‡ ‡On the third day of the blessed month of Sha'ban, the fourth year after Hijrah and a year after the birth of Imam Hasan (A.S.), the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) was given the news of the birth of Imam Husain (A.S.). He hurried to the house of Imam Ali and Fatima al-Zahra '. ‡ "O Asma '. " he ordered Asma ', the daughter of Umays , "bring me my son." ‡
‡She took the newborn to him. The infant was wrapped in a piece of cloth. The face of the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) lit up upon seeing his grandson. He took him in his arms. He recited the call to prayer (azan) into his right ear, and read the shorter version (iqama) in his left ear. He, then, placed the baby in his lap and wept. ‡ " May my father and mother be your sacrifice, " Asma' asked him, " why are you crying?" ‡ "Because of my son," he replied. More... ‡ ‡