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'''Dhu Husam''' (Arabic: ذوحُسَم) is a way station between Mecca and [[Kufa]] where [[Imam Hussain]] encountered the army of [[Obayd-Allah Ibn Ziad|‘Ubaydullah B. Ziyad]] led by [[Horr B. Yazid al-Riahi al-Yarbuʾi al-Tamimi|al-Hurr al-Riyahi]]. When Imam found the army of enemy thirsty, he ordered his companions to give [[water]] to Hurr’s army. | '''Dhu Husam''' (Arabic: ذوحُسَم) is a way station between Mecca and [[Kufa]] where [[Imam Hussain]] encountered the army of [[Obayd-Allah Ibn Ziad|‘Ubaydullah B. Ziyad]] led by [[Horr B. Yazid al-Riahi al-Yarbuʾi al-Tamimi|al-Hurr al-Riyahi]]. When Imam found the army of enemy thirsty, he ordered his companions to give [[water]] to Hurr’s army. | ||
== Naming == | {{Imam Hussain root to Karbala}} | ||
==Naming== | |||
It is named after a mountain where al-Nu’man Ibn al-Munthir used to hunt, and al-Thubyani, the genius poet, composed poetry about it. | It is named after a mountain where al-Nu’man Ibn al-Munthir used to hunt, and al-Thubyani, the genius poet, composed poetry about it. | ||
== Events == | ==Events== | ||
[[Horr B. Yazid al-Riahi al-Yarbuʾi al-Tamimi|al-Hurr al-Riyai]] came to Imam Hussain’s caravan escorted by a thousand cavaliers. He was dispatched by [[Obayd-Allah Ibn Ziad|‘Ubaydullah B. Ziyad]] in order to prohibit Al-Hussain from going back to Medina, to arrest him, and to bring him to Kufa. It was a very hot midday when al-Hurr and his men confronted Al-Hussain.<ref>al-Khawarizmi, Maqtal al-Husayn, Vol. 1, p. 230, Chapter 11.</ref> | [[Horr B. Yazid al-Riahi al-Yarbuʾi al-Tamimi|al-Hurr al-Riyai]] came to Imam Hussain’s caravan escorted by a thousand cavaliers. He was dispatched by [[Obayd-Allah Ibn Ziad|‘Ubaydullah B. Ziyad]] in order to prohibit Al-Hussain from going back to Medina, to arrest him, and to bring him to Kufa. It was a very hot midday when al-Hurr and his men confronted Al-Hussain.<ref>al-Khawarizmi, Maqtal al-Husayn, Vol. 1, p. 230, Chapter 11.</ref> | ||
=== Giving Water to al-Hurr’s Army === | ===Giving Water to al-Hurr’s Army=== | ||
When the [[Hussain ibn Ali|Master of Martyrs]] saw how thirsty that band was, he ordered his followers to serve water to them and to their horses. They gave each and every one of them water, then they filled water pots and brought them near the horses each one of which drank three to five times of them till they all drank to their fill.<ref>al-Khawarizmi, Maqtal al-Husayn, Vol. 1, p. 230, Chapter 11.</ref> | When the [[Hussain ibn Ali|Master of Martyrs]] saw how thirsty that band was, he ordered his followers to serve water to them and to their horses. They gave each and every one of them water, then they filled water pots and brought them near the horses each one of which drank three to five times of them till they all drank to their fill.<ref>al-Khawarizmi, Maqtal al-Husayn, Vol. 1, p. 230, Chapter 11.</ref> | ||
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The Imam led the prayers. | The Imam led the prayers. | ||
=== Imam Hussain’s Speech === | ===Imam Hussain’s Speech=== | ||
Having finished the prayers, the Imam faced them, praised and glorified Allah and blessed [[Prophet Muhammad]] then said, | Having finished the prayers, the Imam faced them, praised and glorified Allah and blessed [[Prophet Muhammad]] then said, | ||
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If you insist on hating us and ignoring our right, and if your view now is different from what your letters to me described, then I will part from you.” | If you insist on hating us and ignoring our right, and if your view now is different from what your letters to me described, then I will part from you.” | ||
=== Imam’s Conversation with al-Hurr === | ===Imam’s Conversation with al-Hurr=== | ||
Al-Hurr said, “I do not know what letters you are talking about.” Al-Hussain immediately ordered ‘Uqbah B. Sam’an to bring out two saddlebags full of letters. Al-Hurr said, “I am not among their senders, and I have been ordered not to part with you once I meet you till I bring you to Ibn Ziyad in Kufa.” | Al-Hurr said, “I do not know what letters you are talking about.” Al-Hussain immediately ordered ‘Uqbah B. Sam’an to bring out two saddlebags full of letters. Al-Hurr said, “I am not among their senders, and I have been ordered not to part with you once I meet you till I bring you to Ibn Ziyad in Kufa.” | ||
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My soul do I present, not sparing it, To meet a lion in the battle, a charging one.</ref> | My soul do I present, not sparing it, To meet a lion in the battle, a charging one.</ref> | ||
== 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== | ||
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[[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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