HAZRAT ALI AKBER (AS) : Ali Akber was the most handsome and elegant among all men. He then asked permission from his father for battle. Imam (a.s) gave him permission and then looked at him with dejection, while tears flowed from his eyes and he wept. It is related that he lifted his beard towards the heavens and said, “O Allah! Be a witness upon these men, that the youth who resembles your Prophet the most in character and speech is proceeding towards them. Whenever we desired beholding the face of your Prophet, we would look at him. O Allah! Withhold away the bounties of the earth from them and cause dissention among them and scatter them. Disparage their policy and do not make them earn the pleasure of their chiefs, for they invited us so as to assist us, then they leapt upon us and fought us”. Then he called for Umar bin Sa’ad saying, “What has happened to you? May Allah terminate your progeny! And may He turn your act inauspicious! And may He dominate someone upon you, who would behead you in your bed as you have ripped our wombs and did not consider the sanctity of the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s) with regard to me”. Then he raised a cry and recited the following verse of the Qur’an, “Verily Allah did choose Adam and Nooh and the descendants of Ibraheem and the descendants of Imran above all the worlds”. Ali bin Husain laid siege upon the army while saying, “I am Ali bin Husain bin Ali, by the House of Allah! We possess superiority while bearing relation with the Prophet than Shabas (bin Rab’ee) and Shimr, the base ones, I shall strike at you with the sword until it bends, the sword of a Hashimite Alawite youth, I shall keep defending my father, and by Allah! The son of the illegitimate one shall not have command upon us”. He attacked the enemies repeatedly and put numerous among them to sword. He killed such a large number that the army started bewailing. It is also related that although being thirsty, he killed one hundred and twenty men. It is related in Manaqib, that he put to sword seventy men and returned to his father after receiving numerous wounds. He said, “O father! Thirst is killing me while the load of iron (ammunitions) has bereft me of my strength. Is there water available so that I may regain strength and pounce upon the enemies?” Hearing this Imam Husain (a.s) wept and said, “O Aide! O dear son! Fight for a while, and very soon you shall behold your grandfather Mohammad (s.a.w.s). You shall drink from his flowing cup and shall never ever be thirsty”. Imam Husain (a.s) told him, “O my dear son! Remove your tongue out”, saying this, the Imam (a.s) placed his tongue in his mouth and suckled it. Then he placed his ring in Ali’s mouth and said, “Return back to the battlefield, and I hope that before the night comes forth, your grandfather shall hand you a cup with overflowing drink, consuming which you shall never ever feel thirsty”. Ali Akbar returned towards the battlefield and said, “The realities for the battle have become apparent and after that it’s evidences too, by the Lord of the heavens! We shall not part with your group until the swords enter the sheaths”. Then he continued fighting until he killed two hundred men. The army of Kufa refrained themselves from killing him. The sight of Murrah bin Munqiz Abadi Laysi fell upon him and he said, “The sins of Arabs be upon my neck, if he passes by me doing what he does, and I do not aggrieve his mother due to him”. At the time when he was busy attacking the army, Murrah bin Munqiz faced him and hurled a lance at him while throwing him upon the ground. Seeing this, the army surrounded him from all sides and cut him to pieces with their swords. “If the Indian swords have devoured their flesh, while the flesh of the honourable men has always been its prey”. It is stated in Manaqib that Murrah bin Munqiz Abadi suddenly pierced his lance into Ali Akbar’s back and others attacked him with their swords. Abul Faraj says that he attacked continuously until an arrow pierced his throat and punctured it. He was drenched in blood and called out, “O dear father! Peace be upon you! Here is my grandfather the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s) calling me to hasten”. Then he raised a cry and died. (May Allah’s Mercy and Blessings be upon him). Sayyed ibne Tawoos says that then Imam Husain (a.s) came besides Ali Akbar and placed his cheek upon that of his. (Tabari, Tasliyatul Majalis) Hamid bin Muslim relates, that on the tenth day (of Moharram) I heard with my own ears Imam Husain (a.s) saying, “O my dear son! May Allah kill the one who killed you. What measure of audacity have they acquired against Allah, the Beneficent, and in violating the sanctity of the Prophet?” Tears started flowing abundantly from Imam Husain (a.s)’s eyes and he said, “Woe be upon this world after you”. It is stated in Rawzatus Safa that Imam Husain (a.s) wept profusely besides him such that none had ever heard him doing so before. Here the author quotes a lengthy elegy by Abi Tamam, which we forgo – translator. It is stated in the salutations of Ali Akbar (a.s) related by Imam Ja’far as Sadiq (a.s) that, “May my parents be ransom upon the beheaded one, the one killed guiltlessly! May my parents be ransom upon the blood that reached the Friend of Allah in the heavens! May my parents be ransom upon you who hastened towards the battlefield in the presence of his father, who sacrificed you in the way of Allah! Then he wept upon you and his heart scorched for you. He hurled your blood towards the heavens, not a drop of which returned, and his cry for you would not be diminished”. Murtaza Mohamedbaqer Bhalloo, Shias Of TanzaniaKhoja Zanzibar
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 16:22:29 +0000
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