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DEDI2ATION' pray that this modest 4or isaccepted by Almi#hty Allah+ 9isProphet+ and his immaculate pro#eny, 'ha?e basically tried to present some

documented acts about a lady 4ho leda re?olution a#ainst oppression andalsehood,

dedicate this humble attempt to'mam al-9usayn bin Ali+ the mostbelo?ed indi?idual to 6ady 7aynab+ orhe trained her to become ane%ceptional character-a character4hich still stands to be uniue,Conseuently+ she passed the


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inspirer o seeers o ri#hteousness+Dustice+ and real humanity,


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45BLIS6ER7S8ORDAll praise is due to Almi#hty Allah >ho 4ill

re4ard those 4ho sacriiced their li?es or 9issae and declared the 4ord o ri#ht earlessly soas to e%tend Dustice and honesty on this earthand contribute in achie?in# the purpose or4hich 9e has created the creatures,

Allah=s peace and all blessin#s be uponuammad and his inallible 9ousehold 4hosuered troubles and encountered horriblead?ersities all or tain# humanind to theeternal pleasure and ser?in# Almi#hty Allah in

the best 4ay,'n the history o humanind+ one can indmany names 4hose principles encoura#ed themto declare the 4ord o ri#ht and Dustice openly inthe aces o the 4ron#doers and the unDust, hisboo deals 4ith a lady 4ho entered the ield ostru##le a#ainst 4ron# stron#ly and said the4ord o ri#ht and Dustice in the aces o the

4ron#doers and oppressors, he echoes o thislady=s 4ords are still disturbin# e?ery tyrant andstill remindin# history o her immortal situationsthat #a?e+ alto#ether 4ith her brother=sre?olution+ a ne4 birth to 'slam ater it had beenabout to be deormed and ?anished at the handso the ille#al rulers 4ho too o?er the leadershipo the 'slamic nation, his lady 4as 7aynab

dau#hter o 'mam GAlH IaJ,>e must also yield to the act that 'mam al-

Kusayn IaJ accompanied his sister+ lady 7aynab+


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The Ahl al9Bayt in the :.r7*n an S.nnah ;


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T6E A6L 5L9BAYT

IN T6E :5R*N ANDS5NNA6

Intro.>tion 6isEminen>e Shaykh,s* .amma Al/7s al-SayyidahZaynab:1

All praises belon# to Allah+ 6ord o the 4orlds,Peace and blessin#s be upon our masteruammad+ the most honorable o the prophetsand the chie o the essen#ers o Allah+ andupon his household+ companions+ and pro#eny,

Almi#hty Allah says:

he mercy o Allah and 9is blessin#s are on

you+ people o the house+ surely 9e isPraised+ Rlorious, I11:.!J

Allah only desires to eep a4ay the

uncleanness rom you+ people o the9ouse and to puriy you a Ithorou#hJ

puriyin#, I!!:!!J

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h is in t roduct ion has been opted here in order topro?e that the lo?e or the Ahl al-Bayt is not a Shi iteclaim or myth, he author o this introduction belon#sto the 9anaite 's lamic school o Dur isprudence,


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The Ahl al9Bayt in the :.r7*n an S.nnah ;ho a?ored+

a4arded+ puriied+ chastened+ and honored theProphet=s household, his is clear in 9is sayin#:



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ho #rasps my soul in 9is hand that aser?ant Io AllahJ shall not be aithul

belie?er unless he lo?es me+ and he shallnot lo?e me truly unless he lo?es my

pro#eny,TFor this reason+ AbM Bar said:W' lo?e to respect the Prophet=s inship more

than to respect mine,Tut o his honesty and 4isdom+ the aster o

the Creatures Ii,e, Prophet uammadJ 4ho saysnothin# but truth has said as it is reported by al-irmidhi+ in his al-Sunan+ and al-KNim+ in al-Mustadrak+ on the authority o IGAbdullNhJ 'bn

GAbbNs:# G%E. *# 7M" G%E. )N0C )4-.?O" *# #G%E= GM" ,;


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=@ ; Lay Zaynab9ence+ the Prophet IsJ intended to say that

you must lo?e Almi#hty Allah because 9e isconerrin# upon you 4ith 9is endless #races,

Al-7amahshari says in this re#ard:WRrace denotes e?ery ad?anta#e intended or

charity, n this account+ Allah the E%alted hascreated the 4hole 4orld as #race, he 4orld is inact either animate or inanimate, he inanimateis #race or the animate+ and the animate is#race or li?eliness is #race or the spirited+

because 4ithout li?eliness+ the spirited 4ouldlose the ability to beneit by other #races, hus+anythin# that can be beneited is #race,T

As a commentary on the pre?ious notion+ al-Fahr al-/N$i says:

Whe #races o Allah the E%alted are countless+because e?erythin# that 9e has #i?en to us+ suchas ad?anta#es+ pleasures+ limbs and or#ans that

4e use or #ettin# beneits and e?adin# harms+thin#s that 9e has created in this uni?erse toreason out the e%istence o 9im as the one andonly aer+ and thin#s that 9e has brou#htabout so as to restrain rom acts odisobedience all these are #races, Furthermore+e?erythin# that brin#s pleasure is #race+ ande?erythin# that does not brin# pleasure but isused or e?adin# harms is also #race+ ande?erythin# that does not brin# pleasure and isnot used or e?adin# harms is also #race since itcan be used as e?idence on the e%istence o theaer and+ thus+ a means to the reco#nition oand the obedience to 9im, As a result+ all thecreatures are #races,T

't is no4 clear that a ser?ant=s lo?e or Allahdoes not need or interpretation+ 4hile Allah=slo?e or a ser?ant needs interpretation,


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The Ahl al9Bayt in the :.r7*n an S.nnah ;=e ased the Prophet IsJ ho4 to

send blessin#s on the Ahl al-Bayt+ and heans4ered: ou should say:

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The Ahl al9Bayt in the :.r7*n an S.nnah ;=

Allah only desires to eep a4ay theuncleanness rom you+ people o the

9ouse and to puriy you a Ithorou#hJpuriyin#, I!!:!!J>hen this @erse 4as re?ealed+ the Prophet IsJ

4as in the house o ;mmu-Salamah XtheProphet=s ri#hteous 4ie-, 9e summonedFNYimah+ al-Kasan+ and al-Kusayn and co?eredthem 4ith a cloa+ 4hich+ too+ co?ered his bac+and said:

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=F ; Lay Zaynabare on your o4n position+ and you are on theri#ht,T

Because this e%clusi?e position is dedicated tothe Ahl al-Bayt alone+ nobody else should beadded e?en ;mmu-Salamah+ the ?irtuous 4ie othe Prophet IsJ and mother o the aithulbelie?ers IAllah please all the mothers o theaithul belie?ersJ,1

' it 4as permissible or acceptable or anyoneelse to ha?e a share in this e%clusi?e position o

the Prophet=s household+ it 4ould be permissibleor ;mmu-Salamah to be under that cloa as+ atleast+ response to her desire+ soothin# her+ orappreciation or her aithulness and loyalty+especially rom the one 4ho Whas a #reater claimon the aithul Xbelie?ers- than they ha?e onthemsel?es+T and is Wto the belie?ers ull o pityand merciul+T2 and 4as the ind+ the

sympathetic+ the ma#nanimous+ the #enerous+and the honest, hus+ it has become e?ident thatthe @erse is dedicated to those people o thecloa+ not anyone else, his act is also pro?edby authentic narrations, hus+ it has been pro?edthat the @erse intended is dedicate to the

1 'n the 9oly QurGNn I!!:*J+ Almi#hty Al lah says:

Whe Prophet has a #reater claim on the aithul thanthey ha?e on themsel?es+ and h is 4i?es are as theirmothers,TAccordin#ly+ the Prophet=s 4i?es 4ere cal led motherso the bel ie?ers,=2 h is is an ind icat ion to A lmi#hty A l lah =s say in# inthe 9oly QurGNnI):12"J

