THE STORY OF KARBALA - PART 2/03

MUSLIM BIN AQEEL AND HURR

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During his stay in Makkah, close to the days of Hajj, Husayn got wind of profe-ssional killers being sent for him in the dis-guise of pilgrims to Makkah. He immediately left Makkah, for two reasons.

• He knew at the meeting with Waleed that there was no way he was going to escape death in the near future, because he was never going to swear allegiance to Yazeed. He also knew that those hired killers had no scruples and they would not respect the sanctity of Makkah (where even the killing of a pest is not allowed). Therefore, he decided to choose a place for himself.
• He wanted to make his death as public as possible, so that he could leave a legacy of sacrifice and martyrdom for all time to come. Husayn wanted to bring about a revolution in human philosophical thought by his martyr-dom.

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