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The Parable of the Old Woman of Kufa and the Breeze of Karbala in Hadiqat al-Haqiqah
In Section 35 of Chapter 3 of the Hadiqat al-Haqiqah, Sanai presents a parable about a destitute, elderly woman in Kufa who sends orphaned children to the road to Karbala every morning to smell the breeze coming from the holy shrine. The narrative illustrates profound spiritual yearning and devotion to the Ahl al-Bayt, contrasting her pure faith and sorrow with the cruelty of the oppressors. The moral of the story emphasizes that a single righteous woman possesses far greater spiritual worth than a thousand evil men.
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