Yazeed had given Imam Zayn al-Abidin (as) his freedom to return home to Madina not out of love but out of fear. The Imam, therefore, was still not out of danger. But Yazeed could not stop the Imam from weeping for his father.
On his return to Madina he continued to shed tears for Imam Hussain (as). Not a day passed without the Imam crying in memory of his father and the martyrs of Karbala. His followers also joined him as often as they could. The grief of the Imam brought the community together as they remembered the tragedy.
The Imam wept for his father near the grave of the Prophet. He also held regular majlis in his own house. Those who attended these sessions would then be served with food in the name of his father , IMAM HUSSAIN ( AS) .
Sometimes, he would weep so much that he fainted . When water was brought to him , he wept as recalled the thirst his family suffered in Karbala . He continued to weep till his eyes were sore .
He would say , " Why shouldn't I cry , when my father was denied the water which was free to the beasts and animals ? Never do I remember the massacre of the children of FATIMA (SA) but that tears strangle me ." When food was placed in front of him , he would weep as he remembered the hunger and thirst on the day of Ashoor.
The IMAM wept when he saw the butcher taking a goat for slaughter. He would ask , " have you given this animal food and water ? " the reply would be " we always do ." On hearing this the IMAM would weep , saying ,"YA HUSSAIN (AS) ! You were killed in the day of Ashoor , hungry and thirsty."
One day somebody asked him ," O son of ALLAH'S MESSENGER! How long will you weep like this ?" The IMAM replied," O servant of ALLAH . PROPHET YAQUB (AS) had 12 Sons . But when only one of them ( YUSUF {AS}) was taken away from him , he wept so much and for so long that his eyes turned white , his head turned grey and his back was bent although his son YUSUF (AS) was still alive . I have watched my father , my brother and 17 members of my family being slaughtered all around me . How then can my sorrow come to an end ? "
People learnt about the events of Karbala . They found out about the hardships of AHLUL BAYT in captivity. Turmoil and unrest against the Umayyad regime grew .
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Where there is Love , there is Karbala .
Espiritualبِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم ( In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.) لبيكَ ياحُسين IMAM HUSSAIN ( AS) stood alone , saying 'O ALLAH I have done my duty and exposed your enemies , so that mankind do not remain in dark a what is...
