Official blog of www.thesufi.com: Shahadat of Imam Hussain R.A. Gharib-o-sāda-o-rangi’n hay dāstān-e-Haram Nihāyat iski Hussain ibtida hay Ismāil (Bal e Jibril) Allama Iqbal says the narrative of Kaba is simple, straightforward, and interesting. It starts with Prophet Ismail, who laid the first stone and suffered great pains in its construction. He offered for sacrifice his own life but the sacrifice was not completed as he was replaced by a ram and according to the Holy Quran the great sacrifice or Zibh-e ‘Azim was to come later and be completed by one of his descendants, Hussain. In between we had a number of prophets till Prophet Mohammad rid it of idols and restored its purity. Then came Hussain, as the culmination of Zibh e Azim, who sacrificed his life and preserved the glory of Kaba for eternity.