Imam Sajjad (AS) and the Tragedy of Karbala
Imam Sajjad supported his father with the uprising against Yazid. He migrated with his father from Medina to Mecca, then from Mecca to Karbala.
In Karbala
Imam Sajjad was only 24 years old in Karbala. He became sick a few days before Ashura. On the night before Ashura, while still very sick, he witnessed that his father, Imam Hossein, allowed his companions to freely leave and save their own lives, but none left.
On the day of Ashura, while Imam Sajjad was struggling with his illness and repeatedly falling unconscious, Imam Hossein came to see him for the last time. He embraced his beloved son, and said his final words to him. He also gave him a precious prayer to recite during a sorrowful calamity. This prayer was passed down from angel Gabriel to the Holy Prophet, and from the Prophet to Lady Fatimah (SA), and finally to Imam Hossein. When Imam Hossein was leaving for the battlefield and Imam Sajjad saw his father’s loneliness, he leaned on a stick, attempting to walk, and proceeded to help him. While he was struggling to stand on his feet, Imam Hossein asked his sister to take care of Imam Sajjad, saying, “The earth should not be left without a representative from God.”
In the afternoon of Ashura after Imam Hossein’s martyrdom, while the tents were being attacked, looted, and set on fire, Lady Zainab, Imam Hossein’s sister, asked Imam Sajjad about what the women and children should do, stay in the burning tents or escape the fire. Imam Sajjad’s first ruling as an Imam was to command them to escape to the desert and save their lives. Lady Zainab herself stayed with Imam Sajjad to protect him from the enemies and fire. When the enemies saw Imam Sajjad and his severe condition, they left him to die from his illness. However, they looted his tent and even stole the rug he was laying on.
On the day after Ashura, Umar ibn Sa’ad and his troops, who were responsible for the tragedy of Karbala, stayed in Karbala until noon to bury the bodies of their men. They then took the surviving family of Imam Hossein and his companions to Kufa. The number of those captives is estimated by some to be around 61 people. The enemies tied their hands and made them ride camels without saddles. As the Imam was the eldest male among the captives, the enemies tied the hands of Imam Sajjad to his neck to afflict him with more suffering. Since the Imam was very sick and could fall, they also tied his legs to the underneath of the camel. When the captives passed by the bodies of Imam Hossein and the other martyrs, they wept and cried with hearts full of pain and sorrow.
In Kufa
Two days after Ashura, the captives arrived in Kufa. Ibn Ziyad, the governor of Kufa, ordered the captives and the severed heads of 72 martyrs and Imam Hossein, mounted on spears, to be taken throughout the city. He wanted to instill fear in the hearts of the people of Kufa. People came to the streets to watch the captives. Lady Zainab began to speak to the crowd such that the people were
In Karbala
Imam Sajjad was only 24 years old in Karbala. He became sick a few days before Ashura. On the night before Ashura, while still very sick, he witnessed that his father, Imam Hossein, allowed his companions to freely leave and save their own lives, but none left.
On the day of Ashura, while Imam Sajjad was struggling with his illness and repeatedly falling unconscious, Imam Hossein came to see him for the last time. He embraced his beloved son, and said his final words to him. He also gave him a precious prayer to recite during a sorrowful calamity. This prayer was passed down from angel Gabriel to the Holy Prophet, and from the Prophet to Lady Fatimah (SA), and finally to Imam Hossein. When Imam Hossein was leaving for the battlefield and Imam Sajjad saw his father’s loneliness, he leaned on a stick, attempting to walk, and proceeded to help him. While he was struggling to stand on his feet, Imam Hossein asked his sister to take care of Imam Sajjad, saying, “The earth should not be left without a representative from God.”
In the afternoon of Ashura after Imam Hossein’s martyrdom, while the tents were being attacked, looted, and set on fire, Lady Zainab, Imam Hossein’s sister, asked Imam Sajjad about what the women and children should do, stay in the burning tents or escape the fire. Imam Sajjad’s first ruling as an Imam was to command them to escape to the desert and save their lives. Lady Zainab herself stayed with Imam Sajjad to protect him from the enemies and fire. When the enemies saw Imam Sajjad and his severe condition, they left him to die from his illness. However, they looted his tent and even stole the rug he was laying on.
On the day after Ashura, Umar ibn Sa’ad and his troops, who were responsible for the tragedy of Karbala, stayed in Karbala until noon to bury the bodies of their men. They then took the surviving family of Imam Hossein and his companions to Kufa. The number of those captives is estimated by some to be around 61 people. The enemies tied their hands and made them ride camels without saddles. As the Imam was the eldest male among the captives, the enemies tied the hands of Imam Sajjad to his neck to afflict him with more suffering. Since the Imam was very sick and could fall, they also tied his legs to the underneath of the camel. When the captives passed by the bodies of Imam Hossein and the other martyrs, they wept and cried with hearts full of pain and sorrow.
In Kufa
Two days after Ashura, the captives arrived in Kufa. Ibn Ziyad, the governor of Kufa, ordered the captives and the severed heads of 72 martyrs and Imam Hossein, mounted on spears, to be taken throughout the city. He wanted to instill fear in the hearts of the people of Kufa. People came to the streets to watch the captives. Lady Zainab began to speak to the crowd such that the people were
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