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his
hand
with
the
blood
of
the
infant
and
poured
it
on
the
ground
saying:
"Lord,
if
Thou
have
withheld
victory
from
us,
make
it
for
our
best,
and
punish
these
unjust
people."
The
Imam
The
lmam
himself
was
very
thirsty.
He
tried
to
reach
the
river
and
succeeded.
While
he
was
trying
to
drink,
a
man
from
the
tribe
of
Darim
shot
at
him.
The
arrow
hit
the
mouth
of
the
Imam.
He
filled
his
hands
with
blood
and
threw
it
towards
the
sky,
saying:
"God,
I
complain
to
Thee
what
is
being
done
to
the
son
of
the
daughter
of
Thy
Prophet.
Lord,
count
them
totally,
destroy
them
individually
and
leave
none
of
them
without
penalty."
The
one
who
shot
at
him
lived
a
short
time.
He
was
stricken
with
the
sickness
of
thirst.
He
was
constantly
drinking
and
complaining
of
thirst
until
he
died.
The
Imam
now
was
facing
the
whole
army.
They
attacked
him
from
the
right
and
the
left
and
he
counterattacked
the
two
sides
one
after
another
and
forced
each
side
to
retreat.
Finally
he
could
not
ride
his
horse,
because
of
the
many
wounds
he
sustained.
In
spite
of
that,
he
remained
as
present-minded
and
courageous
as
ever.
He
fought
on
his
feet
as
he
did
on
his
horse.
An
eye-witness
described
him:
"I
have
never
seen
an
outnumbered
person
as
calm
and
courageous
as
the
Imam
Hussein.
The
foot
soldiers
attacked
him
time
and
again.
‘Whenever
he
counterattacked
them
they
ran
away
like
goats
running
from
a
lion."
Heavily
bleeding
and
exhausted,
he
lay
down
on
the
sand.
Zeinab,
his
sister,
came
out
saying:
"May
Heaven
fall
on
the
earth.
Omar
(Ibn
Saad),
should
Hussein
be
killed
while
you
are
looking
at
him?"
Omar
wept
and
turned
his
face
from
her.
Finally
he
and
his
army
committed
the
most
terrible
crime
in
the
history
of
mankind.
They
killed
the
beloved
grandson
of
their
own
Prophet,
and
without
letting
him
take
a
drink
of
water.
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