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The back-story of the Siyyid brothers from Sang-sar was this: They were sons of a man of great learning and piety, MĂr Muhammad-âAlĂ of Sang-sar, who was a devoted follower of Siyyid KĂĄzim. At the end of 1843, MĂr Muhammad-âAlĂ had taken two of his sons to KarbalĂĄâ to meet Siyyid KĂĄzim. However, by the time they got to KarbalĂĄâ, Siyyid KĂĄzim had died. MĂr Muhammad-âAlĂ was sad and left to visit ImĂĄm âAlĂâs shrine in nearby Najaf. While there, he had dream in which the ImĂĄm âAlĂ came to him and told him that after his death, his two sons who were with him would attain the presence of the promised QĂĄâim and would each suffer martyrdom in His path. On waking, he called his two sons and told them about the dream and that his last will and wish was that they fulfill this dream. He died seven days after that dream. The two sons, Siyyid Ahmad and MĂr Abduâl-QĂĄsim, returned home to Sang-sar. They had another brother Siyyid AbĂș-TĂĄlib who was in Sang-sar. A couple of years later first the two brothers [Siyyid Ahmad and MĂr Abduâl-QĂĄsim] joined MullĂĄ Husayn under the Black Standard and later the third brother also came to Fort Shaykh TabarsĂ 100_ACT9 . MĂr Abduâl-QĂĄsim met his death in Fort Shaykh TabarsĂ on the same night as MullĂĄ Husayn. Siyyid Ahmad and the third brother, Siyyid AbĂș-TĂĄlib, now were prisoners in front of the Prince. 101_ACT9
The Prince was hesitant to execute these brothers from Sang-sar, as they were Siyyids [descendants of the Prophet Muhammad]. As the Prince was hesitatingly deciding what to do with them, MĂrzĂĄ Muhammad-TaqĂ [the leading mujtahid of SĂĄrĂ who had confined QuddĂșs] 102_ACT9 together with seven other âulamĂĄ of SĂĄrĂ arrived at the Princeâs camp. In the words of NabĂl: â[They] set out from that town to share in the meritorious act of inflicting the punishment of death upon the companions of QuddĂșs.â103_ACT9 When they found that most of the BĂĄbĂs had already been put to death, MĂrzĂĄ Muhammad-TaqĂ was quite disappointed and upset. He now urged the prince to reconsider his decision and to order the immediate execution of at least Siyyid Ahmad. The Prince decided to give Siyyid Ahmad and his brother Siyyid AbĂș-TĂĄlib into the hands of MĂrzĂĄ Muhammad-TaqĂ and the other âulamĂĄ from SĂĄrĂ. They were told to take them back to SĂĄrĂ for a fair trial. MĂrzĂĄ Muhammad-TaqĂ agreed, but as soon as they got away from the Princeâs camp, he, together with the other seven
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