Ashuraa and Men of Valor

1. Ashuraa and Men of Valor A.S. Hashim MD www.al-islam.org

2. Salaam to Al-Husain السلام عليك يا أبا عبد الله وعلى الأرواح التي حلت بفنائك عليك مني سلام الله أبداً ما بقيت وبقي الليل والنهار ولا جعله الله آخر العهد مني لزيارتكم السلام على الحسين وعلى علي بن الحسين وعلى أولاد الحسين وعلى أصحاب الحسين جميعاً ورحمة الله وبركاته

3. About this slide show • Names of the Martyrs of Ashuraa • Their relationship • Their approximate ages • Line of descent • The enemy they faced • End result of the fighters against Imam Husain • Some pictures • Ziyarah

4. With Al-Husain • 72 persons were at Husain’s camp • All knew they were facing imminent death • They faced an enemy of 5,000: one against 70 • Some say they faced 30,000: one against 422 • 8 were Sahaaba (one was older than 90) • 20 were Companions of Ali • Al-Husain’s family (total of 44)

5. Ashuraa • Ashuraa was the culmination of the confrontation • Not fazed by the overwhelming number of the enemy, Al-Husain’s camp was: • Men of valor • Fought to defend the Islamic Principles • At the expense of their lives • To please the Al-Mighty • They all fought to the death, be they: • Very old (one of them more than 90 yrs old) • Mature adults • Youthful • Or even teenagers

6. Facing each other on the 10th • 72 of Al-Husain’s facing thousands of the enemy • Many of the enemy were those who previously urged Al-Husain to join them against Yazid, but now they are in flagrant betrayal • They were • Arabs, • Muslims, • Iraqi • All bound and determined to kill rather than support • Their intention was to kill the very family of the Prophet and desecrate it

7. Al-Husain Facing the Hordes of the Enemy Size of al-Husain’s Camp Size of Ibn Ziyad’s Forces facing Al-Husain

8. The Fighting in the Morning • At first, Al-Husain’s fighters were on the offensive • Enemy had to ask for reinforcement • The enemy burned the tents in the back, then the fighting became more ferocoius • The companions of Husain started to fall one after the other • By noon they stopped for Dhuhr Prayer • One Companion protected Al-Husain with his own body, and fell dead of his arrow wounds as the Prayer was finished

9. Comparing Size of Forces Size of Ibn Ziyad’s Forces facing Al-Husain Size of al-Husain’s Camp

10. The Fighting in the Afternoon • Al-Abbas, preceded by his 4 brothers, fight to the death • Ali ibn Al-Husain fights bravely and ferociously, but is eventually overwhelmed by the enemy • Women and children watch in horror and much anxiety, and its devastating feeling • Even Preteen and Teenagers go out for the fight, get killed one after the other • A crying baby a few months old is hit with an arrow as Al-Husain was pleading for a drink of water for him

11. O' Lord!  May I Ask You to Take Away Your Bounty From These People!  And If You, Lord, Allow Them a Respite, May I Ask You to Sow Difference Among Them And Let Them be Divided! Al-Husain supplicates facing the enemy

12. Finally: Al-Husain • Cut in many places and severely bleeding • Al-Husain becomes weak and falls from his horse • No one dared to finish him off • Shimr screamed at his fighters, but they refused • Then Shimr himself finished him off • Shimr’s mother was a disbeliever (Majoosi)

13. Killed of the Prophet’s family • Al-Husain and his sons: • Ali al-Akbar • Abdullah, the baby (Ali Al-Asghar) • Of the sons of Al-Hasan • Abu Bakr son of al-Hasan • Abdullah son of al-Hasan • Qasimson of al-Hasan

14. The Prophet’s Family: Killed 2. Abdullah Great grandson 1. Al-Husain Grandson 3. Ali Al-Akbar Great grandson Prophet Muhammad 5. Abdullah son of Hasan Great grandson 4. Abu Bakr son of Hasan Great grandson 6. Qasim son of Hasan Great grandson

15. Six of Ali’s Sons: Killed • Al-Husain and his brothers: • Abul Fadhl al Abbas • Abdullah ibn Ali • Ja'far ibn Ali • Uthman ibn Ali • Muhammad ibn Ali (nicknamed Abu Bakr)

16. Of Ali’s family: Six killed 2. Al-Abbas Son 1. Al-Husain Son 3. Abdullah Son Imam Ali 5. Uthman Son 6. Muhammad (Abu Bakr) Son 4. Ja’far Son

17. Fatima loses 6 of her family 2. Ali Al-Akbar son of Husain Grandson • Al-Husain • son 3. Abdullah son of Husain Grandson Fatima 5. Abdullah son of Hasan Grandson 6. Qasim son of Hasan Grandson 4. Abu Bakr son of Hasan Grandson

18. Al-Husain’s Camp on Ashuraa Al-Husain’s Family Zainab’s Family Al-Hurr and others Twenty Ali’s Companions Al-Hasan’s Family Aqeel’s Family Eight Sahaaba Ja’far’s Family 3 Servants of Husain

19. Abu Talib Uncle of the Prophet • Of Abu Talib 3 sons: • Aqeel who lost • Muslim and his two children and • Muhammad son of Abu Sa’eed • Ja’far who lost through his son Abdullah (Zainab’s husband) • Aun and • Muhammad • Ali who lost 6 sons: • Al-Husain and • Al-Abbas • Abdullah ibn Ali • Ja'far ibn Ali • Uthman ibn Ali • Muhammad ibn Ali (nicknamed Abu Bakr)

