Prophecy of Imam Ali (a.s.) regarding Haseen bin Tameem – One of the commanders of Ibn e Ziyad’s army in Karbala

Imam Ali (a.s.) was delivering a sermon from the pulpit, in which he said: “Ask me before you lose me”.

Tamim bin Osama bin Zuhair bin Dareed al-Tamimi objected on him and interrupted his speech by asking: How many hairs do I have on my head?

Imam Ali (a.s.) said to him:

“Indeed, I know it by God, but if I make you aware of it, what proof will you have against it? How will you count? And let me inform you about the reason behind you rising and questioning me, as it has been informed to me that for each hair that you possess, an angel is allotted who curses on you and a Satan who compels you to move, and the sign of this word is that there is an infant in your house who will kill the son of the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) and provoke others on his killing.”

          This happened exactly the way his holiness had prophesied. Tamim had a son by the name Haseen who was a new born infant that time, and lived long enough to become the commander of Ibn e Ziyad’s police, and Ibn e Ziyad sent him to Umar bin Sa’ad with the orders of fighting against Imam Hussain (a.s.), and said to Haseen, “Threaten Ibn e Sa’ad with my words so that he does not delay this act any further. And Imam Hussain (a.s.) was martyred exactly the next day of the night when he arrived in Karbala[1].[2]

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