| Part 6 - Water is Denied |
It was very hot, Hussain and his
household, and supporters were very thirsty. Therefore, Burair bin
Khudhair Al-Hamadani who was an old devout man, an authority on Qur'an
recitation, and well placed and revered by the Hamadani's, asked to be
permitted to address the people of Kufa. He was given the permission and
called;
"Oh you people! Allah has sent Mohammad as a harbinger and Warner,
calling for the way of Allah, and a shining lantern. And this is the River
Euphrates, the water of which is free for all kinds of animals pigs and
dogs. Yet you have denied the son of daughter of the Messenger of Allah
access to it. Is this the way Mohammad should be rewarded ?"
A group of people from the camp of Ibn Ziyad retorted;
"Enough of this nonsense. By the
Almighty! Hussain shall not quench his thirst with its water like those
who were denied to quench their thirst before him".
Burair said;
"Oh you people! The heritage of Mohammad has ended up in your midst. And these are his progeny, household, daughters and holy members of his family. So what do you have to say and what are you going to do with them?".
They replied;
"We want Emir Obaidullah bin Ziyad
to get hold of them, and then decide what he would do with them".
He said;
"Are you not satisfied that they go back whence they came? Oh people of Kufa! Woe unto you! Did you forget the letters you wrote and the pledges you made to me to which Allah bears witness? You invited the progeny of your Prophet and claimed that you would protect them with yourselves. When they responded and came to you, you want to hand them over to Ibn Ziyad, and denied them access to the water of the River Euphrates. What evil heirs to your Prophet and his progeny you turned out to be! What has become of you! May Allah not give you a drink on the day of judgement. What an evil folk you are!"
A group of them replied;
"We do not know what you are
talking about".
He said;
"Praise be to Allah for making me more discerning. Oh Lord! I seek refuge with you and disown the actions of these people. Oh Allah! Sow discord among their ranks and make them use their fortitude against each other until they meet with Your wrath."
The response from them was that they fired
arrows at him which made him retreat.
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"Enervate
them, this tirade did
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