Hakam and Adl: The One to Unify the Ummah — Page 36
Hakam & Adl: The One to Unify the Ummah 36 crushed. According to one narration, Hazrat Imam Hussain ra had 33 wounds to his body caused by spears and 43 wounds by the sword in addition to the wounds caused by the arrows. Not only that but his head was cut off and sent to the governor, who ordered for the head to be displayed in Kufa. 16 This was an act of extreme cruelty and even the most deplorable of enemies would not commit such a heinous act. I have just briefly narrated some of the events, however when the Promised Messiah as was narrating these accounts, tears were continuously flowing from his eyes owing to his intense grief. Thus, how can one even claim that, God-forbid, the Promised Messiah as did not have any love for the family of the Holy Prophet s as or lacked true understanding of it. In fact, on one occasion, when the Promised Messiah as learnt that someone had spoken ill against Hazrat Imam Hussain ra , he strictly admonished his Jama’at. The Promised Messiah as