WCerta in ly an Apost le has come to you rom amon#you rs el ?es # ri e?ou s to him i s yo ur a ll in# i ntodistress+ e%cessi?ely sol icitous respectin# you to thebelie?ers Ihe isJ ul l o pity and merciul,T


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The Ahl al9Bayt in the :.r7*n an S.nnah ;=3

Prophet=s household 4ho are distin#uished bysuch honorable merits, 'n addition+ the holy

Sunnah is #litterin# to brim the uslims= 4orld4ith the ?irtues o the Prophet=s household:'n his Iboo entitledJ al-a+ uslim records the

ollo4in# on the authority o a$Hd ibn KayyNn al-aymi:

Ku[ayn ibn Sabarah+ uslim ibn 7ayd+ and '4ent to 7ayd ibn Aram, Ater 4e had sat beorehim+ Ku[ayn ased+ W7ayd+ you ha?e reallyattained #reat beneaction because you sa4 theProphet IsJ+ listened to his 4ords+ participated inhis campai#ns+ and ollo4ed him in prayers, (o4+7ayd+ please narrate to us 4hat you ha?e heardrom the essen#er o Allah IsJ,T

7ayd spoe: W son o my brother+ I' s4earJ byAllah ' ha?e become old-a#ed+ my days ha?e

become ?ery old+ and ha?e or#otten some othese narrations that ' used to memori$e directlyrom the essen#er o Allah IsJ, ou thereoreshould accept 4hat ' 4ill tell you and should notas me thin#s o?er my ability,T

9e then added+ Wne day+ in a place bet4eenecca and edina called Lhumm=+ theessen#er o Allah IsJ deli?ered a speech to us,

Ater statements o praisin# and thanin#Almi#hty Allah+ as 4ell as statements o preachand remindin# o 9im+ the Prophet IsJ said: #" ! $%&

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G@ ; Lay Zaynab people+ ' am no more than an ordinaryperson+ and the messen#er o my 6ord Ii,e,an#el o deathJ 4ill shortly come to me and

then ' 4ill respond, Amon# you+ ' ha?e lett4o 4ei#hty thin#s: irst+ the Boo o Allahthat includes ri#ht #uidance andillumination, Preser?e in the Boo o Allahand hold ast on it, Second+ my householdremember Allah concernin# my household+remember Allah concernin# my household+remember Allah concernin# my household,T

Ku[ayn ased a#ain+ W7ayd+ 4ho are theProphet=s householdU Are his 4i?es included 4ithhis householdUT

9e X7ayd- ans4ered: W9is 4i?es are included4ith his household+ but his 9ousehold are those4hom are orbidden to recei?e alms ater him,T

Ku[ayn ased+ W>ho are they+ thenUT

7ayd ans4ered+ Whey are the amily o GAlH+the amily o GAHl+ the amily o aGar+ and theamily o GAbbNs,T

IGAbdullNhJ ibn GAbbNs narrated that theessen#er o Allah IsJ had said:. 45] V WG^ *# W" (V D :71Z"_ (GA

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The Ahl al9Bayt in the :.r7*n an S.nnah ;G?. 0> 7E . GE0C=iC2"# b

Anyone 4ho lo?es these t4o+ their ather+their mother+ and me shall certainly be 4ith

me in the same position on the aHG and GAbd ibn KamHdreported that LhNlid ibn uhallad narrated theollo4in# to them on the authority o ;sNmah ibn7ayd:

ne ni#ht+ ' ?isited the Prophet IsJ 4ho 4entout embracin# t4o thin#s that ' could not seeunder a cloa, Ater ' had ased him about thematter or 4hich ' ?isited him+ ' ased about thethin#s that he 4as embracin#, 9e IsJ unco?eredthe cloa and they 4ere al-Kasan and al-Kusaynon his hips, 9e then said:

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deli?erin# a speech to us+ al-Kasan and al-Kusayn+ 4ho 4ere dressin# red shirts+ cameto4ards him in stumblin# steps, 'mmediately+ theessen#er o Allah IsJ descended rom theminbar+ carried them both+ and put them beorehim, 9e then commented:


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Wour possessions and your children areonly a trial,T As ' sa4 these t4o boys 4alstumblin#ly+ ' could not a?oid interruptin#

my speech so as to lit them up rom the#round,

Almi#hty Allah+ too+ ur#ed to respect theProphet=s 9ousehold, 'n this re#ard+ al-BuhNri+ inhis al-a+ records that AbM Bar narrated theollo4in# sayin# o the Prophet IsJ:

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this sleepin# one Ii,e, GAlHJ+ and ' shallcertainly be in the same position on the


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G ; Lay Zaynab

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=45N]8 sons o 9Nshim+ ' ha?e implored to Allahthe E%alted to mae you #enerous+ noble+

and merciul, ' ha?e also ased 9im to #uidethe strayin# ones amon# you+ secure the

earul ones amon# you+ and to supply thehun#ry ones amon# you,

'n his al-Mustadrak+ al-KNim records the

ollo4in# KadHth on the authority o Anas ibnNli and decides it as authentically reported:he essen#er o Allah IsJ said:ndG" ) ." E,"4$C V0C ,;


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>hat is the 4ron# 4ith some indi?iduals4ho claim that the inship o Allah=s

essen#er IsJ shall not be helpul on the?#)t1c*# ;N". (,s"# 0C 0" WG^= #*$)G1V J u1ZD

Ro ahead+ or it is Allah >ho shall #uideyour heart and stren#then your ton#ue,


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G ; Lay ZaynabGAlH then said: WAter this statement+ ' ha?e

ne?er ailed,T'n act+ the authentic KadHths in this re#ard

are innumerable+ or the si% most reliablereerence boos o KadHth+ as 4ell as manyothers+ are illed up 4ith such narrations ohonorin# and esteemin# the Prophet=shousehold=s e%alted ran and unanimousele?ated standin#, Besides+ this act is no4n ore?erybody+ and it is impossible to ind a sin#leaithul belie?er i#norin# the esteem o theamily o Allah=s essen#er IsJ,

AbM Bar al-Bayhai ImJ+ the #rand scholar+says:

WAll these reports appertained to the ?irtues othe Prophet=s household are mentioned in theamous boos o KadHth in authenticated serieso narration, /eer to these boos or the topic

intended,The Prophet=s household are GAlH+ FNYimah+ al-Kasan+ and al-Kusayn+ and their descendants andosprin# are attached to them,

he KadHth o ubNhalah Xin?ocation o Allah=scurse- is the e?idence on the act that only theaorementioned i?e indi?iduals enDoy the specialran #i?en to the Prophet=s household,

E%e#etes o the 9oly QurGNn ha?e conirmedthe ollo4in# incident:

/e#ardin# Almi#hty Allah=s sayin#:


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' any one disputes in this matter 4ith thee+

no4 ater IullJ no4led#e 9ath come tothee+ say: WCome 6et us #ather to#ether+ -

our sons and your sons+ our 4omen and

your 4omen+ oursel?es and yoursel?es:hen let us earnestly pray+ and in?oe thecurse o Allah on those 4ho lie

>hen this @erse 4as re?ealed+ the essen#ero Allah IsJ embraced al-Kasan and al-Kusayn+FNYimah 4aled ater them+ and GAlH 4aledater them, 9e then ased them to say Amen=4hen he 4ould in?oe Allah etc,1

n this incident+ Nrallah comments:Whis @erse is the stron#est e?idence on the

?irtue o the A[Nb al-LisNG Io4ners o the Cloa-the Prophet=s household-,J2

About their descendants= ollo4in# them in?irtue+ the ollo4in# QurGNnic @erse pro?es it:

1 he inc ident o ubNhalah X in?ocat ion o A llah =scur se - i s ?ery 4el l- no4n+ or i t i s mentioned inalmost al l the boos dealin# 4ith the 's lamic history,


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GF ; Lay Zaynab

And Ias orJ those 4ho belie?e and theirosprin# ollo4 them in aith+ >e 4ill unite

4ith them their osprin#,Scholars ha?e conirmed that osprin#=

includes the descendance o the ori#in up to thea is the endo4ment or sett lement o propertyunder 4h ich the p roceeds a re to be de?o ted to arel i#ious or charitable purpose,


