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'''Al-Shuquq''' (Arabic: الشُقُوق) is a way station between Mecca and [[Kufa]] where [[Imam Hussain]]’s caravan stayed for a while.
'''Al-Shuquq''' (Arabic: الشُقُوق) is a way station between Mecca and [[Kufa]] where [[Imam Hussain]]’s caravan stayed for a while.


== Location ==
{{Imam Hussain root to Karbala}}
 
==Location==
According to Ibn Shahr Ashub's book<ref>p. 213, Vol. 2</ref> , it is one stage following [[Zubala]] on the way of one who travels from [[Kufa]] to Mecca, and it belongs to Banu Asad. According to Mu’jam al-Buldan, al-Abadi's grave lies there.
According to Ibn Shahr Ashub's book<ref>p. 213, Vol. 2</ref> , it is one stage following [[Zubala]] on the way of one who travels from [[Kufa]] to Mecca, and it belongs to Banu Asad. According to Mu’jam al-Buldan, al-Abadi's grave lies there.
   
   
== Events ==
==Events==
At al-Shuquq, Al-Hussain saw a man coming from Kufa<ref>On p. 233, Vol. 1, of his book Maqtal al-Husayn, al-Khawarizmi claims he was al-Farazdaq, the poet.</ref> , so he asked him about the people of Iraq. He informed the Imam that they were all against him. He said, “The affair is with Allah; our Lord does whatever He pleases. Our Lord, Praise to Him, each day manages the affairs.” Then he quoted the following verses of poetry<ref>Ibid. But al-Khawarizmi does not quote the fifth line of the original Arabic text, attributing these lines to the Imam, peace be upon him.</ref>:  
At al-Shuquq, Al-Hussain saw a man coming from Kufa<ref>On p. 233, Vol. 1, of his book Maqtal al-Husayn, al-Khawarizmi claims he was al-Farazdaq, the poet.</ref> , so he asked him about the people of Iraq. He informed the Imam that they were all against him. He said, “The affair is with Allah; our Lord does whatever He pleases. Our Lord, Praise to Him, each day manages the affairs.” Then he quoted the following verses of poetry<ref>Ibid. But al-Khawarizmi does not quote the fifth line of the original Arabic text, attributing these lines to the Imam, peace be upon him.</ref>:  


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For I see myself from you soon depart
For I see myself from you soon depart


== Source ==
==Source==


* [http://alhassanain.org/Maqtal%20al-Hussain%20Martyrdom%20Epic%20of%20Imam%20al-Hussain%20('a)/Maqtal_al-_Hussain_Martyrdom_Epic_of_Imam_al-Hussain_('a)_html/Maqtal_al-_Hussain_Martyrdom_Epic_of_Imam_al-Hussain_('a).htm Abd al Razzaq al-Muqarram, Maqtal al-Hussain: Martyrdom Epic of Imam al-Hussain]  
*[http://alhassanain.org/Maqtal%20al-Hussain%20Martyrdom%20Epic%20of%20Imam%20al-Hussain%20('a)/Maqtal_al-_Hussain_Martyrdom_Epic_of_Imam_al-Hussain_('a)_html/Maqtal_al-_Hussain_Martyrdom_Epic_of_Imam_al-Hussain_('a).htm Abd al Razzaq al-Muqarram, Maqtal al-Hussain: Martyrdom Epic of Imam al-Hussain]


== References ==
==References==
[[Category:Places]]
[[Category:Places]]
[[Category:Imam’s Route from Mecca to Kufa]]
[[Category:Imam’s Route from Mecca to Kufa]]
[[Category:Battle of Karbala]]
[[Category:Battle of Karbala]]
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