Marvels of Imam Hussain رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ - Dawat-e-Islami

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Marvels of Sayyiduna Imam Hussain
Pĥūl zakhmon kay kĥilāye ĥayn ĥawā-e-dost nay
Khūn say sīnchā gayā ĥay gulistān-e-Aĥl-e-Bayt
ه ٰ مد
مح ٰ ع ع ا‏ٰ‏
ص ت
يب
لل
لو
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ص ب
ح ل ع
Details regarding those stinging insects
We learnt that placing a sacred thing on the head out of respect
and tribute is a rewarding act in the world as well as in the
Hereafter. Here is some detail as regard to the insects that were
used to make the accused reveal secrets. Dung-beetles are twohorned
black coloured insects that are born inside excreta and
dung; scarlet flies are small silk-like red coloured insects bearing
the size of a chick-pea which are found in some jungles usually
in the rainy season. They are dried and their rich red colour is
used to dye silk; it is also used in making medicines; oil is also
extracted from it.
In the old days, the accused person used to be punished in this
way to confess to his crime. The dung-beetles would be placed
on the scalp and scarlet flies would be placed over them being
tied with an ordinary cloth. The beetles would continuously bite,
which would result in holes in the scalp; then, the secretions
and bits of the scarlet flies would enter through the holes and,
as a result, the arteries of the brain would burst. That was such
an unbearable punishment that the accused would confess
instantly. This frightening worldly torment also reminds us of
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