Muharram Activity Booklet-7

ACTIVITY BOOKLET Issue #7

Seventh Muharram "Mother, It was the 7th of tomorrow Uncle Moharram. the desert Abbas, Ali sands of Kerbala were Akbar and I will scorhing hot. The water defend uncle was stopped on this day from reaching the camp of Husayn. Mother, if I get Imam Hussain (a.s.). As killed please do the day went by, the not weep for children became thirsty me." and the cry’s of “AlAtash! Al-Atash!” came Umm Farwa replied, more frequent. The "My son although I dearly love you, I companions of Imam shall not weep for Hussain (a.s) had given you. Nothing will their life, they were make me prouder than to see my son shaheed-e-kerbala but give his life for there were no more left Islam". to fight for Islam. By Zuhr, only the family of Imam Hussain was left. Of the remaining able men to fight was a 14 year old boy named Qasim. He is the son of our second Imam, Imam Hasan (as). Qasim, sought the permission to enter the battlefield from his mother, Umme Farwah. He then went to his uncle Imam Hussain to ask permission to fight. Imam looked at the young boy and said "Qasim, you are young. You are the only child of your mother. Qasim, you are my brother's son. I have promised my brother to look after you. My darling Qasim, you are the image of my brother. You remind me of Hassan. No, Qasim, no. I cannot allow you to die."

Muharram 1430

The talisman of Imam Hasan (AS) Qasim was disappointed and went to his mother for help. She reminded him of the taveez his father had tied to his arm. Qasim opened the taveez, and placed inside found a letter for Husayn, he took the letter to his uncle. Husayn read the letter from his brother, Hassan: "Brother Husayn, a day will come when Islam will need to be saved by sacrifice. Husayn, I will not be alive on that day, however my son, Qasim will be there. It is my wish that Qasim should represent me on that day." Imam looked at Qasim and said "My dearest Qasim how can I stop you now. Go, Qasim, go." He took Qasim to Bibi Zainab. "Zainab, bring me Hassan's abaa and his turban." Husayn dressed Qasim with Hassan's abaa (cloak) and turban.

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Qasim goes to battle. Imam said to his sister "Zainab! Look at Qasim, doesn't he look handsome? He

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looks just like our brother Hassan." Tears flowed from Husayn's and Zainab's eyes as they remembered their brother. Husayn then dressed Qasim with the battlefield uniform and gave him the weapons. Qasim was so young that his sword touched the ground as he walked. He could not mount his horse on his own. Abbas, his uncle helped him mount the horse. Though he was young, Qasim was the son of Hasan, the grandson of Imam Ali (as) and he was trained by Hazart Abbas. He fought bravely against the enemies of Islam. They were frightened by the strength and bravery of such a young boy. The army of Yazid could not overpower him. Finally a cowardly solider came from behind and struck Qasim in the head with a sword.

uncle “Ya Hussain! Ya Hussain”. Hussain and Abbas rushed to the battlefield. The enemies saw them coming and got scared, there was confusion and horses started running all over, the body of Qasim was trampled by the horses. Hussain kept shouting for his newphew “Qasim!” “Qasim!” but Qasim did not respond. When the enemy withdrew Hussain saw the body of Qasim scattered across the land. He took off his abaa and gathered the body of his beloved nephew. Hazart Abbas helped him carry it back to the camp. When they reached the camp, the Imam cried for his sister “Zainab!” “Zainab!, my heart is broken. I have no strength left to carry the body of Qasim. Ask umma Fizza to help you take his body back to the tent” Seeing the body of Qasim, they began to cry and do matam for him.

Ya Shaheed Ya Shaheed

“Wa Qasima! Wa Qasima! Wa Qasima!”………….. INNA LILLAHE WA INNA ELAIHI RAJEOON .

Qasim could bear to fight no more, thirsty for three days he fell off his horse. He cried out for his

ACROSS 3 Hazrat Qasim gave the ________ from Imam Hasan to Imam Hussain 4 Hazrat Qasim's father 6 The number of days Qasim was thirsty

DOWN 1 Imam Hussain (AS) __________ hazrat Qasim from going into battle 2 Hazrat Qasims mother 5 Hasan dressed Qasim in Hussain's __________

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Hazrat Qasim H J I I R K Q I U M W S L Z I

X N P M E T A M X G U D D L M

AMAMA IMAM-HASAN SWORD

K O B A T K M M C U T E F X I

P C D M Y E U D A N Q W K O S

S O B H F M Q V E M Z G X M A

R F I A D H D E H F A B P E Q

P V R S U A T W T S N F K D R

C W N A C R D R O W S S K X W

FOURTEEN QASIM TALISMAN

A J E N U A V X T U W H M P A

Q W V O V X T Y B A U H N M D

A P F W Z A T T H J O I G O Z

T A L I S M A N E R H K J V A

L J W C G T N C S R I I G G M

C A O A S F L E L W E B F Q E

HORSE SCATTERED UMME-FARWA

H G D N K L H Y S Q K D H D R