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THE FIRST LADY MARTYR

THE FIRST LADY MARTYR

 Wahab ibn abu wahab, a Christian and his wife, also a Christian, were married only a fortnight ago. Having witnessed what went on between Al Hussain (a.s) and his foes, they sympathized with Al Hussain (a.s) and embraced the Islamic creed at his hands.

The words of the Imam’s sermons penetrated there hearts and found and echo. Wahab’s mother still Christian said to her son: I will not be pleased with you till you give your life away for the sake of Al Hussain. Wahab charged at the enemies of Allah like a loin, and when a man from Kufa severed his right arm, he transferred his sword to the left and went on fighting as if nothing at all had happened. Soon his left arm too was lopped off by a single stroke of a sword and the hero fell to the ground. His wife watched the whole seen. She pleaded to the Imam thus as she darted towards his enemies.;O’Imam! Please don’t ask me to go back I prefer to die fighting rather then to fall captive in the hands of Bnnu Umayyah! The Imam tried to dissuade her, explaining to her that fighting is not mandated to women, but seen her husband martyr to she ran to him and putting his lifeless head in her lap, she begin to wipe with her clothes. Soon a slave of Shimr put an end to her life while she was thus engaged; may the almighty shower his blessings upon her. It is unanimously agreed upon by the historians that she was the first lady to be martyr on that day.

Wahab’s mother was very happy she said, Allah! Thank you for saving to my honor to my son’s martyrdom before the Imam. Then the old Christian lady turns to the Kufiains and said; you wicked people! I bear witness that the Christians in there churches and the Zoroastrians in there fire houses are better people then you saying so she seized a stout a candle in her hands a fell upon the enemies sending two of them to Hell. The Imam sends tow of his companions to bring her back. When she stood before him, he said to her, O’ bondmaid of Allah! Women are not allowed to go to war. Sit down assure you and your son will be with my grand father in paradise. Another martyr to be men tainted her, who was also Christian a slave of the great sahabi abu Tharr al ghafari may Allah be please with both of them. He had been for many years in the services of abu tharr, and although he was a very old man (according to some accounts he was 90 years old) he fought Al Hussein’s enemy till he was martyred.