The Verses in Qur’an about the Martyrdom of Ĥusain عليه السلام and the Avenging of His Blood

3. My father narrated to me from Sa’d ibn ‘Abdillāh, from Ya’qūb ibn Yazīd, and from Ibrāhīm ibn Hāshim, from Muḥammad ibn Abī ‘Umayr, from some of his scholars, who said: Abū ‘Abdillāh (Imam Sādiq عليه السلام) explained the verse, “When the soul buried alive is asked for what sin it was put to death” (81:8-9) by saying, “This verse was revealed about Ḥusain ibn ‘Ali عليه السلام.”