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==Fate==
==Fate==
===Last Letter Carried===
===Last Letter Carried===
[[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] sent Qays from Hajiz station to Kufa with his reply to the letter of Muslim b. 'Aqil. According to some other accounts, the letter was sent from [[Karbala]] to [[Kufa]]. However, it was sent after [[Muslim b. 'Aqil]] was martyred.
[[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] sent Qays from Hajiz station to Kufa with his reply to the letter of Muslim b. 'Aqil.<ref>Abī Mikhnaf, ''Waqʿat al-Ṭaff'', p. 159; Nuwayrī, ''Nihāyat al-ʾarab'', vol. 20, p. 412.</ref> According to some other accounts, the letter was sent from [[Karbala]] to [[Kufa]].<ref>Khwārizmī, ''Maqtal al-Ḥusayn'', vol. 1, p. 335; Qummī, ''Damʿ al-sujūm, tarjuma-yi Nafas al-mahmūm'', p. 180.</ref> However, it was sent after [[Muslim b. 'Aqil]] was martyred.<ref>Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', khamisa 1, p. 463; Bayḍūn, ''Mawsūʿat karbalā'', vol. 1, p. 571.</ref>


===Captivation===
===Captivation===
When Qays arrived in [[Qadisiyya]], he was captivated by [[Husayn b. Numayr]]. Husayn b. Numayr had Qays taken to [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] so that he could decide about him. Before he was captivated, he had torn up the letter to prevent the leak of information to the enemy.
When Qays arrived in [[Qadisiyya]], he was captivated by [[Husayn b. Numayr]]. Husayn b. Numayr had Qays taken to [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]]<ref>Dīnawarī, ''al-Akhbār al-ṭiwāl'', p. 246; Nuwayrī, ''Nihāyat al-ʾarab'', vol. 20, p. 413; Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', khamisa 1, p. 463; Qummī, ''Damʿ al-sujūm, tarjuma-yi Nafas al-mahmūm'', p. 152.</ref> so that he could decide about him. Before he was captivated, he had torn up the letter to prevent the leak of information to the enemy.<ref>Bayḍūn, ''Mawsūʿat karbalā'', vol. 1, p. 573.</ref>


===Argument with 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad===
===Argument with 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad===
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Ibn Ziyad angrily said: I swear to God that you should either tell me their names or go on [[minbar]] (pulpit), cursing [[al-Husayn b. 'Ali]] and his father and brother; otherwise I will tear you to pieces.
Ibn Ziyad angrily said: I swear to God that you should either tell me their names or go on [[minbar]] (pulpit), cursing [[al-Husayn b. 'Ali]] and his father and brother; otherwise I will tear you to pieces.


Qays said: I will not tell you their names, but I will curse.
Qays said: I will not tell you their names, but I will curse.<ref>Qummī, ''Damʿ al-sujūm, tarjuma-yi Nafas al-mahmūm'', p. 152.</ref>


==Speaking the message of Imam al-Husayn==
==Speaking the message of Imam al-Husayn==
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