Muharram Activity Booklet-4

ACTIVITY BOOKLET Issue #4

The light of Bibi Zainab's eyes Abu Talib ibn Abd Abu Talib's sons 1. Talib al-Muttalib (549-619 AD) 2. Jafar was the head of the clan 3. Ali Banu Hashim. He was 4. Aqeel married to Fatima bint Asad and was the uncle of Prophet Muhammad Children of Bibi (PBUH) and the father Fatima (AS) and Imam Ali (AS) of Imam Ali (AS). His real name was Imran but 1. Hasan he had a son named 2. Husayn Talib therefore called 3. Zaynab Abu Talib. Jafar ibn 4. Umm Kulthum Abu Talib was also Children of Imam known as Jafar atAli (AS) and Fatima Tayyar. He was married binte Hizam (umm to Asma bint Umays. al Banin) After the death of Jafar Abbas she married Abu Bakr and their son was Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr. The son of Jafar ibn Abu Talib and Asma bint Umays was Abdullah ibn Jafar. Abdullah ibn Jafar married Zaynab binte Ali. Aun and Muhammad were the sons of Abdullah ibn Jafar and Zaynab binte Ali

The Journey to Kerbala Abdullah ibn Jafar brought his two sons Aun and Muhammad and handed them over to Imam Hussain (AS). Abdullah said 'O Hussain ibn Ali, since you have decided to go and will not allow me to come with you, please take my two sons with you. Aun will represent his maternal grandfather Ali ibn Abu

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Talib and Muhammad will represent his paternal grandfather Jafar ibn Abu Talib.' Abdullah then went to Zaynab binte Ali his wife and told her 'I have brought to you our two sons to go with you. In the time of difficulty on the Imam of our time, give one son as sadqa from your side and the other one as sadqa from my side'.

Aun and Muhammad Aun was the elder son of Abdullah. When Imam Hussain (AS) left for Iraq from Mecca, Abdullah sent a letter to him from Medina asking him not to travel to Iraq because the people of Kufa had always proved unfaithful. It was Aun and Muhammad who carried the letter. It is reported that Aun was thirteen and his brother a year or two younger. They had learnt the art of fencing from their uncle Abbas Ibn Ali. On the night before Ashura Zaynab binte Ali told her sons 'My sons, tomorrow there will be a battle. I can not ask you to fight because you • Abu Talib's family are young. But if anything • Aun and Muhammad happens to Hussain ibn Ali • Crossword (AS) while you • Word puzzle are still alive, I • Cartoon will be filled with shame'. Both boys stood up and said 'Mother

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we have the blood of Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS) and Jafar ibn Abu Talib in our veins. Our grandfathers were warriors whose fame will always be remembered. Do you think we can possibly shame them? Moreover we are the pupils of Abbas ibnAli. Mother unless you forbid us and stop us from fighting, we shall go to the battlefield and show the enemies of Islam how bravely the children of Islam can fight. All we want from you is a promise that you will never weep for us. Our souls will never rest in peace if you grieve for us after we are gone'. Hussain ibn Ali (AS) put his arms around Aun and Muhammad. He led them to their horses. He kissed them and helped them mount. 'Go and show the world how those as young as you can fight the oppression of Yazid'.

Abu Mikhnaf Abu Mikhnaf the writer of a famous history of the battle of Kerbala states in his book: When Aun came in the

battlefield, he recited a eulogy saying 'I am the grandson of Jafar e Tayyar who was granted special wings by Allah to fly in heaven' Then he attacked the army of Yazid. Despite his young age and unbearable thirst, he killed thirty horsemen and eighteen soldiers. Abdullah Ibne Taie killed him. Muhammad the younger brother of Aun came to the battle after his brother was killed. Though he was very young he showed exemplary courage and killed more than ten of the enemy. He was surrounded and martyred at the hands of Aamir Ibne Nahsal Tamimi. At one point Umar ibn Saad asked 'Who are these youngsters? They fight like I have seen Ali ibn Abu Talib (AS ) and Jaffar ibn Abu Talib fight?' When the boys were martyred Hussain (AS) and Abbas carried the two young bodies to the tent and laid them on the floor. Bibi Zainab was found in sajdah praying 'Ya Allah, I thank you for accepting my

sacrifice. My heart is filled with pride because my two sons have given their lives

for your religion.' ACROSS 3 Bibi Zainab ______ Allah when her dead sons were brought to her 6 Muhammad will represent 8 Abduallah ibn Jafar handed his sons to

9 Who taught the children fencing

DOWN 1 Aun will represent 2 Younger son of Jafar 4 Aun and Muhammad's mother 5 The boy's asked their mother not to 7 Son of Abdullah ibn Jafar E Tayyar

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AUN AND MOHAMMED H Z X L A H F S H Q L H D A A

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ABDULLAH GRANDSONS MOHAMMED UMAR-IBNA-SAAD YOUTH

E O N E Q C D R O P G R I M K

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G N I U F E I L L Y S V E H X

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U M A R I B N A S A A D T M X

K E S T D R T Z R N Z H T M N

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AUN HYDER-E-KARRAR SACRIFICE UNCLE ZAINAB

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BATTLEFIELD JAFAR-TAYYAR THIRSTY YAZID

Bibi Zainab had two sons Aun and Mohammed.

On the day of Ashura she sent her sons to battle.

Bibi Zainab sent her sons Aun and Mohammed to fight in Karbala

They fought bravely but were soon shaheed

Bibi Zainab thanked Allah for accepting her sacrifice.