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his footwear, the interpretation of the dream would be that he might be separated from his
spouse.
Saad asked, “ O son opf the Prophet (a.s.)! What is meant by the expression Kaa-Haa-
Yaa-Ain-Suad in the Holy Quran?”
He replied, “ These are ( ) Hidden Message ( Akhbare Ghaibat ) from Allah. Their
interpretation was first given to Hazrat Zakaria (a.s.) and then to our Prophet (a.s.).
Hazrat Zakaria (a.s.) had prayed to Allah to be taught the names of the Aal e Aba that he
would recite them to ward off evil. Gibrael came and taught to Hazrat Zakaria (a.s.) the
names of the Five Infallible Persons of the Prophet (a.s.)’s Family. Whenever Hazrat
Zakaria (a.s.) uttered the names of Mohammed, Ali, Fatima and Hassan, he used to feel
delighted. But whenever he uttered Hussain (a.s.)’s name, he would cry. Hazrat Zakaria
(a.s.) asked Allah why he felt like crying whenever he took the name of Hussain (a.s.)?
Allah narrated about the Tragedy of Karbala and explained to him about the occurrence
of the acronym
Kaa-Haa-Yaa-Ain-Suad in the Holy Quran:.
Kaa stands for Karbala, where the small entourage of Imam Hussain (a.s.) consisting of
72 persons was martyred,
Haa stands forHussain (a.s.), who was the Chief of the Martyrs of Karbala,
Yaa for Yazid, the perpetrator of the Tragedy of Karbala,
Ain for Atash or Thirst, the thirst of the children, men and women in Hussain (a.s.)’s
camp who were denied access to water for three full days when the river Euphrates
flowed nearby, and
Suad for Sabr, or, patience and forbearance facing the cruelty of Yazid’s men in
Karbala, during the battle and, by the surviving members of the family, on the way to
Syria and in the court of Yazid.”
When Hazrat Zakaria (a.s.) came to know about the Tragedy, he didn’t leave the Mosque
for three days. He cried, wailed and repeatedly said, “ O Allah! You will put your
Beloved Person to such an extreme test. How will Your Habib, the Prophet Mohammed
(a.s.) feel about this episode? How will Ali (a.s.), Your Prophet’s Vicegerent bear the
great loss? What will be the condition of Hussain (a.s.)’s mother, Fatima Zehra (a.s.)?
How will Hasan (a.s.) bear the irreparable loss?
O Creator! For the sake of the Noble Panjatan (the five Immaculate Persons of the
Prophet (a.s)’s family give me one son, equal in looks and qualities to Hussain (a.s.), fill
my heart with his love, and put him to as severe a test as you would put Hussain (a.s)!
Make me a witness to this tragedy that I become as sorrowful as your Habib, Mohammed
(a.s.)!”
Allah answered Hazrat Zakaria (a.s.)’s prayers and gave him Hazrat Yahya (a.s.) as his
son. Hazrat Yahya (a.s) was a premature born, delivered in the sixth month of conception,
as was Imam Hussain (a.s.), and like Imam Hussain (a.s.) he too was martyred in similar
tragic circumstances.”