send Hazrat Muslim a.s, who was a
famous warrior, as his emissary to Kufa
to study the situation there and report
to Imam.
He wrote a letter to the people of Kufa
and gave it to Hazrat Muslim. In this
letter Imam said, “I am sending my
cousin and one of the most trusted
ones from my family, Muslim bin Aqeel,
to report to me your affairs. If his report
agrees with what you have written I will
soon be with you. You must be clear of
the fact that the Imam is the only one
who follows the book of Allah, and
serves Allah in all matters and affairs
with justice, honesty and truth.”
Imam also said to Muslim bin Aqeel
a.s, “Muslim, the whole world knows
that you are one of the bravest
warriors. It is just possible that seeing
you in Kufa some people may think
that our intention is to fight Yazid. Take
your two sons Muhammad and Ibrahim
with you. When they see you with such
young children, they will know that our
intentions are peaceful.”
According to reports the sons of Hazrat
Muslim a.s were too young that they
could not even tie up the buttons of
their shirts.
On reaching Kufa, more than eighteen
thousand people appeared before
Hazrat Muslim a.s and pledged their
allegiance to Imam Hussain a.s as their
Imam a.s. Seeing this Hazrat Muslim
a.s reported to Imam Hussain a.s that
he should proceed to Kufa as situation
is ok.
Amongst the people of Kufa there were
many spies employed by Yazid l.a to
report to him direct. When Yazid l.a
heard from them of the invitations to
Imam Hussain a.s and the arrival in
Kufa of Hazrat Muslim bin Aqeel a.s he
was filled with fury. He sent a message
to his Governor in Basrah Ubaydullah
bin Ziyad to go to Kufa and take over
the position of Nu'amaan ibne
Basheer, the governor of Kufa. Ibne
Ziyad was also told to arrest Muslim
and kill him.
Arriving in Kufa on 2nd Dhu al Hijjah,
he addressed the people of Kufa
announcing his appointment as Yazid's
governor. He then ordered them to
surrender Hazrat Muslim a.s to him.
Ibne Ziyad sealed Kufa.
At this time Hazrat Muslim a.s was
staying with Hazrat Mukhtar pbuh.
Then he moved to Hani bin Urwah’s
house secretly, but Ibne Ziyad found
out where Hazrat Muslim was. Hani
was arrested and thrown into prison.
Hazrat Muslim and his two sons left
Hani's house leaving the children with
“Muslim, the whole world knows
that you are one of the bravest
warriors. It is just possible that
seeing you in Kufa some people
may think that our intention is
to fight Yazid. Take your two
sons Muhammad and Ibrahim
with you. When they see you
with such young children, they
will know that our intentions are
peaceful.”
Imam Hussain a.s.
Qadhi Shurayb, a judge, and went into
the desert to try and get back to Imam
Hussain a.s to warn him not to come
to Kufa. This was the seventh of Dhu
al Hijjah.
On the eighth (the day when Imam
Hussain a.s converted his pilgrimage
(Hajj) into off-seasonal Pilgrimage
(Umra) and started his journey from
Mecca towards Iraq so to save the
sanctity and honor of this sacred place
Ka’aba, tired, hungry and exhausted
Hazrat Muslim a.s knocked at the door
of a house on the outskirts of the city,
a lady opened the door. Hazrat Muslim
requested for a little water to quench
his thirst. The lady when she learned
who he was, she invited him in and
offered him shelter for the night as she
was a lover of the Progeny of Prophet
Hazrat Muhammad s.a.w. But when
her son learned that the man Ibne
Ziyad was looking for was in his
mother's house, he in greed of reward
gave the information to a captain in
ibne Ziyad army. Early the next
morning, five hundred soldiers
surrounded the house and demanded
Hazrat Muslim's surrender. Hazrat
Muslim came out holding his sword.
Three times he drove the enemy away,
twice Ibne Ziyad had to send in
reinforcements.
After his arrest, Ibne Ziyad told Hazrat
Muslim a.s that he would be killed and
asked him if he had any last wishes.
Hazrat Muslim a.s said: “I owe a debt
which should be discharged by selling
off my sword and armor. Secondly I
want my body to be given a proper
burial. Thirdly I want a message sent
to Imam Hussain a.s advising him not
to come to Kufa.” Ibne Ziyad agreed to
the first request refusing the last two.
He then ordered Hazrat Muslim a.s to
be taken to the roof of the palace to be
executed and his body thrown to the
ground.
Immediately after Hazrat Muslim a.s
was martyred, Hani bin Urwah was
dragged to the rooftop and executed.