20. Abu Talib Uncle of the Prophet

21. Abdullah (son of Ja’far) and Zainab • Abdullah (son of Ja’far) was married to Zainab sister of Al-Husain • Before Al-Husain was to leave Mecca to Karbala, Abdullah brought forth his 2 sons to accompany Al-Husain • Abdullah had been asked by Al-Husain to stay in Medina during the Mission • Abdullah’s wife Zainab was to be the lead master of the group • Zainab and Abdullah lost their children on Ashuraa: • Aun • Muhammad

22. Zainab and Abdullah lose 2 • Aun • Son 2. Muhammad Son Zainab daughter of Ali + Abdullah son of Ja’far, son of Abu Talib

23. Aqeel, brother of Ali • Aqeel had three children: • Ja'far ibn Aqeel • Muslim ibn Aqeel and his sons: • Abdullah ibn Muslim • Muhammad ibn Muslim • Abu Sa'eed ibn Aqeel and his son: • Muhammad ibn Abu Sa’eed

24. Aqeel brother of Ali loses five killed • Ja'far • Son 2. Muslim Son Aqeel brother of Ali son of Abu Talib + Muslim son of Aqeel son of Abu Talib 4. Abdullah and 5. Abu Abdullah Grandsons 3. Muhammad Grandson + Abu Sa'eed son of Aqeel son of Abu Talib

25. Al-Husain on Ashuraa: • Al-Husain is martyred after he: • Loses five of his brothers • Loses two of his sons • Loses three nephews through Al-Hasan • Loses two nephews through Zainab • Loses two second nephews through Aqeel • Total loss is 17

26. Al-Husain and the Martyrs on Ashuraa:

27. Husain’s Servants and Supporters Martyred:(al-islam.org)

28. Al-Husain Supporters Martyred:

29. Al-Husain Supporters Martyred:

30. Al-Husain's family Martyred • Ali Al-Akbar • Abdullah Ibn Muslim Ibn Aqeel • Aun and Muhammad sons of Zainab • Abdul Rahmah and Ja’far sons of Aqeel • Muhammad son of Muslim son of Aqeel • Al-Hasan son of Al-Hasan • Abu Bakr son of Ali • Abdullah Ibn Aqeel • Abu Bakr son of Al-Hasan • Al-Qasim son of Al-Hasan • Abdullah, ‘Uthman, and Ja’far sons of Ali • Al-Abbas son of Ali • Abdullah baby son of Al-Husain (Ali Al-Asghar) • Al-Husain

31. The Whereabouts of Ashuraa Ashuraa of Karbala

32. Ashuraa Effects

33. The Revolts Immediate Period • Immediate Period after Karbala • Al-Tawwaboon, 16,000, fight Benu Umayya unto death, • Al-Mukhtar avenging for Al-Husain • Killing all who fought Al-Husain especially: • Omar ibn Sa’ad • Shimr • Obaidullah ibn Ziyad • Al-Mukhtar rules Iraq for more than a year • Al-Mukhtar builds the rudimentary Shrine for Imam Husain • Houses were built around the site, is the beginning of town of Karbala

34. Thomas Carlyle and Charles Dickens • Thomas Carlyle: • "The best lesson which we get from the tragedy of Karbala is that Husain and his companions were the rigid believers of God. They illustrated that numerical superiority does not count when it comes to truth and falsehood. The victory of Husain despite his minority marvels me!" • Charles Dickens: • "If Husain fought to quench his worldly desires, then I do not understand why his sisters, wives and children accompanied him. It stands to reason therefore that he sacrificed purely for Islam."

35. Ziyarah (Visitation) of Al-Husain • اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ‏ • السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا خِيَرَةَ اللَّهِ وَابْنَ خِيَرَتِه • السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَابْنَ سَيِّدِ الْوَصِيِّينَ‏ • السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ابْنَ فَاطِمَةَ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ‏ • السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ يَا ثَارَ اللَّهِ وَابْنَ ثَارِهِ وَالْوِتْرَ الْمَوْتُورَ • السَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكَ وَ عَلَى الْأَرْوَاحِ الَّتِي حَلَّتْ بِفِنَائِكَ عَلَيْكُمْ مِنِّي جَمِيعاً سَلاَمُ اللَّهِ أَبَداً مَا بَقِيتُ وَ بَقِيَ اللَّيْلُ وَ النَّهَارُ …..

36. Ziyarah (Visitation) of Al-Husain • Peace be on you, O Aba Abdillah! Peace be on you, O son of the Messenger of Allah! • Peace be upon, O the Finest of God’s Creatures and the son of the Finest of God’s Creatures! • Peace be on you, O son of the Commander of the Faithful and the forebear of the Prophet's successors! • Peace be on you, O son of Fatima, the choicest among the women of the worlds! • Peace be on you, who was martyred while fighting in the cause of Allah, and the son of Allah's fearless warrior, who was attacked with a vengeance! • Peace be on you and on those souls which had gathered in your camp, in your journey. • To all of you I pray Allah to be in Peaceas long as I live, and as long as nights follow the days.

37. Shrine of Imam Al-Husain

38. Shrine of Imam Al-Husain

39. In Conclusion • A schematic is presented about the martyrs in Ashuraa • The occasion of Ashuraa • The comparative size of the two sides • The losses incurred by each of: • the Prophet • Ali • Fatima and • Abu Talib • The site Ashuraa took place and • The after-effects throughout history

40. May Allah Bless youBe in Allah’s CareA.S. Hashim MD