STRAIGHTPATHMONTHLY December 2011
The young warrior Qasim a.s
Son of the Oppressed Imam Hassan a.s
By Laila Ali
What can I say about Qasim a.s? Just the thought of this
young boy breaks the heart and words choke the throat. Where
do I begin? Mola Ali Waaris.
Qasim a.s was the son of Imam Hassan a.s and Umme
Farwa a.s, he was born three years before the martyrdom of
Imam Hassan a.s. Qasim a.s was the youngest son of Imam
Hassan a.s.
When he was just a child, he saw how his father was
poisoned by Joda, his wife under the orders of Muawiyah l.a.
Muawiyah l.a had tried many times before to poison Imam
Hassan a.s and to kill him, this time he had a very powerful
poison shipped in which he had sent to Joda. He told her that
she must be tired of serving there and in poverty, whereas if she
poisoned Hassan a.s, he would have her married to his son
Yazid l.a and she would live in his Palaces and would have a life
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of luxury married to him. Seduced by this glitter of his
promises she sold her Imaan and poisoned Imam Hassan a.s.
Upon hearing that she had done this, the mother of Yazid l.a
refused Joda marrying her son saying that if she can do this to
her husband, the Imam a.s, then what would she do to her son,
Yazid l.a? Joda forgot that not all that glitters is gold. No doubt,
she is now with Muawiyah l.a and Yazid l.a in the pits of hell.
All three of them Murderers of the Children of Fatima a.s.
May the Curse of Allah (swt) Be Upon the Murderers and
Oppressors of Ahlul Bayt a.s, Inshallah, Mola Ali Waaris.
When Imam Hassan a.s was poisoned, the poison was so
powerful that Imam a.s vomited out pieces of his liver. As the
son of Fatima a.s would vomit out pieces of his liver, he would
place them in a box next to him. Imam Hussain a.s was with
him throughout this time and the older brother was telling the