Despite having so many men in Yazid's army, his commanders were still worried because the 72 men in Husayn's army were no ordinary men.
Ama kwa kuwapo uhadhiri wa Hassan, muungano wa watu wengi ulikuwa pamoja naye kwa sababu ya ukweli kutawala uongo, ambapo Muawiya na watu wake hawakuridhishwa na msimamo wake Hassan. Walikereka daima na umaarufu wake.