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descendants 4ho imitate them ri#hteously 4illbe added to them,T

he other 9ashemites 4hom are orbidden torecei?e anythin# rom the alms enDoy a ran ohonor hi#her than that o others+ but they cannotattain the characteristics o the A[Nb al-LisNGand the Prophet=s pro#eny in relation to theobli#ation o lo?in#+ respectin#+ re?erencin#+ andhonorin# them,

Scholars ha?e had dierent opinions re#ardin#

Almi#hty Allah=s sayin#:


uncleanness rom you+ people o the9ouse and to puriy you a Ithorou#hJ

puriyin#, I!!:!!JSome scholars ha?e decided that this @erse isdedicated only to the descendants o GAlH andFNYimah+ 4hile others ha?e included the amilieso al-GAbbNs+ aGar+ and GAHl 4ith them,

'n his al-#islah al-Zaynabiyyah+ alNluddHn al-SuyMYi ha?e recorded precious 4ords concernin#the identiication o the Sharis, 9e says:

W'n the irst a#e o 'slam+ the epithet o Shari=4as said to anyone 4ho belon#ed to theProphet=s household+ 4hether throu#h al-Kasanor al-Kusayn+ belon#ed to GAlH 4hether throu#huammad ibn al-Kanaiyyah or any other son+ orbelon#ed to aGar+ AHl+ or al-GAbbNs,

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@ ; Lay ZaynabBut+ 4hen the Fatimid dynasty ruled E#ypt+

they dedicated the epithet to the descendants oour masters al-Kasan and al-Kusayn, his matter

has been ollo4ed in E#ypt up to no4,6ady 7aynab married my master GAbdullNh ibnaGar+ her cousin, he irst o her e%cellent+ puredescendants 4ere Sayyid GAlH+ the namesae ohis #randather+ Sayyid GA4n al-Abar+ SayyidGAbbNs+ Sayyid uammad+ and 6ady ;mmu-LulthMm respecti?ely, 6ady 7aynab=sdescendants are no4 numerous,

hey are+ accordin# to al-abbNn the scholar+added to the Prophet=s amily and household,his act is unanimously decided because theProphet=s amily are the aithul belie?ers romthe 9ashemites+ son o GAbd-al-uYYalib+ hispro#eny+ and his descendants, Sons IanddescendantsJ o one=s dau#hter are re#arded ashis pro#eny and descendants+ and 4hen such a

man records somethin# in his 4ill or hisdescendants+ the descendants o his dau#htermust ha?e a share in it, his meanin# ho4e?er ismore speciic than the pre?ious,

As it is unanimously decided+ it is orbidden orthe descendants o aGar to ha?e rom the alms+because they belon# to the Prophet=s household,E?en thou#h it is no4 dedicated to thedescendants o al-Kasan and al-Kusayn+ theepithet o Shari= must be said to all theindi?iduals 4ho belon# to the Prophet=shousehold+ accordin# to the old concept o thisepithet,

he author o al-Mawhib says that theessen#er o Allah IsJ had no descendantse%cept those 4ho came throu#h his dau#hter6ady FNYimah al-7ahrN, 9ence+ the Prophet=snoble pro#eny came throu#h the t4o #randsons+'mam al-Kasan and 'mam al-Kusayn, hose 4ho


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=iU.his @erse Io PuriicationJ has intended i?e

indi?iduals they are GAlH+ al-Kasan+ al-Kusayn+ FNYimah+ and ',T

'bn AbM Shaybah+ Amad+ al-irmidhi+ al-VabarNni+ and al-KNim I4ho decided the KadHthas authenticJ all narrate the ollo4in# on the

authority o Anas:>hene?er he 4ent out or the FaDr Xda4n-Prayer Iin the asDidJ+ the Prophet IsJ used topass by the house o FNYimah and declare:

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Ii,e, the Ahl al-Bayt,J WAllah only desires toeep a4ay the uncleanness rom you+ people o the 9ouse+ and to puriy you a

thorou#h puriyin#,TAt any rate+ some narrations assert the

#enerality o the e%pression:uslim and al-(assNGH narrate the ollo4in# on

the authority o 7ayd ibn Aram:

he essen#er o Allah IsJ deli?ered a speechto us in 4hich he IsJ said:


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INTROD52TION6ady 7aynab+ dau#hter o 'mam AlH IaJ and

#randdau#hter o Prophet uammad IsJ+ 4asthe irst lady in the 4orld o 'slam to orm a4hole history+ erect ediices o ri#ht and Dustice+demolish the #loomy castles o 4ron# andoppression+ and record+ throu#h her honorablesituations+ ne4 items o honor and di#nity or'slam and uslims throu#hout history, hus+ shehas been a rin# in the series o the ideal+ human#lories that her athers+ brothers+ descendants oher brothers+ and their partisans ha?e introducedto humanity,

She contributed acti?ely in constructin# theediices o the uslim ideal renaissances and inthe propa#ation or the reli#ious and politicalco#ni$ance in the mean4hile as the rulin#authorities and their tails used all media oro?ercasttin# the pure mentalities o people andor#in# e?en the intuiti?e acts o 'slam,

Positi?ely+ 6ady 7aynab aborted all theseor#eries and brou#ht into ?ie4 the reality o the;mayyad rulers the actual enemies o 'slam,She+ also+ pro?ed to the publics that the;mayyad rulers 4ere polluted by crimes and?iolations a#ainst human ri#hts and that theirauthority 4as ille#al since they usurped theothers= ri#hts and appointed themsel?es as

absolute rulers o?er uslims 4ithout obtainin#their satisaction or consultin# them,


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; Lay Zaynabhrou#h her mar?elous re?olutionary speeches

and situations+ 6ady 7aynab particulari$edminutely the reality that 4as hidden rom the

publics+ and ocused li#hts on the misdemeanoro the ;mayyad rulers= political plots,6ady 7aynab+ the Prophet=s #randdau#hter+

4as characteri$ed by a personality that Doined allthe hi#h moral standards and the honorabletendencies and+ accordin#ly+ she has been thebest e%emplary o honor+ chastity+ and di#nity inaddition to e?ery ?irtue o human perection,

From her #randather and parents+ 6ady7aynab inherited perectly the hi#hest principleso charity includin# deep-rooted aith and trust inAlmi#hty Allah, 9istorians ha?e recordedremarable pictures and situations oincomparable aith and perse?erance onprinciples the leadin# roles o 4hich 4as proudly

#i?en to 6ady 7aynab, At the ni#ht that ollo4edthat horrible day o shMrNG1 in LarbalNG+ 6ady7aynab oered hans#i?in# Prayer to Almi#htyAllah or that tra#edy 4hich inlicted not only theAhl al-Bayt IaJ+ but also all human bein#s in#eneral and uslims in particular,

Another picture o 6ady 7aynab=s tremendousaith is that on the day o shMrNG she stopped

near the body o her illed brother+ 'mam al-Kusayn IaJ+ that 4as cruelly se?ered by thes4ords o the criminal band o the ;mayyadarmy+ and uttered her immortal 4ord:

#"%4$12"# #?< ;G2A F1A )G3. 1(=W Allah+ accept this oerin# and re4ardhim or his deed,T

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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; 9as humanity e?er seen such a scene o aithUhe most destructi?e ad?ersity that inlicted

