On her death-bed, Bibi Fatima (s.a.) had made a special request to Imam Ali (a.s.). Her wish was: he should take special care in the upbringing of his two young sons Hasan (a.s.) and Husayn (a.s.). Imam Ali (a.s.) gave his promise and he fulfilled this promise. Imam Ali (a.s.) was very caring. He did all that it takes to train his two sons to be excellent in all fields of learning and arts such as horse-riding and self defence. In manners, too, these young boys were excellent. They grew up to be the best men of their time. Even an enemy like Muawiya admits this to his son; he says: “.. More than anybody else, I know the type of training under which Husayn has been brought up… He has grown up in the home of a father like Ali. The administration of Abu Turab has been his school… ” Hussain (P) lived by the side of his noble father Ali ibn Abi talib for 36 years. Throughout that period he wholeheartedly pursued his father’s orders and when he was five and his father took charge of the leadership of the Islamic society in Kufa as caliph, Hussain (P) and his brother Hassan (P) were the most important supporters of their exalted, noble father for establishment of justice and the rule of law in the Islamic society and served as his brave and reliable soldiers. Hussain (P) took part in Jamal, Siffeen, and Nahravan wars and fought side by side with his father and his brother, thus supporting his father, the Emir of the Pious Muslims (P) and the sacred cause of Allah’s religion.