STRAIGHTPATHMONTHLY December 2011
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When Qasim a.s left, the son of his beautiful
brother Hasan a.s, the 13 year old kept asking Imam
a.s to allow him to go out and fight for Islam...
Eventually after reading the wish of his brother
Hasan a.s which was in the form of a letter in an
amulet on the arm of Qasim a.s, stating his son
Qasim a.s will represent him in Karbala so allow
him to fight, Imam Hussain a.s put the turban and
gown of his brother on Qasim a.s and got him
ready. This 13 year old fought valiantly, having been
taught by his Uncle Abbas a.s, the enemies spoke
about how beautiful he was... In the end, Qasim a.s
fell from the horse and was trampled on by the
horses so much so that his body was in pieces. My
Mazloom Imam a.s picked up the pieces of Qasim
a.s in his gown and brought him back to the tent.
The symbol of his older brother and Imam a.s, was
now in pieces and gathered in the abaa of Hussain
a.s.
After being thirsty for 3 days, Hussain a.s takes
his 6 month old baby for water... For the sake of his
son, he addressed the Cursed Enemies but the 6
month old baby is shot by an arrow, a massive three
pointed arrow that is used to kill camels and horses.
My Mazloom Imam a.s carried that baby and
walked back and forth from the tent, thinking how
will he show the mother of Ali Asghar a.s that after
three days and no water, the baby is pierced with an
arrow by the merciless enemies.
Ya Abbas a.s, the Standard of Loyalty... How
desperate he was to fight for Islam, but obedience to
the Imam a.s is Obedience to Allah swt.
The cries of the Children and Ladies became
unbearable for the Lion son of the Lion of Allah
swt, after getting permission from his Master
Hussain a.s, he went to the Euphrates to get some
water... Such was the loyalty of Abbas a.s, that
despite his own thirst, he did not quench his own
thirst, instead he filled the water carrier with water
and headed back to the Camps. Shimr l.a screamed
orders not to allow Abbas a.s to return with water.
Abbas a.s destroyed anyone enemy that came near
him! When the Cursed Ones cut off his arm, he
carried the water carrier with the other...when they
cut that arm, he carried the water carrier in his
teeth. When the water carrier was struck with the
arrow, it did not just pierce the water carrier, it
pierced the hope of Abbas a.s for now he could not
deliver water to his loving niece.
Brothers and sisters, when the others fell from
their horses, they fell holding their hands out so that
they had some support to fall on... but My the son of
my Master Ali a.s was so Mazloom when he fell, he
had no arms for support...he fell on his face! Qamar
e Bani Hashim...the Moon of Bani Hashim fell face
first on the plains of Karbala... Abbas a.s was born
after Fatima a.s prayed for a son from Ali ibn Abi
Talib a.s that would protect Hussain a.s... this is
Abbas a.s.
He was the son of Ummul Baneen a.s, who
raised Abbas a.s in such a way that Abbas a.s would
always call Hussain a.s his Master. He would never
call him his brother as he never deemed himself
worthy. I remember coming across something which
spoke about how when as a child Abbas a.s was
sitting with Imam Hussain a.s, and Ummul Baneen
a.s called him to her and told him to never sit cross
legged in front of Hussain a.s as that is Master
Hussain a.s, always sit on your knees.
Abbas a.s had such a love for Hussain a.s that
when he was born the first person he saw was
Hussain a.s and when he was by the River Euphrates
in his last moments, an arrow had pierced his eye
and filled will blood, the blood was now on the other
eye too. So, Abbas a.s, in the arms of Hussain a.s
asked his Imam a.s to wipe the blood from his eyes
so that he may see him once more... In his last
moments, Hussain a.s requests that Abbas a.s calls
him brother... Abbas a.s calls him brother Hussain
a.s... He came into the world and saw Hussain a.s,
his whole life he served him and in the end in his last
moments, the face of Hussain a.s what he has his
eyes on, Subhanallah! Shehanshah e Wafa, Abbas!
He tells Imam a.s he does not wish to be taken
back to the tents as he cannot stand the
disappointment of Sakina a.s... Subhanallah! Such
love and dignity, Wa Mazloom Abbas! Abbas a.s,
you were told not to fight in Karbala, but with
Mahdi a.s and Ahmed a.s you will return and what
you could not do in Karbala, you will do, Inshallah,
Mola Ali Waaris.
What can I say about Zainab a.s...? She who
sacrificed Aun a.s and Muhammad a.s her beautiful
sons on the Imam a.s of her time. She cut off her
own lineage by sacrificing her sons, to maintain the
lineage of her Hussain a.s, through Sajjad a.s... The
sacrifice of Karbala, belongs to Hussain a.s as well
as Zainab a.s, as it was Zainab a.s that went from
Karbala to Shaam and did so in a manner befitting
the Daughter of Ali a.s. She looked after the Imam
a.s of her time, Sajjad a.s while he was ill, protecting
him from the enemies, as well as gathering the
women and children and protecting them. She ran
from one burning tent to the other, she stayed awake
through the nights keeping guard. Wallahi she is the
lioness daughter of Ali a.s!
I will never forget, on the way to Shaam, the
head of Imam Hussain a.s on the spear is stuck in
the ground. The Caravan does not move forward, so
Shimr takes his whip and goes towards Imam Sajjad
a.s. S