'slam 4as tain# the Ahl al-Bayt IaJ a4ay romthe political theatre o 'slam 4hile e?erybody+especially those 4ho contributed directly in thescenario o settin# them aside rom theirpositions+ ne4 or certain the di?ine decision ochoosin# them Ii,e, the Ahl al-BaytJ or theleadership o the 'slamic nation, 9istorians ha?erecorded unanimously that ater the demise oProphet uammad IsJ+ some indi?iduals led arebellion a#ainst his #eneral decision osuccession in the leadership o the 'slamicnation+ claimin# that it is unacceptable or the9ashemites1 to ha?e both prophesy andleadership,2

his ad?ersity resulted in handin# theleadership and destiny o the 'slamic nation o?er

to unsuitable indi?iduals 4ho 4ere the mainreason beyond the collapse o uslims,hus+ the 'slamic nation+ as a 4hole+ 4as

depri?ed o the pure source o the no4led#e othe Ahl al-Bayt IaJ 4hich 4as the naturale%tension o the di?ine no4led#e o theprophets IaJ, 'mam AlH IaJ+ in conseuence+li?ed in complete coninement a4ay rom the

political and practical lie o the 'slamic nation alldurin# the rei#ns o the three caliphs+ and 4henhe 4as elected+ reely or the irst time+ or theleadership o the 'slamic nation+ the capitalists+the #reedy+ the de?iants+ and the i#norantre?olted a#ainst his Dust #o?ernment and1 he 9 as he mi tes are son s a nd d es cend an ts o9Nshim+ the #randather o Prophet uammad IsJ ,2 See Ahmed 9usse in a =Mb+ 'h( )*n+(,t i*n *" th(Sahabas ltimat( .(+(n+y and th( /*l i t i+al0(ad(rshi, i n 1 sl am tr ans la ted by B adr Sh ah in+Published by Ansariyan Publicat ions X Qum+ 1))",


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F ; Lay Zaynaben#a#ed him a#ainst many thin#s, By suchen#a#ement+ the 'slamic 4orld 4as alicted 4itha bi# loss 4hen 'mam AlH IaJ did not ha?e

enou#h time to e%tend ideal Dustice and eualityall o?er the 'slamic state, As a matter o act+ the'mmaculate 'mams o the Ahl al-Bayt IaJ acedthe same ate o their #randather 'mam GAlH IaJ4hen the ;mayyad and AbbNsid rulers pre?entedthem rom e%tendin# their idealities andno4led#e amon# people and caused humanityto lose such sources o 4isdom,

Because o the policies o the caliphs oQuraysh1+ the mortal enemies o 'slam couldcome to po4er+ rule uslims+ and chan#e the'slamic State into in#dom dominated bypersonal interests and hereditary dynasty,

hus+ 4ron# and oppression became thedistincti?e eatures o the rulin# authorities+

illin# 4as the ate o men o thou#ht andreedom+ people 4ere depri?ed o their ri#hts+4hich became in the hands o a e4 #an# loyalto the rulin# authorities+ and corruption oundrich pasture in the 'slamic pro?inces,

>ron#+ oppression+ and corruption attaintedthe clima% in the rei#n o a$Hd the dissolute,9istorians ha?e unanimously a#reed on the act

that Wa$Hd 4as such an unDust+ immoral+ andsinul man that he did not belie?e in Allah and9is Apostle or a sin#le moment,T 'n abstract+a$Hd=s policies e%ploded in e?ery matter that?iolated 'slam,

'n the midst o these circumstances+ nobodyhad the ability to utter a sin#le 4ord o ri#hte%cept 'mam al-Kusayn IaJ 4ho ormulated his#reat re?olution that pa?ed the 4ay to the1Quraysh is the tr ibe to 4hich Prophet uammad IsJbelon#ed,


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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; 3standin# a#ainst e?ery unDust indi?idual anddeclare the 4ord o truth openly coura#eously,

hrou#h its horrible chapters+ the re?olution o'mam al-Kusayn IaJ shoo the 4orld4ideconscience and carried an intellectual donationand bri#ht lessons to all peoples 4ho suer theordeals o colonialism and sla?ery,

6ady 7aynab contributed acti?ely andpositi?ely in all the chapters and heroisms o'mam al-Kusayn=s re?olution, 'n the irst sta#e o

the re?olution+ 6ady 7aynab stood 4ith herbrother so bra?ely althou#h she ne4 the atethat he 4ould ace, 9er stron# 4ill+ ortitude+ anddetermination on supportin# her brother in hisre?olution 4ere distincti?e eatures o thisre?olution that chan#ed the history and suppliedthe seeers o reedom 4ith actors orenaissance and de?elopment,

6ady 7aynab belie?ed in the re?olution o herbrother+ participated in his stru##le a#ainst4ron# and oppression ?i#orously+ and adoptedthe #oals o this #reat re?olution, hrou#h herinno?ati?e speeches in the porticoes o the;mayyad rulin# center+ she si#nali$ed the#enuine principles o 'mam al-Kusayn=sre?olution and could crystalli$e the public

opinion and ound an actual co#ni$ance that+later on+ resulted in successi?e popular uprisin#sa#ainst the ;mayyad re#ime,

She #a?e matchless e%amples o 4illpo4er+deep-rooted aith+ and steadastness throu#h hertreatment o the horrible situations she had toencounter, 'n act+ the e%ample o 6ady 7aynabcan be ound neither in the 'slamic history nor inthe history o humanind,


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C@ ; Lay Zaynabhis #reat lady sa4 the atrocious ad?ersities

that alicted her amily members and could treatthese situations 4ith perse?erance and

steadastness as she submitted totally toAlmi#hty Allah,She sa4 the moonlie youn# men amon# her

sons+ nephe4s+ and cousins illed and theiror#ans 4ere se?ered so horribly on the #round oLarbalN, She also sa4 e?en the ne4borns and thebabies o her household slau#htered so sa?a#elyon the hands o those inhumane criminals,

She sa4 the ladies o the Prophet=s househarshly e%hausted by thirst 4hile they 4ere4ailin# or their sons and brethren+ but she 4astryin# to console and order them to be patientand steadast,

She sa4 her brother+ Chie o the artyrs+surrounded by those 4iced people 4hose

s4ords+ spears+ and lances 4ere stricen on hisbody until they beheaded him so hideously,She sa4 those inidel in?aders attac the

4omen=s tents and set them on ire 4hile theProphet=s harem had to run in the desert out oear,

6ady 7aynab sa4 all these ad?ersities andaced them 4ith aith+ persistence+ andsubmission to Almi#hty Allah,

he disaster o LarbalN 4ith all o thehorriyin#+ hideous e?ents that accompanied it+includin# the capture+ humility+ and e%emplarypunishment a#ainst the Ahl al-Bayt+ men and4omen+ pro?oes us into ha?in# a brie ?ie4 atthe political documents and the e?ents that

ollo4ed the Prophet=s demise directly becausethese are the rudimentary source o the


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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; Ce sa id to you: Sure ly your 6ordencompasses men and >e d id not mae the ? is ion

4h ich >e sho4ed you and the cu r sed t ree in theQurZNn as 4ell but a tr ia l or men and >e cause themto ear + bu t i t on ly adds to the i r # reat ino rd inacy ,I1.:*0JT


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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; CGbeen the reason beyond all the ordeals ouslims durin# history,

'n point o act+ the #reatest and the mostconstructi?e ser?ice to be presented to the'slamic nation is to hint at+ propa#ate or+ andreer to the Ahl al-Bayt=s numerous+ #enuinemerits and ele?ated idealities since thesematters lea?e direct inluence on the spread o?irtue and moral standards and the de?elopmento beha?ior, he Ahl al-Bayt IaJ ha?e beenactin#+ throu#h their 4ords+ deeds+ andbeha?iors+ as rays o Almi#hty Allah=sillumination+ since they are+ as is pro?ed byauthenticated reports related to the Prophet IsJ4ho does not spea out o desire=+ the ships osal?ation o the 'slamic nation and the matcheso the Boo o Allah,

he lie accounts o the Ahl al-Bayt ha?e been

schools o Rod-earin#+ #enuine aith+ andstru##le a#ainst the 4ron#, hey dedicated theirli?es to the Almi#hty and acted perectlysincerely or 9is sae, hus+ the lie account oany o them is no more than a record o modelitems o Rod-earin# and obedience to the 6ord,hey spent their days 4ith astin# and spenttheir ni#hts 4ith prayers and recitals o the 9oly

Boo o Allah,he Ahl al-Bayt IaJ+ men and 4omen+ actedearnestly or spreadin# no4led#e+ 4isdom+ andhi#h moral standards amon# people, hey alsospent their li?es 4ith distributin# their charityamon# the needy+ actin# indly to the miserable+stru##lin# intently a#ainst the 4ron#+ ande%ertin# all possible eorts or opposin# inDustice

and the unDust indi?iduals no matter ho4 stron#they 4ere+ and 4hich positions they held,


