When Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyah was imprisoned in ‘Aarim prison, Kuthay’ir said:
“The beauty of the world will not last for the affluent,
The harshness of this world is not a fatal blow,
For this one and for that one is a period that will finish,
And what each has undergone will be the dream of a dreamer.”
Centuries after this occurred do I now reflect over what had happened; and truly, Ibn al-Hanafiyah and the ‘Aarim Prison are both the dreams of a dreamer.
“And how many a generation before them have We destroyed! Can you find a single one of them or hear even a whisper of them?”
(Quran 19:98)
In an authentic Hadith, the Prophet (Blessings and Peace of Allah be upon him) said:
“The rights shall be paid back to all (on the Day of Judgment); even the sheep that has no horns will get its retribution from the horned (beast).”
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