A Glimpse from the Ray of Imam Hussain
Author: Sayyed Muhammad Al-Shirazi 
Allah Almighty states {Think not of those who are slain in Allah’s Way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the Presence of their Lord}[1]
This noble verse in the holy Qur’an points to the state of those who are killed in the cause of Allah, and it emphasises that their ‘life’ continues even after being killed, and that they remain alive. So he who is killed in the cause of Allah, his life would not be terminated, but he remains alive and receives sustenance (from Allah Almighty).
Martyrdom of Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (a.s.)
The earth, as a whole, was created, in the eyes of the Imam to be a worshipping place, a concept first presented by the Apostle of Allah (s.a.w.). This life was created so that people could serve and glorify Allah, the Most High. It is merely a trip towards Allah, and an attempt to know Him better. The Imam wouldn’t feel a change in time or place. All the times and places for him were the same. One the contrary, the more he was persecuted, the closer he got to Allah (swt) by means of patience and prayer.
He made his prison a mosque, and his loneliness and the dreariness of the jail a pleasant place filled with the remembrance of Allah, the Most High. He fasted during the day, and prayed and recited supplication in the night, staying up until daybreak.One of those charged with keeping a watchful eye on the Imam in the prison of Isa bin Ja’far related that he had heard the Imam praying, “O Allah, You know that i had been asking You to free me from any obligation except worshipping You. Now You have done that. So, praise be to You.”
Martyrdom Of Hadrat Zainab (A.S.)
Her Holiness became famous for her knowledge of the Holy Qu’ran and virtuous life.In her character she reflected the best attributes.In sobriety and serenity she was likened to Umm-al-Mumineen Hadrat Khadija(A.S.),her grand-mother,in chastity and modesty to her holy mother Hadrat Fatima(A.S.) and in eloquence to her holy father Imam Ali (A.S.).