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C ; Lay Zaynabhey adopted the issues o the 'slamic nation

so bra?ely thereore+ they 4ere e%posed toillin# at the hands o the unDust rulers 4ho held

the reins o the 'slamic nations 4ron#ully,Amon# the indi?iduals o the Ahl al-Bayt IaJ to4hom all the pre?ious acti?ities and descriptionsare applicable is 6ady 7aynab dau#hter o 'mamAlH IaJ 4ho contributed in raisin# the 4ord oAllah on this earth and stru##led intently a#ainstthe oppressors and had to suer the mosthorrible ad?ersities and misortunes or thissae, Ater the illin# o her brother 'mam al-Kusayn IaJ+ 6ady 7aynab+ as 4ell as the otherharem o the Prophet=s household+ 4as taen ascapti?e and had to be present beore the bastardG;baydullNh ibn 7iyNd 4ho 4as #i?en the positiono the #o?ernorship o t4o 'slamic pro?inces,

Beore G;baydullNh+ 6ady 7aynab sho4ed such

remarable coura#e that he could not controlhimsel 4hen he hurried to4ards her to beat her,he cara?an o the Prophet=s household then

4as taen to Syria 4here they had to be presentbeore a$Hd ibn uGN4iyah, Beore this criminaldescendant o the mortal enemies o 'slam+ 6ady7aynab deli?ered her historical speech+ 4hich isconsidered as the most important document that

condemned and decided as ille#al the ;mayyadState and its partisans,For the sae o 'slam+ this #randdau#hter o

Prophet uammad IsJ had to suer horriyin#ad?ersities and misortunes+ and due to herheroic situations and honorable stru##le a#ainst4ron# and oppression+ 4omen o this 4orld musttae her as their model and throu#h a deepunderstandin# o her pioneership o stru##lea#ainst 4ron#+ all 4omen should reco#ni$e their


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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; CCroles in adoptin# the issues o Dustice on thisearth,


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T6ELI1EO1LADYZAYNABo thro4 li#ht upon the odorous memories and

to 4or perse?erin#ly or obtainin# the items osuch memories these t4o thin#s cast on souls#ood manners+ ?irtues+ and acuaintance 4iththe conducts o the past personalities 4ho 4erecharacteri$ed by hi#h merits+ piety+ri#hteousness+ and decency,

hus+ the noble+ deep-rooted character o 6ady7aynab should not be passed o?er because shehas contained all points o immaculacy+ maDesty+di#nity+ and distin#uished ori#in, She has also

possessed reno4ned bearin#s in the ields operse?erance on the principles+ coura#e+elouence+ and ull-heartedness in addition toasceticism+ chastity+ piety+ holiness+ andma#nanimity,

n that account+ it is necessary or seeers omerits and act-inders to adopt rom herprecious lie account and please the ears by

listenin# to her admirable+ odorous memories soas to tae rom her a model o sel-disciplinin#+no4led#e+ and aspiration,

6et us no4 reer to a brie presentation o thelie o 6ady 7aynab,

LINEAHE

6ady 7aynab enDoyed the most e%alted linea#esince she ramiied rom the tree o prophecy and'mamate and combined all the elements o honor


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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; Cand di#nity, he amily o 'mam AlH IaJ hasbeen the most ele?ated all o?er history in ieldso stru##le a#ainst 4ron# and adaptation o the

issues o human ri#hts, For the sae o theseissues+ sons and descendants o 'mam GAlH IaJha?e pro?ided hundreds o martyrs,

6ady 7aynab=s #randather+ rom the maternalside+ 4as Prophet uammad IsJ 4ho e%plodedsprin#s o no4led#e and 4isdom on this earth+ounded the eatures o ci?ili$ation andde?elopment+ constructed a noble societycontrolled by Dustice and la4+ smashed thecustoms+ superstitions+ and pa#ans o thesa?a#e+ tribal society that pre?ailed in the ArabPeninsula+ called or 4orshippin# the neCreator+ and brou#ht to his nation abundant#oodness, 'ndeed+ Almi#hty Allah sent Prophetuammad IsJ as mercy or humanind,

From this #reat personality+ 6ady 7aynabinherited deense o the ri#ht and stru##le orele?atin# the >ord o Allah hi#hly,

9er #randmother+ rom the maternal side+ 4asLhadHDah 4ho supported 'slam in its darestdays+ stru##led or sae o Allah in the e?er-best4ay+ and spent her entire ortune or sae o herreli#ion, She thereore has been one o the t4o

supports on 4hich 'slam relied in e%istence, heProphet IsJ used to appreciate or his loyal 4ieher situation in her lie and ater her death,

From this #reat #randmother+ 6ady 7aynabinherited the hi#hest moral standards andperse?erance on principles, Copyin# her#randmother+ she supported her brother+ 'mamal-Kusayn IaJ+ in his re?olution and supplied his#reat uprisin# 4ith elements o eternity,


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CF ; Lay Zaynab6ady 7aynab=s ather is 'mam AlH AmHr al-u

GminHn Icommander o the aithul belie?ersJ:chie o the prophets= successors+ leader o the

pious ones+ and head o the 4orshippers, AlH4as the representati?e+ successor+ and heir oProphet uammad IsJ, 9is merits areinnumerable and his situations or sae o Allahare incomparable, 9e 4as the mostno4led#eable+ the most sel-possessed+ themost ma#nanimous+ the most #enerous+ themost ascetic+ the most coura#eous+ the most

reputable+ the best 4orshipper+ the most loyal+the most aithul+ and the most pious amon#uslims,

9istorians ha?e recorded unanimously that6ady 7aynab 4as imitatin# her ather inbeha?ior+ no4led#e+ and conduct, She+ too+adopted positi?ely all o her ather=s #oals andsituations or sae o supplyin# 'slam 4ithelements o continuity, 9ence+ she+ alon# 4ithher brother 'mam al-Kusayn IaJ+ could th4art the;mayyad inidels= plots aimed at 4ipin# out'slam and replacin# it 4ith the pre-'slamiccustoms,

6ady 7aynab=s mother 4as 6ady FNYimah al-7ahrNG the @eracious IaJ 4ho 4as a copy o her

ather in adoration o Allah+ piety+ sel-discipline+no4led#e+ ?irtue+ clemency+ ?eneration+ andthe other eatures o perection, 9er athernamed her as the Chieess o the >omen o the


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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; C3>orld,1From this cause+ her ather addressed hisbest 4ords o laudation and respect to hisdau#hter 4ho 4as the ideal 4oman on this earth,

his 4as the mother+ educator+ and instructoro 6ady 7aynab 4ho 4as nourished on alleatures o human perection,

6et us also reer briely to the #randather and#randmother o 6ady 7aynab rom the paternalside,

AbM Nlib+ ather o 'mam AlH IaJ+ 4as the

protector o 'slam as he deended Prophetuammad IsJ so bra?ely and suered in thiscourse unbearable troubles, nly under the#uardianship o AbM Nlib could Prophetuammad IsJ propa#ate or his di?ine missionand spread his principles earlessly, >ith thedemise o his protector+ the Prophet IsJe%pressed his #reat loss and #rie, 9e thereore

called that year as year o #rie=, Ater the1 Bes ides Prophet uammad IsJ + FNY imah a l -7ahrNGthe @eracious IaJ 4as pra ised by e?eryone 4ho l i?edin her t ime, 'bn Ka Da r a l- Asal Nn i+ in h is al- 12bah+re co rd s tha t is ha h+ th e Pr op he t= s 4i e+ s ai d:WE%cept Prophet uammad IsJ + nobody is preerredto FNY imah,T Abdull Nh i bn Z AbbNs said+ as i t isrecorded in the pre? ious re erence boo: Whe best4omen o Paradise are our: LhadHDah+ FNY imah+ ary+

and siyah Xthe Pharaoh=s 4ie,TAl-BuhNri + in h is al-a + and usl im+ in h is al-a +record the ol lo4in#:A l -usa44ir ibn ahramah uoted the Prophet Is Jsayin#+ WFNY imah is a piece o me, >hate?er hurts heris certa in ly hurt in# me and 4hate?er p leases her iscertainly pleasin# me,TZAl i IaJ reported the Prophet=s addressin# to FNY imah:WFNY imah+ most surely Al lah is p leased 4hen you arepleased and enra#ed 4hen you are enra#ed,T

