Imam Hussain entered Karbala on the
second of Moharram 61 A.H. Then he turned towards his companions and said,
"People are the slaves of this world
and Religion is only a lip-service for them, and they will take care of it
until it is pleasurable, and when the crucible of trials approaches, only a few
religious ones remain."
Then he asked,
"Is this place
Karbala"?
The people replied in the affirmative.
He said,
"This is the place of grief and
trials and this is the place of the resting of our Camels, our haulting place,
station of our martyrdom and where our blood shall be spilled."