Miracle 70: Imam Ali (a.s.) Describes the Events of Kerbala

Juweyria Bin Mus’hir Al Abdy,

‘When Imam Ali (a.s.) entered to Siffeen, he (a.s.) paused by the land of Karbala, and he (a.s.) looked right and left, and wept. Then He (a.s.) said: ‘By Allah! They will be descending over here’. But they did not understand its interpretation except at the time of martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s.)’.

Also, it is narrated from Harsama Bin Suleym who said,

‘We went for battle with Imam Ali (a.s.) at Siffeen. When he (a.s.) reached Karbala, he (a.s.) prayed leading us. When he (a.s.) had performed salaam, He (a.s.) lifted some of its soil and smelt it, then said: ‘Aah for you, O soil! A group would be resurrected from you, they would be entering the Paradise without any Reckoning’.

It is narrated from Abu Juheyfa who said,

‘Urwah Al-Bariqy came to Sa’ad Bin Wahab. He asked him and said, ‘There is a hadith you narrated to us from Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.)’. He said, ‘Yes. Mikhnaf Bin Suleym sent me to Imam Ali (a.s.) during his journey to Siffeen. I came to him (a.s.) at Karbala. I found him (a.s.) indicating with his hand and saying: ‘Over here! Over here!’A man said to him (a.s.), ‘And what is that O Ameerul Momineen!

He (a.s.) said: ‘The most distinguished from the progeny of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) would be descending over here, so woe would be for them from you all, and woe would be for you all, from them’.

The man said to him (a.s.), ‘What is the meaning of this speech, O Ameerul Momineen (a.s.)?

He (a.s.) said: ‘Woe will be for them from you all. You will be killing them. And woe would be for you all from them. Allah, the Almighty would be entering you into the Fire due to your killing them’’.¹

Footnotes

1. Behar al-Anwaar, Vol. 41, Chp 114, Trad 58 ↩