Marvels of Sayyiduna Imam Hussain رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ

Effulgence of the blessed head

According to another narration, the blessed head remained in the treasury of Yazeed, the devilish. When the king of Banu Umayyah Sulayman Bin ‘Abdul Malik took control of the reign (96 AH – 99 AH) and he got to know about it, he paid visit to behold the blessed head whose bones were shining like silver. He applied perfume, wrapped it in shroud and had the blessed head buried in a Muslim cemetery. (Tahzib-ut-Tahzib, pp. 326, vol. 2)

Chehray pay aftab-e-Nubuwwat ka noor tha

Ankhaun mayn shan-e-sawlat-e-Sarkar bu-turab

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب           صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Cause of pleasure of Mustafa صَلَّی اللّٰہ تعالٰی علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

‘Allamah Ibn Hajar Haytami Makki عَـلَيْهِ رَحْـمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ الۡـقَـوِی has narrated that Sulayman Bin ‘Abdul Malik was honoured to behold Rasulullah صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم in his dream. He found that the Revered and Renowned Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم was benevolent towards him. The following morning, he asked Sayyiduna Hasan Basri رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ for the interpretation of the dream. Sayyiduna Hasan Basri رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ replied, ‘Perhaps you have done something good with progeny of the Prophet?’ He politely said, ‘Yes, I found the blessed head of Sayyiduna Imam Husayn رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ in the treasury of Yazeed. I wrapped it in five pieces of cloth, offered funeral prayer along with some of my companions and then

 

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