he killed eighteen
and was martyred (May Allah's Mercy and Blessings be upon
him).
I (the author) strongly perceive, that Malik bin Anas
Kahili, referred to above, is none other than Anas bin Haris
Kahili, the companion (of Prophet Mohammad [s.a.w.s.]). Ibne