F in al ly+ re ere nce b oos o ' sl amic hi sto ry a ndnar ra tion a re ul l o repor ts relat in# the e le?atedstandin# o FNY imah al-7ahrNG the @eracious IaJ,


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@ ; Lay Zaynabdemise o AbM Nlib+ the enemies o the ProphetIsJ a#reed on assassinatin# him+ but Allah sa?edand ordered him to lee to athrib and let his

cousin+ AlH+ sleep in his bed or main# theassassinators understand that he 4as still there,From this #reat personality+ 6ady 7aynab dre4

the best lessons o deendin# the principles,6ady 7aynab=s #randmother 4as FNYimah bint

Asad an e%ample o aith and purity, n herhands+ the Prophet IsJ 4as brou#ht up and

treated so indly and tenderly since she used totae care o him rather than her sons and besto4upon him 4ith all colors o sympathy and lo?e,9ence+ she 4as hi#hly respected by him 4henshe departed lie+ he IsJ dressed her his o4nshirt and laid do4n in her #ra?e as e%pressionso his #reat lo?e or her,

From this #reat mother+ 6ady 7aynab learnt

the best lessons o lo?e and support or sae oher reli#ion and its le#al leaders,>e+ also+ should not ne#lect the act that

'mam al-Kasan and 'mam al-Kusayn IaJparticipated in composin# the unparalleledpersonality o their sister+ 6ady 7aynab+ sinceshe spent a lon# term o her lie under theircustody,

he t4o 'mams= merits and ?irtues are toomany to be contained, As a result+ the ProphetIsJ called them Chies o the outh o Paradise,=1

6ady 7aynab imitated the morals and ethics o'mam al-Kasan IaJ 4ho 4as no4n o hiscomposure and liberality in addition to all thehi#h moral standards, As he noticed that his

#randather and parents tae care o 7aynab+'mam al-Kasan encompassed her 4ith ?ery much1See 3anb ul -Mawaddah 1)*,


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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; ithout 6ady 7aynab=s stru##le+eorts+ and honorable situations+ the re?olutiono 'mam al-Kusayn IaJ 4ould ha?e been lost, Asan e%ample o 6ady 7aynab=s #reat standin# inthe si#ht o her brother 'mam al-Kusayn IaJ isthat 4hen he bade her the last are4ell on theday o shMrNG+ he ased her to mention him inher (i#ht Prayer,1

hrou#h the second part o this boo+ 4e 4illreer to sections o the unmatched relationbet4een 'mam al-Kusayn IaJ and his sister+ 6ady7aynab,

T6E BLESSED NE8BORN

he lie o the Prophet=s amily 4as hi#hlylourishin# 4ith the e%istence o the t4o 'mamsal-Kasan and al-Kusayn IaJ 4ho occupied their#randather=s heart completely, heir patents+too+ 4ere hi#hly deli#hted as they sa4 their t4osons beore them and as they sa4 the Prophet=slo?e or them, nce+ he IsJ e%pressed his lo?e orthese t4o sons by sayin#:

%)= "# 0C J,M#?ith more deli#ht and pleasure+ 6ady FNYimah#a?e birth o a she-baby 4ho 4ould e%ceed alluslim 4omen in ields o aith+ honor+ chastity+and perse?erance on the principles, he Ahl al-

Bayt and the Prophet=s companions recei?ed thene4s o the birth o 6ady 7aynab 4ith #ladness,'mam AlH IaJ hurried to tae his ne4born+

issed her reuently+ and held the Shariiteceremonies o ne4borns, he 'mam IaJ reciteda$an! in his ne4born=s ri#ht ear and iNmah inthe let, 9ence+ the irst ?oice that penetratedthe ne4born=s hearin# 4as her ather=s+

shoutin#:AllNhu Abar Allah is the Rreatest6N ilNha illa IaJllNh there is no #od but Allah,

1 See K(n4 a l -5mml .8 110 + al -B uhNr i= s al-aChapter : L it Nb a l -Adab+ Majma al -Zaw5 id )81"1+ and'bn OAsNir =s at-'rkh 1!8!),2 hou#h some histor ians say that the irst she-baby

o 6ady FNY imah a l -7ahra= 4as /uayyah+ n icnamed;mmu LulthMm+ most o histor ians ha?e pro?ed 6ady7aynab=s ha?in# been 6ady Fat ima=s i rst she-baby,As e?idence+ in the rei#n o the ;mayyad State 4henthe Ahl a l -Bayt and their part isans 4ere persecuted+anyone 4ho 4anted to re late somethin# to 'mam Al i +he 4ould say+ WFather o 7aynab said so-and-so,T hisis because 7aynab 4as the e lder dau#hter + and theenemies d id not rea l i$e th is n icname, See 'bn Abu

al-9adid+ Sharh 6ahj al -&ala%hah ,!A$an is the cal l to prayer, ' Nmah i s the p re a to ry s ta tements o the r i tua lprayer,


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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; Ghese #reat 4ords ound a stron# #round in

the inner sel o 6ady 7aynab, hey+ later on+became the most si#niicant elements o her

personality, 'n the uture+ she 4ould adopt thecallin# to the true application o these 4ords or4hich she 4ould encounter horrible ad?ersities,

As soon as he 4as inormed about the ne4s othe #i?in# birth o this ne4born+ the Prophet IsJhurried to his dau#hter=s house+ embraced thene4born to his chest 4armly+ and be#an to4eep, 't 4as a surprisin# ?ie4 or the mother+FNYimah al-7ahrN+ to see her ather=s tears dropon his ace+ W>hat or are you 4eepin#+ atherUTased she,

WFNYimah+T said the ather IsJ 4ith sad tone+Wyou should no4 that this dau#hter 4ill ha?e tosuer horrible misortunes and tra#edies atermy and your demise,T1

At these moments+ the Prophet IsJ percei?edthe horriyin# hardships that 4ould alict his#randdau#hter, (aturally+ FNYimah al-7ahrN IaJparticipated in her ather=s #ries at thesemoments, hen the close riend o the Ahl al-Bayt+ SalmNn+ came to con#ratulate on thatoccasion but he ound the household sinin# in#ries and unhappiness, 9ence+ he also

participated in that ceremony o consolation,226OOSINH T6E NAE

he blessed mother carried her ne4born to theather and ased or choosin# a name or her,

W' 4ill not precede the essen#er o Allah insuch a matter+T ans4ered the ather modestly,9e then too the ne4born and ased him to

choose a name or her,1See A7-8ir4 al-Mudhahhab !",2See &a7alatu Karbal 21,


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; Lay ZaynabW' 4ill not precede my 6ord in such a matter+T

ans4ered the essen#er o Allah modestly,From the 9ea?ens then ascended Archan#el

Rabriel to say to the Prophet+ Whis ne4born=sname is 7aynab=,1 Almi#hty Allah has chosenthis name or her,T2

She 4as also #i?en the nicname ;mmu-LulthMm= or ;mmu-al-Kasan=,!

