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mountain in the Hell that is called Sukran. There is a valley at the foot of this
mount called Ghazban. In this valley there is a well the depth of which is
equivalent to travelling for a full hundred years. In the well there are sarcophagi
of fire. In these sarcophagi there are chests of fire. In these chests there are
dresses of fire, collars and chains of fire that would be put round the necks and
bodies of the sinners on the Day of Judgement!
Hearing this, Hazrat Yahya (a.s.) shouted, “ Wa agfalnaaho” and took a deep
sigh! Then he rose and quietly walked away to the forest. Hazrat Zakaria (a.s.)
returned home after the sermon was finished. He told to Yahya (a.s.)’s mother, “
Go and search for Yahya (a.s.). After hearing me talk about the Hell he has gone
into the forest.’ The mother came out crying and asked people if they had seen
her son. After traversing a long distance she met a shepherd. He said a youth of
the description given by her was seen by him sitting in a cave and crying. He had
cried so much that his feet were covered in tears. The shepherd said that the
youth was crying, “ O Allah! I shall not drink cool water until You show me my
place of rest in the Hereafter!”
Yahya (a.s.)’s mother reached that cave and embraced Yahya (a.s.). She told him,
“ O son! Remove this dress of hard hair that there are bruises on your body.
Wear soft dress of Pashmina wool. “
Hazrat Yahya (a.s.) agreed to change his dress. The mother cooked lentils for
him. He ate his fill and slept. He slept so long that the time for the obligatory
prayer was past. A voice then called, “ O Yahya (a.s.)! You like this abode more
than ours! You want a better neighbor than Us?”
Yahya (a.s.) rose from his sleep suddenly and looked towards the sky. He said, O
Creator! I don’t consider any place more than the Bayt al Muqdis!” Then he
asked his mother to give to him the dress of hair, wore it and prepared to go to
Bayt al Muqdis. He didn’t stop, however much his mother persuaded him not to
go.
Hazrat Zakaria (a.s.) told to the mother of Yahya (a.s), “ He will not stop with
your persuasion! Let him go. The curtain has been removed from his heart! The
comforts of this world are nothing for him!”
Hazrat Yahya (a.s.) reached the Bayt al Muqdis and got busy in his prayers!