Bravery of Hadhrat ‘Abdullah Kalbi (May Allah be well pleased with him) in Karbala

 

Bravery of Hadhrat ‘Abdullah Kalbi (May Allah be well pleased with him)

 

On the 10th of Muharram, the supporters of Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him) and the army of Yazid were arrayed before each other.  The army of Yazid surrounded the supporters of Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him).  At that time, Hadhrat ‘Abdullah Kalbi (May Allah be well pleased with him) was grazing his sheep.  He asked his mother:  If you permit me, I will go and help Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him).  The mother said:  It’s an honor.  Go and sacrifice yourself for the Imam.

 

Hadhrat ‘Abdullah Kalbi gave away all his sheep in the path of Allah and came to Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him) with his mother.  The mother said:  O Imam!  I have brought my son to sacrifice him for you.  Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him) expressed his happiness and prayed for them.

 

As soon as he came, Hadhrat ‘Abdullah Kalbi (May Allah be well pleased with him) attacked the wretches.  He killed 70 people, came back to his mother and said:  Mother!  I am feeling very thirsty.  His mother said:  Son!  The damsels of paradise are standing with chalices of sherbet.  Go and get martyred.

 

He returned, killed another 50 wretches.  Then the cowardly army of Yazid surrounded him from all sides and decapitated him and threw his head to his mother.  She picked up the head, kissed it and threw it back at them with great force.  That head struck the head of ‘Imran Dimashqi, who was a great warrior.  His head split open and he fell dead.  Then that old woman picked up a stick and ran towards the army.  Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him) stopped her a lot:  O woman!  This isn’t your job.  Sit down, but she refused to listen.  She said:  O Imam!  For the sake of Allah, don’t stop me.  I will not return alive from here, but will get martyred.  Hadhrat Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him) started crying.  She attacked the Yazidis, killed 3 of them and she herself got martyred.

 

[Excerpted from Shahaadatnama of Hadhrat Muhaddith-e-Deccan]