E4IT6ETS

Epithet is a 4ord or phrase e%pressin# auality or attribute re#arded as characteristic othe person or thin# mentioned, Epithets+ then+sho4 one=s mental characteristics+ 4hether #oodor bad, hus+ 6ady 7aynab had many epithetsthat e%pressed some aspects o her personality,


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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; C't is to add that she 4as also called GAHlatu

Bani 9Nshim the #entle4oman o the9ashemites+= and GAHlat ut-VNlibiyyHn the

#entle4oman o the sons Iand descendantsJ oAbM Nlib,== AL9LIA6

For her supreme no4led#e+ 6ady 7aynab 4ascalled al-Glimah Xthe she-no4led#eable-,9istorians ha?e conirmed that she 4as anauthority or uslim ladies 4ho used to reer to

her in their reli#ious aairs, course+ sherecei?ed such no4led#e rom her #randather+parents+ and brothers 4ho 4ere the sources ono4led#e or the 'slamic ummah, Furthermore+6ady 7aynab has had similar epithets+ such asal-Griah the 4ell-?ersed- and al-u4athaah the trust4orthy-,=G BIDAT5 LI9JAL/

6ady 7aynab 4as reco#ni$ed also as bein#distin#uished 4orshipper amon# uslim ladies,She committed hersel to all the recommendablerites o 'slam to the de#ree that e?en at themost horrible ni#ht o her lie Xi,e, the ni#ht othe tenth o uarram+ *1 A9 - she oered thesuperero#atory prayers, hus+ she 4as called

Gbidatu li-AlH the she-4orshipper o AlH=shousehold=, AL9MILA6

'n all aspects o human perection+ 6ady7aynab preceded e?erybody and occupied theleadin# position, She thereore is called al-LNmilah the perect-,=

C AL91D6ILA6Because o her #reat Dihad+ ser?ice or 'slam+

and steadastness or sae o Allah+ 6ady


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; Lay Zaynab7aynab=s ?irtue has e%ceeded all limits and+thereore+ she 4as proudly conerred 4ith theepithet o al-FNdhilah the ?irtuous,= AL9IDDK:A6 AL95H6R

6ie her mother 4ho is no4n as the Senior@eracious+ 6ady 7aynab 4as so ?eracious thatshe #ained 4orthily the epithet o al-iddHahal-u#hrN the unior @eracious 6ady, 5 AL9A7IB

Because she had to suer ?arious andinnumerable misortunes all o?er her lietime+6ady 7aynab 4as called ;mm al-a[N=ib Xothero misortunes-,

6et us reer to some o these misortunes thatshe sa4 in a period o about one month:1J She sa4 al-Kurr ibn a$Hd orce 'mam al-

Kusayn to stop and reside in a desolate

place,2J She sa4 the 'mam=s e4 companions incomparison 4ith the #reat numbers o theenemy=s army,

!J She sa4 most o the 'mam=s so-calledpartisans abandon him and Doin his enemies,

J She sa4 the 4omen=s ear and 4orry 4hen

they had to reside in LarbalN=,&J She sa4 the enemies depri?e her people andher o 4ater,

*J She had to tae care o the children and4omen 4hile they 4ere cryin# out o thirst,

.J She had to 4itness her brother=s eelin#s odisappointment and loneliness,

"J She had to 4itness the martyrdom o her t4osons+ as 4ell as the other relati?es andcompanions 4hom 4ere martyred one by


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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; one, he martyrdom o al-=AbbNs ho4e?er4as the most disastrous or her,

)J She sa4 ho4 'mam al-Kusayn 4as 4ithoutany supporter or helper+ 4hile he 4asseein# help,

10JShe sa4 the cut o head o 'mam al-Kusaynlie on spearheads,

11JShe sa4 the enemies attac her brother=scara?an and 4omen+ tryin# to set ire on thetents,

12JShe had to #ather the scattered children and4omen 4ho led to e?ery4here in thatdesert,

1!J She had to pass by the dead+ se?ered body oher brother,

1JShe had to ride on saddleless+ lean camelsand to help the children and 4omen to ride

on such animals,1&JShe had to e%ert all eorts or tain# care othe ill nephe4 and consolin# him,

1*JShe had to #o throu#h the scenes o bein#capti?es and dri?en rom a to4n to another4hile people 4ere looin# at them as rebels,

't is narrated that the 9oly Prophet IsJ oncesaid+ Wo 4eep or the misortunes o 7aynab isas same as to 4eep or her brothers al-9asanand al-Kusayn,T1

YEAR O1 BIRT6

9istorians and narrators ha?e had dierentopinions about the year o 6ady 7aynab=s birth,Some ha?e reerred to the ith year ater9iDrah+2others to the si%th+ and a third party to

1See aGar al-(adi+ Zaynab al -Kubr !2,


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F ; Lay Zaynabthe ninth, he last opinion ho4e?er isinaccurate+1and the most acceptable is the irst,

2 9 i D rah is the emi#rat ion o Prophet uammad IaJand his amily and companions rom ecca to edinain *22 A,


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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; 3

EARLY LI1E

6ady 7aynab 4as brou#ht up at the hands oProphet uammad+ 'mam AlH+ and 6adyFNYimah the @eracious IaJ, 'n other 4ords+ she4as brou#ht up in the lap o the di?ine prophesy+spent her early lie in the house o the di?inemission+ sucled the mil o the most perect4oman o all a#es+ and 4as nourished at thehands o the Commander o the Faithul

Belie?ers, 9ence+ she enDoyed a di?ine up#ro4thand spiritual education and recei?ed #arments oele?ation+ eminence+ chastity+ and decency,Ater the demise o Prophet uammad IsJ andhis dau#hter FNYimah IaJ+ 'mam AlH married;mNmah14ho too care o 6ady 7aynab perectlysince this lady 4as no4n o her piety andsubmission to the 6ord,

6ady 7aynab+ hence+ 4as co?ered by the moste%alted colors o education+ honor+ di#nity+mercy+ and compassion, She learnt rom thebeha?iors o her parents and brothers manythin#s that composed her perect personality,

For instance+ 4hene?er she ?isited her brother'mam al-Kusayn+ he 4ould stand up as a si#n o

re?erence and respect or her, >hene?er she4anted to ?isit the holy tomb o her #randather+her ather and t4o brothers used to accompanyher, hey also used to e%tin#uish any li#ht sothat nobody 4ould see her,2

1 ;mNmah is the dau#hter o 7aynab stepdau#hter oP rophet uammad I sJ , 'mp lement in# the 4 il l o

FNY imah al-7ahrNG+ 'mam Ali marr ied ;mNmah ater thedemise o 6ady FNY imah, ' t is a lso 4orth ment ionin#here that ;mNmah 4as #reat ly respected by Prophetuammad IsJ,


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@ ; Lay ZaynabShe 4as really the inheritor o 'mam GAlH=s

?alues+ moralities+ and ethics, o the scholarsand narrators o KadHth+!6ady 7aynab enDoyed a

#reat position, hey+ thereore+ used to reer to'mam GAlH+ durin# the ;mayyad rei#n 4hobanned any mention to the 'mam=s name+ bysayin# Father o 7aynab reported=

S26OLARLY 2A4A2ITIESFrom early lie+ 6ady 7aynab 4as mar?elous in

intelli#ence and cle?erness, She learnt by heartthe holy QurGNn and the Prophet=s sayin#sre#ardin# 'slamic la4s+ rules o education+ andprinciples o ethics, She also memori$ed theamous+ conounded the speech o her mother+

6ady FNYimah al-7ahrN IaJ+ that she deli?ered inthe Prophet=s asDid protestin# a#ainst AbMBar=s usurpation o the 'slamic ummah=sleadership+ 4hich 4as the ri#ht o 'mam GAlHaccordin# to the instructions o Almi#hty Allahand Prophet uammad IsJ+ as 4ell asconiscation o Fada that the 9oly Prophet IsJhad #i?en to her as #it 4ithin earshot o all

uslims, 'n addition to many other narrations+she narrated her mother=s speech 4hen theuslim ladies ?isited her in her inal disease,

9er ather+ too+ 4as #reatly admired by hersharp cle?erness, ne day+ she ased him+WFather+ do you lo?e usUT 9e ans4ered+ Wcourse ' do+ dau#hter, ' do lo?e you because you

2 See aY-VabarNn i =s a l -u= Dam al-LabHr as re lated toayN al-N$ini,! K ad ith i s t he body o t radi ti ons conce rn in# thesayin#s and doin#s o the Prophet uammad IsJ ,


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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; hy do younot say: t4oUT ased the ather, She ans4ered+WA ton#ue 4hich pronounces one= cannot sayt4o,=T2As he heard this #reat ans4er+ he atherissed and embraced her,!

