 On the day of Ashura, as the sun began to rise, the planes of Karbala were filled with the sound of an adhan that was like no other. For this was an adhan of a personality that looked and resembled Rasulullah in every way. It is said that on the day of Ashura, as the companions begin to go one by one, Ali al-Aqwa is watching them go and giving their lives for Imam al-Hussain and for Allah swt. In some narrations it is said that then Ali al-Aqwa comes to his father and asks for permission and in other narrations it is said that Imam Hussain tells his son to go towards the battlefield. But either way, Imam Hussain tells his son, before you go, I want you to remember to make me proud. It is said Ali al-Aqwa ascends his horse and begins walking slowly towards the battlefield on his horse. But every time he is walking he can hear the sound of footsteps behind him so he turns around and he looks. And he sees his father broken following his footsteps as the horse walks. It is said Ali al-Aqwa then comes down from his full horse and he says, oh father we have already set out goodbyes. Why are you following me? Why are you following my horse? Why are you following my footsteps? Why are you coming? We have already set out goodbyes. It is at this point that Imam al-Hussain with tears in his eyes says, oh Ali, if only you had a son like you. It is said Imam Hussain al-Aqwa says, oh Ali, go towards the battlefield but please don't deny me this right of following you as your footsteps begin to walk but promise me two things. Number one, every time you are in the battlefield and you overcome an enemy turn around and please look at me. For every time I miss my grandfather I have always looked at your face. The second thing is, oh Ali, go out there and remind everyone the power of your grandfather Ali ibn Abi al-Bali. It is said Ali al-Aqwa goes out into the battlefield and one by one he begins killing all the enemies. It is said that he comes back and then goes back again. There is not enough time to narrate that part. But it is said that Ali al-Aqwa is overcoming enemies one by one and one by one. He is sending them all to jahannam and with every person that he overcomes he turns around and he looks at his father. His father says, Marhabaa Waldan Ali. But it is said that at one point he overcomes an enemy and he turns around to look at his father and one of the enemies takes the opportunity and impets the spear into the chest of Ali al-Aqwa. Ali al-Aqwa falls from his horse and falls onto the ground. This enemy then thinks that maybe this father hasn't seen his son fall to the ground. What I am going to do is I am going to pick up his son on the spear and show his father. It is said that Ali al-Aqwa's body begins to rise on the spear and the spear breaks and Ali al-Aqwa falls back to the ground. And it is said that at this point narrators say that they see an old man fall to the floor onto his face and begin to crawl through the desert of Karbala. It is said that a person gets up and stumbles and falls back to the ground. And then he calls out, oh my son Ali al-Aqwa, please call me. My vision has gone. I can no longer see. Maybe with the sound of your voice I can crawl and find your body. It is said that Imam Hussain crawls slowly to get to the body of Ali al-Aqwa. It is said that Imam Hussain picks up the head of Ali al-Aqwa and puts it into his labs. He says, oh my son, you mean everything to me. What have they done to you? It is said at this point Imam Hussain says, let me take your body back to the tent. Said Ali al-Aqwa says, okay, Imam Hussain asks Ali al-Aqwa to put his two hands around Hussain's neck so Hussain can drive his body back towards Hussain's left. It is said that Ali al-Aqwa puts one hand around the neck of Hussain and leaves the other hand on his chest. Imam Hussain tries to walk and every time he walks the body of Ali al-Aqwa falls to the floor. Imam Hussain says, oh son, why do you leave this one hand on your chest? And Ali al-Aqwa replies, oh my father, I don't want you to see. It is said that at this point Imam Hussain says, oh son, your father is the patient one. Please move your hands, I'll be able to bear what I can see. It is at this point Ali al-Aqwa moves his hand and Hussain sees that broken sphere in the chest of his son. It is at this point Imam Hussain puts one hand on the chest of Ali al-Aqwa and puts one hand onto that broken sphere. He puts one knee on the floor of Karbala and one knee on the chest of Ali al-Aqwa and he looks up at the skies and he calls out, oh my father, Ali al-Aqwa, come to Karbala and with you bring my grandfather Ibrahim and Ismail. Oh my grandfather, come and see today Hussain is not wearing a blindfold. My Ismail's hands are not tied. It is said that Hussain calls out, oh Ali, and he pulls out the sphere from the chest of Ali al-Aqwa and there's a fountain of blood. It is said that at this point Hussain begins to move the body of Ali al-Aqwa back towards the tents. At one point he reaches the place where the body of Qasim is, where the pieces of Qasim are. He puts the body of Ali al-Aqwa down next to the body of Qasim and he sits in between. He puts one hand on the chest of Ali al-Aqwa and one hand on the chest of Qasim. He looks up at the skies and calls out, oh my father, Ali al-Aqwa, oh my father, oh Allah, today I become completely poor because my Qasim is no longer left and neither is my Ali al-Aqwa. Did I raise you for this day to see you drowned in blood? Did I raise you for this day to see you drowned in blood? This is an ultimate test of a father's love. A spear in your chest, your final language cries. My heart is filled with grief, oh apple of my eyes. My son, where are you? I can't see. My vision has deserted me. I hear your final cry. Here I try to come. I stumble and I fall. Each time I try to run, crawling across the sands and knees. Your father's on his way. My son, just wait for me. My son, where are you? I can't see. My vision has deserted me. These hands upon your chest. What do you hide from me? Is it that you have pain or a wound from which you bleed? Please let your father help you in your time of need and move your hands away from this so I can see. My father, don't look down too far. A spear deep inside my heart. The skies are witnessing beneath the scorching sun. A broken father looks down at his dying son. Their bodies tremble in their eyes and they embrace one last time as they say goodbye. My father, don't look down too far. A spear deep inside my heart. He says, father of virtual rise, how can you stand to see? You know that there's a spear broken inside of me. This hand of mine is tri-wound. It's time I know my soul will be departing soon. My father, don't look down too far. A spear deep inside my heart. I will take any pain. Your pain I cannot see. I will take any pain. This wound will hurt you more than it's hurting me. I give that to your request. My life belongs to you. I know that you know best. My Lord, this is my sacrifice. My son's dying before my eyes. Imam Hussein put one knee upon the ground on his chest. Upon a broken spear, these trembling hands rest. His arm around my neck, his hand upon my head. Imagine. His arm around my neck, his hand upon my head. I beg for patience for this test that I withstand. My Lord, this is my sacrifice. My son's dying before my eyes. Imam Hussein says, looking towards Najaf, I cry out your name. The test of labor was nothing compared to this. I pull upon this spear. In my hands is bleeding heart. My son alone.