heads of the martyrs of Karbala had reached there before them. The blessed head of Sayyiduna Imam Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was in the possession of the ill-fated ruthless Yazeedi named ‘Kholi Bin Yazeed’. He reached Kufa at night time. Since the gate of the state house had been closed, he brought the blessed head to his home. He placed the blessed head on the floor disrespectfully, took a large pan and covered the blessed head with it. He then went to his wife ‘Nawaar’ and said, ‘I have brought for you the biggest wealth of the world. Look! The head of (Sayyiduna) Husayn Ibn ‘Ali (رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ) is lying over there in your home.’ She exclaimed furiously, ‘May the curse of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ be upon you! People bring gold and silver and you have brought the blessed head of the Prophet’s son! By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! I will not live with you anymore.’
Saying that, she rose from her bedding and sat beside the blessed head. She narrated, ‘By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! I saw a shaft of bright light from the sky up to the pan like a pillar and white birds were flying around it.’ In the morning, Kholi Bin Yazeed took the blessed head to the wicked Ibn Ziyad. (Al-Kamil Fit-Tareekh, vol. 3, pp. 434)
Baharaun per hayn aaj aaraishayn gulzar-e-Jannat ki
Suwari aanay waali hay shahidaan-e-mahabbat ki
Extreme worldliness and the greed for money make one blind to the fate of his ill endeavours. Kholi Bin Yazeed separated the