It is such terrifying and painful torment that is unbearable for even a single minute. The tortured person either reveals the secret instantly or, if he doesn’t do so, dies within a few minutes. That punishment was given to the person many times but, surprisingly, nothing happened to him; instead, every time, the dung-beetles would die. The people asked the reason and in reply, he said, ‘When the blessed head of Sayyiduna Imam Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ was brought to Egypt, اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ I placed it upon my head out of love and tribute; and what you have seen is the blessing and miracle exhibited by Sayyiduna Imam Husayn’s blessed head!’ (Shaam-e-Karbala, pp. 248)
Phool zakhmon kay khilaye hayn hawa-e-dost nay
Khoon say seencha gaya hay gulistan-e-Ahl-e-Bayt
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
We learnt that placing a sacred thing on the head out of respect and tribute is a rewarding act in the world as well as in the Hereafter. Here is some detail as regard to the insects that were used to make the accused reveal secrets. Dung-beetles are two-horned black coloured insects that are born inside excreta and dung; scarlet flies are small silk-like red coloured insects bearing the size of a chick-pea which are found in some jungles usually in the rainy season. They are dried and their rich red colour is