ACTIVITY BOOKLET
Issue #2
Zuhair ibn Qain and Saed
ibn Abdullah
Karbala represents what Salaat e Khauf
Muslims should be
the eternal struggle for divided into two groups.
every Muslim should be. One group will remain
fighting the enemy while
That struggle is complete the second group will
submission to Allah and commence it's salaat
with the imam.
to sacrifice everything
one has in his name.
Shields for arrows
One of the most
important ways that a
Muslim submits to Allah
is through reciting the daily prayers. Whether
you are Shia or Sunni, living in America or
Iran. The duty of prayers has been given upon
every Muslim man and woman who is able to
do so, and to do it on time and do it daily. The
finest example of this type of discipline and
sacrifice was given to us during the tragedy of
Karbala.
The time of Zuhr prayers was descending onto
Imam Hussain and his remaining companions.
By this time, most of them had been martyred.
Regardless of what was taking place, our
heroic imam was still determined to say his
prayers on time and in jamat. He told his
companions that he would lead “Namaaz-e-
Khauf”, which means that some would join in
the prayers and half way they would read
salaam and terminate their prayers, and then
others would come in. This would give
everyone a chance to say prayers in jama'at.
Behind the Imam. Yazid’s cowardly army
knew the Imam was gathering his companions
for prayers and so they had planned to launch
an attack with arrows towards the imam while
he would be praying. The companions knew
the only way to protect the imam would be to
shield him from the arrows, and so after much
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insistence, Imam Hussain agreed.
The two brave soldiers were Zuhair Ibne Qain
and Saeed Ibne Abdullah. They recited their
prayers first and then stood up in front of the
imam as he began Jama’at prayers. One by one
the two men shielded the imam from the
arrows. Every arrow pierced and ripped thru
their flesh yet the men did not cry or yell or
even thought about changing their mind. By
the time Imam Hussain finished his prayers,
Zuhair had been hit by 38 arrows and Saeed
was hit by 53. The men finally fell to their
deaths as Imam Hussain finished his prayers.
Think about the two deeds that just took
place. Look at the importance that is places on
salaat. First, look at Imam Hussain’s
commitment to Allah by reciting his prayers
on time, regardless of the extreme situation,
the second deed being the brave effort of
Zuhair and Saeed to protect their imam and
their companions all for the sake of praying to
Allah. So the next time you feel too sleepy in
the morning to
get up and pray
or you feel too
lazy to recite
prayers on
In This Issue
time, think
about Zuhair
and Saeed. • Saeed and Zuhair
Their sacrifice
wasn’t just for • Salaatul Khauf
Imam Hussain • Crossword
but for every
Muslim who • Cartoon
ever came into
this world.
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1 Zuhair and Saeed acted as a ________ for
the Imam during prayers
2 The time at which this incident happened
4 ____________ to Allah
7 At the end of the namaaz they ________.

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3 Namaaz e ________ during battle
5 _____ represents what the eternal struggle
6 ________ was hit by 38 arrows
8 ________ was hit by 53 arrows