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pervading power of those drops of the blood of
Husayn which besprinkled the earth. What ascendancy
and influence hath the dust itself, through
the sacredness and potency of that blood, exercised
over the bodies and souls of men! So much so, that
he who sought deliverance from his ills, was healed
by touching the dust of that holy ground, and
whosoever, wishing to protect his property, treasured
with absolute faith and understanding, a little
of that holy earth within his house, safeguarded all
his possessions. These are the outward manifestations
of its potency. And were We to recount its
hidden virtues they would assuredly say: "He verily
hath considered the dust to be the Lord of
Lords, and hath utterly forsaken the Faith of
God."
Furthermore, call to mind the shameful circumstances
that have attended the martyrdom of Husayn.
Reflect upon his loneliness, how, to outer
seeming, none could be found to aid him, none to
take up his body and bury it. And yet, behold how
numerous, in this day, are those who from the uttermost
corners of the earth don the garb of pilgrimage,
seeking the site of his martyrdom, that
there they may lay their heads upon the threshold
