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The turning point of Sa'd's story occurred in the afternoon of [[Ashura]]. When all companions of Imam were martyred and the army of Kufa had besieged Imam, Hussain called "O, Isn't there any helper to help us? O Isn't there any defender to defend the family of the Prophet?" Women and children of the tents of Imam Hussain heard the call of Imam and began crying. | The turning point of Sa'd's story occurred in the afternoon of [[Ashura]]. When all companions of Imam were martyred and the army of Kufa had besieged Imam, Hussain called "O, Isn't there any helper to help us? O Isn't there any defender to defend the family of the Prophet?" Women and children of the tents of Imam Hussain heard the call of Imam and began crying. | ||
Hearing cries over the tents of women and children, Sa'd and his brother, Abu l-Hutuf, shouted the slogan of Khawarij: "No rule, but God's and no obedience to the one who has disobeyed Him" and then declared that Hussain was son of the daughter of the Prophet, the intercession of whom for ourselves we wish on the Day of Judgment; so, how can we fight him while he is in such a state and has no helper and alone in the desert of Karbala, he | Hearing cries over the tents of women and children, Sa'd and his brother, Abu l-Hutuf, shouted the slogan of Khawarij: "No rule, but God's and no obedience to the one who has disobeyed Him" and then declared that Hussain was son of the daughter of the Prophet, the intercession of whom for ourselves we wish on the Day of Judgment; so, how can we fight him while he is in such a state and has no helper and alone in the desert of Karbala, he asks for help? | ||
Turning against the Army of Kufa, they unsheathed their swords and attacked the army of Umayyads and killed many of them until they were martyred in the same place. | Turning against the Army of Kufa, they unsheathed their swords and attacked the army of Umayyads and killed many of them until they were martyred in the same place. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* [http://en.wikishia.net/view/Sa%27d_b._al-Harth_al-Ansari WikiShia, An online encyclopedia of the school of Ahl al-Bayt | * [http://en.wikishia.net/view/Sa%27d_b._al-Harth_al-Ansari WikiShia, An online encyclopedia of the school of Ahl al-Bayt] | ||
[[Category: Individuals]] | [[Category: Individuals]] | ||
[[Category: Historical Characters]] | [[Category: Historical Characters]] | ||
[[Category: Imam Hussain’s Companions]] | [[Category: Imam Hussain’s Companions]] | ||
[[Category: Martyrs of Karbala]] | [[Category: Martyrs of Karbala]] |