He is captured alive—but only because Mus’ab’s soldiers are too afraid to kill him directly. They bring him before Mus’ab, who orders him to denounce his cause. Mukhtar spits on the ground. “You are no Muslim,” he says. “You are the son of the woman who ate the Prophet’s liver (a reference to the enemies of early Islam).”
The night before the battle, Mukhtar prays alone. In a dreamlike sequence (a hallmark of the series), he sees Imam Hussain standing by a river. Hussain smiles at him and says, “You have done what no other man dared. Your name is with us in Paradise.” Mukhtar wakes in tears, knowing this means his death is near. mukhtar nama episode 41
Mus’ab orders him beheaded, but Mukhtar asks: “Will you kill me inside the mosque?” To avoid controversy, Mus’ab has him killed just outside the gates of Kufa’s Grand Mosque. Mukhtar’s last words are: “La ilaha illa Allah. Muhammadun Rasul Allah. Aliun Wali Allah. Hussainun Sibt Rasul Allah. Hasbun Allah wa ni’ma al-wakil.” (God is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs.) “You are no Muslim,” he says
The narrative shifts to Kufa. One of the last remaining enemies who escaped justice is Amr ibn Huraith , a cunning general who pledged loyalty to Mukhtar but secretly aided Ibn Ziyad. Mukhtar’s forces lay siege to his fortified palace. Amr’s wife, seeing the hopelessness, hands him a sword, but he is too cowardly to fight. The siege lasts seven days. On the final night, a tunnel is discovered leading out of the palace. Mukhtar personally leads a squad and captures Amr as he tries to flee disguised as a woman. Hussain smiles at him and says, “You have
The final 15 minutes of the episode are brutal and heart-wrenching. Mus’ab’s army surrounds Mukhtar and his small band. One by one, his companions fall. Mukhtar fights with a sword in one hand and the Qur’an in the other. His horse is struck, and he falls.