At last when it became sure that the devilish forces were bent upon a wholesale massacre, Hussain spoke out aloud addressing the men of the Yazidian forces in an apostolic tune.

"O people! Do ye recognize me? By God tell me?"

The reply from the enemy was: "By God, yes, we do recognize thee; Thou art the Son of the Holy Prophet."

Hussain again said: "Do ye know me! Am I not the son of the Apostle of God?"

The reply was: "Yes, we do know thee; Thou art the son of the Apostle of God."

Hussain said: "Do ye know that my father is Ali-al-Murtaza son of Abu Taleb, and my mother is Fatema Zahra, the daughter of the Apostle of God and my grandmother is Lady Khadija daughter of Khowailad, who was the first to embrace Islam?"

The reply was: "Yes. It is so."

Hussain said: "By God, tell me, is not Hamza the Chief of the Martyrs of Islam, one of my uncles?"

The reply was: "Yes."

Hussain said: "O people! Do ye recognize this turban on my head, is it not the turban of the Holy Prophet and this sword in my hand, that of the Apostle of God?"

The reply was: "Yes we do recognize."

Hussain said: "Do ye know that my father Ali Ibne Abi Taleb was the first among men to join the Holy Prophet in the faith Islam, and he was the most learned, and the most forbearing of all men and was the 'Maula' (or the Master, Lord) of all men and women?"

The reply was: "Yes! We know that everything thou sayest is truth."

Then Hussain asked aloud: "Say ye then, why do ye make lawful the shedding of my blood?"

The reply from the brutal forces was: "Yes! We shall kill thee in thy thirst."

The voice of the Holy Imam was heard in the tents in camp. The ladies and the children hearing the last reply from the enemy began to weep for Hussain and Zainab and Omme Kulthoom the two sisters of Hussain, the daughter of Ali and Fatema were the most effected.

The Battle of Truth against Falsehood:

Thus The Battle of Truth against Falsehood began. One after another of the godly ones from the Holy Imam's side went into the field and laid down his life after exhibiting wonderful bravery, courage, valor and prowess. It looked as if the thirst, hunger, heat and the wounds had no affect whatsoever on the patience, the strength and the determination of Hussain's devotees. At last when the deceitful Ibna-i-Sa'd saw the wonderful fight, he was astonished that each one from the Holy Imam's side easily destroyed dozens before he fell, and who proved unconquerable, he ordered a sally in contravention of the solemn agreement entered into, the previous night. The bravery and the skill displayed by the faithful supporters of the sacred cause, the matchless resignation to the Divine Will, and the flawless devotion and the ideal attachment of each one of the hungry and thirsty sufferers of the godly camp, to the Holy Imam and to the sacred cause of Truth, drowned the Devil's army and their officers in wonder and astonishment, and they had become so awe-stricken at the miraculous strength and unparalleled courage of the helpless sufferers that they began to dread the very countenance of each of the godly devotees of the Holy Imam who came alone into the field and fought and fell in the way of God.

Thus, whenever a supporter of the Holy cause went against the Devil's forces and fell, the Holy Imam rushed out and brought his body and laid it in a tent pitched particularly for the martyrs. As the battle for Right against Might proceeded and the supporters of the Truth fell one after another, the tent containing the bodies of the martyrs was turned into a 'Ganj-e-Shaheedan' or the 'Repository of the Martyrs.