Imam Husayn (a.s.) asked his 18 year old son, Ali, to recite “ADHAN” to let the world get up for their morning prayers. Imam led the morning prayers. After the prayers both sides started preparing for the battle. Hur, Yazid’s Commander, who had forced Imam to camp in Karbala decided to join the forces of Imam. He asked for forgiveness and the Imam forgave him. The Imam organized the army in such a way that Zuhair Bin Qain was commander of the right wing and Habib Bin Mazahir was Commander of the left wing. Abbas, his half brother, was overall in charge of the army and also the standard bearer. To protect the tents they were all brought together and tied to each other. They were then surrounded by a trench which was filled with fire except at the entrance. Umar Saad too, assembled his troops and called his army to be his witness that it was he who first started the battle against Imam Husayn’s army. The army of Yazid advanced forward wanting to crush the whole army at once. But the Imam’s companion fought so bravely that the enemies had to go back. Unfortunately, in this first attack fifty companions of the Imam were killed. As there were few soldiers left on the side of the Imam, each went out one at a time to fight and earn martyrdom. At the time of midday prayers (Zohr) Abu Thamama Saidawi asked Imam Husayn (a.s.) to lead the congregational prayers (“Jamaat” Namaz) so that those on the Imam’s side could pray their last congregational (jamaat) prayers, but the forces of Yazid refused to let the Imam pray. As a result the Imam had to pray the prayers of fear (“Khauf ”). Zuhair Bin Qain and Saeed Bin Abdulla Hanafi had to stand in front of the Imam, shielding him against the arrows coming from Yazid’s forces. By the time the Imam had completed prayers, Saeed fell down and died a martyr’s death. Zuhair was also wounded but he lived to fight and die a martyr fighting on the battle field. When all the companions of the Imam had been martyred, then came the turn of the relatives of the Imam - The BaniHashim Some historians say that Imam’s second eldest son Ali, popularly known as Ali Akbar, aged 18 years was the first to be martyred; others say he was the last. Including Imam Husayn (a.s.) there were eighteen people from the family of Hashim whose names are under: all of them were killed on “The Day of Ashura” trying to save Islam.