Zahra Hussain Zaidi

In the old testament, Deuteronomy 1:19 says that the Prophet Moses (a.s.) lost his way and wandered for forty years around a place called ‘the Terrible Wilderness’ near Kadesh Barnea which later came to be known as Qadisiya. It was also the place foretold for sacrifice near the river Euphrates [Jeremiah 46, 9]. According to the Prophetic traditions, Noah’s ark was caught in a whirlpool and Jesus Christ suffered and cried at Karbala. Imam Hussain (a.s.) then ordered the tents to be pitched. Imam Hussain (a.s.) sent his men to call the residents of the village inhabited by the Banu Asad, who owned the lands where he had pitched his tents. He offered to pay 60,000 dirhams and purchase the land. The tribesmen remonstrated saying that the accursed land was fallow and never did anything grow in it, and therefore no useful purpose would be served in buying it. Imam Hussain (a.s.) replied, “This land will become fertile with my blood and the blood of my kin and companions, and people will soon inhabit it and my Shia (followers) will visit it as a place of pilgrimage. ”

For the message brought by your grandfather;

Another father could not bear to see a world without his son,

But I swear Yaqub himself would give away his sight,

So you might never have set your eyes upon such a scene:

From the dust of Karb (agony) and bala (afflictions),

The upright Alam of Abbas towards heaven is raised,

The narrations state that the horses that trampled Imam Hussain's (as) body were known as Aawajiyya, and they had distinctive characteristics above other stallions.

A researcher who studied these features for months finally found a book by a German expert on horses known as 'The World's Strongest Stallions'. It says

There are certain stallions known as Aawajiyya and their specialty is that each stomp of each hoof weighs 65kgs and its purpose is to crush and grind what is beneath it.

Then the narrator says

I remember one of the riders of Ibn Saad's army mentioned: "I heard the ribs of Hussain crack and snap when we crushed him under our horses"

O people who ask why we cry over the son of Fatima (sa)

Think about it

10 horses trampled Imam Hussain (as)

Each stomp 65kgs

4 hooves each horse

4×10 = 40 stomps

40×65 = 2600 kgs

2600kgs crushed the chest of one of the two Masters of Heaven, the son of Fatima Zahra (sa), the dearest grandson of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh&hp).

To prevent the plans given by Abaiduallah ibn Ziad (la) to Umar ibn Saad (la) to trench on the Holy body of Imam Hussain (as) and the martyrs of Karbala, Bibi Zainab (sa) asked Bibi Fizza (the honorable and loyal servant of the Ahlul Bayt) to go to a maqam (place) where a Lion would be waiting for her instructions.

This lion has previously met Imam Ali (as) on his return from the Battle of Siffin when he was passing through Karbala. He greeted the lion and asked him to protect the bodies of his sons, who would be brutally killed on this land.

When Bibi Fizza addressed the lion he raised his head to her. She asked “Do you know what these people intend to do to Aba Abdillah (a.s)? They intend to run horses over his body.”

The Lion became so angry that he rushed to protect Imam Hussain (as) crying, and he placed both hands over his body. When the horsemen came and saw the Lion in that position they became scared, Umar ibn Saad (la) told them “It is mischief. Do not bother and turn back.” They turned back.

The Lion protected Imam Hussain’s body and those of his family and companions, until the Miracle of Imam Sajjad (as) returning to bury his father and those who fought alongside him. This lion is known as Sher e Fizza or Sheer Futha.