DURATION OF THE JOURNEY: Around 5 days (from Rajab 28th until Sha’ban 3rd) THE ARRIVAL AT MECCA: Imam Husain (PBUH) with the companions and fellows entered Mecca on Thursday night in Sha’ban 3rd while people and hajjis (pilgrims of Kaaba) had come to welcome them. 54

“No battle in the modern and past history of mankind has earned more sympathy and admiration as well as provided more lessons than the martyrdom of Husain in the battle of Karbala.” Antoine Bara (Lebanese writer), “Husain in Christian Ideology”  

O’ Hussein, your day’s the Day; O’ Hussein, your way’s the Way; O’ Hussein, your love’s the Love. O’ Hussein, you are the one whose light is never out;

Umm Wahab was one of the brave and devotee ladies who witnessed the sanguinary events on Ashura Day and the hardships of the Holy Prophet’s progeny. On their way to Karbala, Imam Husain (PBUH) and his companions saw a tent in Tha’labiyah desert. The Imam approached the tent and encountered Umm Wahab.

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MECCA AND MEDINA (THE LENGTH OF THE PATH): About 400 kilometers (70 leagues) THE EVENTS ON THE WAY: 1. The visit of armed angels with the Imam and asking for help and aid as they had helped the Prophet in the battles. A group of jinns also visited Aba Abdullah. They wanted to help too. The Imam …

Mahallati writes: Ramla, the mother of Qasim ibn al-Hassan (PBUH), is one of the ladies who were in Karbala on Ashura Day. The presence of this respectful lady in Karbala is evident in the famous books on Ashura.

Imam Husain (PBUH): Crying because of fear from God is salvation from the hellfire. Imam Husain’s Life (Vol.1, p. 183)

Daddy Husain had four sons. His fourth son was Abdullah. He was born on Ashura morning. He was so young, and, as a baby, willing to sleep in his mother’s arms and suckle milk. Daddy Husain felt sorry about him.

“In a distant age and climate, the tragic scene of the death of Hussein will awaken the sympathy of the coldest reader.” Edward Gibbon (English historian and member of parliament), “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire”, London,1911, volume 5, p. 391-392)

O, You Nature! How Could You…? O, you Water! O, Water… What did you do to that Man & his family? How could you get so awesome, so cold, and yet so out of reach…? Why did you go so far…, why?