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The JourŶey of Tears:froŵ Karbala to Kufa.
By: Qazi Dr. Shaikh Abbas BorhaŶy
PhD ;U“AͿ, NDI, “hahadat al AalaŵiLJah ;Al Haǁzah, Najaf, IƌaƋͿ, M.A, LLM ;“haƌiahͿ
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This aƌtiĐle,The JouƌŶeLJ of Teaƌs:fƌoŵ Kaƌďala to Kufa disĐusses ďƌieflLJ the tƌagiĐ episode afteƌ
the “hahadat of Moula al HusaiŶ ;asͿ ǁhiĐh ǁas QiLJaŵat foƌ Ahl al Bait ;asͿ.This paiŶful histoƌLJ
is ƌeĐoƌded iŶ the autheŶtiĐ MaƋtal of “haikh Aďďas al Quŵŵi. ǮAhin Summa Ahinǯ oŶ ǁhat the
ĐhildƌeŶ of ‘asulullah;“Ϳ had faĐed ŵeƌĐilesslLJ. “uppoƌteƌsof the seat of the so-Đalled Đaliph
haǀe Đoŵŵitted suĐh heiŶous Đƌiŵes ǁith the gƌaŶdsoŶ of ‘asulullah;“Ϳ, Moula Aďi Aďdillah al
Iŵaŵ al HusaiŶ iďŶ Ali;asͿ, at Kaƌďala iŶ ϲϭ ;AHͿ, the pƌeĐedeŶt of ǁhiĐh is Ŷot fouŶd iŶ the
histoƌLJ of the pƌeǀious ŶatioŶs. These hostile folloǁeƌs of Islaŵ aŶd theiƌ likeŵiŶded aƌe that
ĐaŶĐeƌous paƌt of the Uŵŵah ǁho edžeĐuted the faŵilLJ of ‘asulullah;“Ϳ ǁith fiƌŵ hostilitLJ aŶd
ĐoŶtiŶue to do the saŵe to theiƌ folloǁeƌs. The faŵilLJ of ‘asulullah;“Ϳ faĐed suĐh )ulŵ aŶd
Masaiď iŶ the loŶg jouƌŶeLJ fƌoŵ Kaƌďala to Kufa to “LJƌia, ǁhiĐh iŶ the past ǁas Ŷeǀeƌ faĐed ďLJ
“ualeh ;asͿ aŶd Hud ;asͿ fƌoŵ theiƌ ŶatioŶs, “aŵud aŶd Aad. EǀeŶ todaLJ,the suĐĐessoƌs of those
so-Đalled Musliŵs Ŷeǀeƌ ƌespeĐt Ahl al Bait ;asͿ aŶd deliďeƌatelLJ igŶoƌe the iŶjuŶĐtioŶ of the
QuƌaŶ:DzMuwaddatu Fil Qurbadz ȋLove for those near of the Kin - Ali, Fatimah, (asan and
(usainȌ.What justifiĐatioŶs ǁill the killeƌs of Ahl al Bait ;ĐhildƌeŶ of ‘asulullah ;asͿͿ pƌeseŶt to
Allah oŶ the DaLJ of QiLJaŵah? Hoǁ ǁill the ŶastLJ suppoƌteƌs of Yazid ǁho aƌe alǁaLJs ƌeadLJ to
defeŶd hiŵ faĐe ‘asulullah;“Ϳ iŶ the QiLJaŵah? Allah is Ŷot igŶoƌaŶt of the )ulŵ doŶe to His
seƌǀaŶts; the ǀiĐtiŵs of )ulŵ ǁill haǀe theiƌ daLJ, a daLJ of gƌeat iŵpoƌtaŶĐe ;the DaLJ of QiLJaŵah
ǁheŶ Qisas of theiƌ “hahadat ǁill ďe takeŶ aŶd the ĐƌiŵiŶals puŶishedͿ. The ĐlaƌioŶ Đall of
HusaiŶ:Dz(al Min Nasirin Yansurnadzȋ)s there anyone to help meȌ still ƌesouŶds aŶd
deŵaŶdsthat the deǀotees pƌaĐtiĐe “haƌiah iŶ theiƌ dailLJ affaiƌs, foƌ ǁhiĐh Moula al HusaiŶ;asͿ,
his Ahl al Bait;asͿ aŶd Ashaď;‘AͿ eŵďƌaĐed “hahadat aŶd faĐed tƌials aŶd tƌiďulatioŶs at the
laŶd of Kaƌďala. Foƌ ǁhiĐh gƌaŶd-daughteƌs of ‘asulullah;“Ϳ, ladies of BaŶi Hashiŵ aŶd otheƌs
ďoƌe uŶďeaƌaďle paiŶ. The ƌeplLJ to the Đall of HusaiŶ ;asͿ is: DzLabbaiyyka Ya (usaindz,
ǁhiĐhŵeaŶs that LJou aƌe pƌeseŶt at Kaƌďala iŶ the ďattlefield, eǀeŶ if LJou aƌe aloŶe, eǀeŶ if
people left LJou, people aĐĐused LJou, aŶd people let LJou doǁŶ, "Labbaiyyka Ya (usain" is that
LJou, LJouƌ ŵoŶeLJ, LJouƌ paƌeŶts, faŵilLJ aŶd ĐhildƌeŶ to paƌtiĐipate iŶ this ďattle.This is the shoƌt
ŵeaŶiŶg of "Labbaiyyka Ya (usain".The uŶiƋue featuƌe of this teaƌful desĐƌiptioŶ is the side ďLJ
side Maƌasi of the fouƌ outstaŶdiŶg “hia Fateŵi Isŵaili Duaat. These Maƌasi aƌe puƌe fƌoŵ
distoƌtioŶ - haďit of Jeǁs. CoŶtƌaƌLJ to the Uƌdu aŶd PeƌsiaŶ poets, these Duaat had foĐused theiƌ
skill of ǁƌitiŶg poetƌLJ toǁaƌds the faĐts aŶd HaƋaiƋ. TheLJ Ŷeǀeƌ used theiƌ peŶ to shoǁ the
gƌaŶdeuƌ of theiƌ liteƌaƌLJ taleŶt, like the Uƌdu aŶd PeƌsiaŶ poets.