She also used to say:m )4"=I< M1 *# F"D I\NBu1@"# 5& `#0Ct, #. 1A )(2" *# ~@=I(E 0" *# m/)"V F"D

C( "2( C=WAnyone 4ho intends not to ha?e thecreatures as interceders or him beore Allahshould praise 9im, 6isten to 9is sayin#:Allah listen to anyone 4ho praises 9im,=9ence+ one should ear Allah or 9e hasability o?er him+ and should eel shy o 9imor 9e is ?ery close to him,T

his statement in act implies that she 4as so?irtuous and perectly adhered to Allah,

oreo?er+ she represented her brother+ 'mamal-Kusayn IaJ 4hene?er he 4ould be absent,

9ence+ uslims used to reer to her in theuestions o the 'slamic la4s, For her e%tensi?e

1 see Zaynab al -Kubr &!,2 h is means that one 4ho be l ie?es honest ly in theoneness o Almi#hty Al lah must ne?er betae anotheras #od,! See #ayn al -Shar5ah ?o l, ! p ,&+ and K N D D GAbd-u l-9Ndi a l-Shehrist Nn i= s 3anb a l -#amah I!J p ,",

his narration is also recorded by 'bn AsNir+ 'bnandah+ and GAlH ullah al-QNr i ,See Sayyid usin al-AmHn al- mil i + A 5yn al -Sh5ah ?ol, .+ p, 10,


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= ; Lay Zaynabno4led#e+ 'mam 7ayn al-bidHn IaJ+ GAbdullNhibn aGar+ 6ady FNYimah dau#hter o 'mam al-Kusayn+ uammad ibn GAmr+ and GAYN ibn al-

SNGib used to report her sayin#s,1'n Lua and durin# her ather=s rei#n+ 6ady7aynab had special sessions to 4hich uslimladies used to come or listenin# to her preciouslectures about 'slam and e%e#esis o the 9olyQurGNn, She thus 4as the most trust4orthyreerence rom 4hom uslim ladies used to taeconcernin# uestions about 'slam+ moralinstructions+ and #eneral ethics,

For her tremendous ?irtue too+ GAbdullNh ibnGAbbNs2 reuently ased her or ans4ers ouestions that he i#nored, 9e also reported+proudly+ a #ood number o narrations on herauthority, 'n this re#ard+ he 4ould say:

===v 1A W7 2A,1 ,3(EWur GAHlah! Ii,e, the honorable#entle4omanJ+ 7aynab dau#hter o GAlH narrated

to us that etc,Tne o his reports that he related on the

authority o 6ady 7aynab 4as 6ady FNYimah al-7ahrNG=s amous speech in the Prophet=s asDid,

She also represented 'mam 7ayn al-bidHn IaJ

durin# his illness, About her+ he IaJ said:=iL 1NC o i"A $DWShe is so no4led#eable that she does not

need other=s no4led#e,T

1See BNir SharH al-Qarashi=s al-Sayyidah Zaynab=2 GA bdu ll Nh i bn G Abb Ns i s re #ar de d as the # ra ndauthor ity o the 's lamic ummah or h is no4led#e inKadHth and 's lamic la4s,! GAbdu ll Nh ibn GAbbNs used to say Wour GAHlahTbecause he belon#ed 4i th a inshi p to Prophetuammad IsJ,See al-Vabirs i =s al- ' t i D N D + p, 1**,


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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; GFinally+ she 4as the most elouent speaer in

'slam she could shae the enemies= emotions+disorder the public opinion+ and pro?oe the

publics a#ainst the ;mayyad rulin# re#ime 4henshe deli?ered her amous speeches in Lua and


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; Lay Zaynab ou >ho dresses and adorns 9imsel 4ith?alor ou >ho dei#ns and dons 9imsel4ith #lory ' implore to ou by the seats o

mi#ht in our hrone+ by the utmost omercy in our Boo+ by our Rrandest(ame+ by our most hi#h aDesty+ and byour Perect >ords that ha?e beenaccomplished truly and honestly+ ' imploreto ou to send blessin#s upon uammadand the amily o uammad and to arran#eor me the #ood o both this 4orld and the

4orld to come,2J 6ady 7aynab 4as 4ell no4n o herunparalleled intelli#ence+ apposite opinion+ and4isdom, 9er 4ords 4ere as re#ulated asneclace and her opinions 4ere to the point,She 4as the ideal o elouence ande%pressi?eness, Allah #ited her the utmost ono4led#e+ morality+ composure+ reli#iousness+and ethics, his is not stran#e since she 4asthe #randdau#hter o the 9oly Prophet+ thedau#hter o the model parents o 'slam+ andthe sister o the t4o Chies o the ouths oParadise, 'n her #randather+ 6ady 7aynabtaes pride sayin#:*# IBZT# J?"# #"2 #"$ N"# G"# J( X- 0C. v . e 0C p M"# u U ! 1" 0G" I,e#. F"NiY V B ,"# iN,"# i1Z "# ) 1( #"X"# +?N; .GA

.DBYV= .YBZA .EYW(one is lie my #randather the Arab+ the9ashemite+ and the Qurayshite Prophet4hom is selected by Allah+ the Ele?ated+ or#uidin# people to the path o lie in its #oodand e?il branches+ and he did in such ahandsome approach and pleasant+ articulate


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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; Cstatements ull o sotness+ tenderness+sympathy+ and compassion,T1

!JShe 4as tau#ht by the most no4led#eable

pair in 'slam her ather and mother+ and it isso natural that a student o these persons4ould be so intelli#ent and no4led#eable,About 6ady 7aynab=s acumen and sa#acity+ let

us listen to the ollo4in# narration recorded by'bn Kumayd in his boo entitled al-Musnad+ andal-Ni=H in Mirt al-Zamn:

ne day+ 'mam al-9asan and 'mam al-Kusayn4ere discussin# some o their #randather=ssayin#s+ Whe 9alal is ob?ious and the 9aram isalso ob?ious+ but bet4een these t4o there aremany dubious matters most o people i#nore, oa?oid such dubious matters is acuittal or thereli#ion and the honor+ 4hile to all in suchdubious matters is plun#in# into the 9aram, A

shepherd 4ho #ra$es about a shelter 4illdecisi?ely pasture in it, here is a shelter toe?ery in#dom+ and the shelter o Allah is 4hat9e deems unla4ul, here is too a sin#le morselin each one=s body 4hen this morsel be #ood+the 4hole body 4ill be so+ and 4hen this morselbe bad+ the 4hole body 4ill be so, his is theheart,T2

Commentin# on this statement+ 6ady 7aynabsaid:6isten to me+ 9asan and Kusayn our#randather+ the essen#er o Allah+ hasacuired the ethics o the 6ord, 't isAlmi#hty Allah >ho disciplined him soperectly, 'n this re#ard+ the Prophet says+

1See MsN uammad Al i + al-Sayyidah Zaynab+ *),2his hadith is recorded by al-Buhari in his al-Sahih,


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; Lay Zaynaby 6ord has disciplined me+ and 9e hasdone so perectly,=(one is lie my #randather the Arab+ the

9ashemite+ and the Qurayshite Prophet4hom is selected by Allah+ the Ele?ated+ or#uidin# people to the path o lie in its #oodand e?il branches+ and he did in such ahandsome approach and pleasant+ articulatestatements ull o sotness+ tenderness+sympathy+ and compassion,he 9alal is ob?ious and the 9aram is also

ob?ious+ but bet4een these t4o+ there aremany dubious matters, Accordin#ly+ thereli#ion is o three de#rees 9alal+ 9aram+and dubious matters, he 9alal is 4hatAllah+ the E%alted+ has deemed la4ul by4ay o a te%t in the 9oly Qur=Nn or throu#hthe e%planations o the Prophet+ such as thele#ality o purchase and ?endition

he 9aram is 4hate?er Allah has deemedunla4ul in the 9oly Qur=Nn, 't is also thecontrary o the 9alal,he dubious matter is e?erythin# that isunno4n 4hether 9alal or 9aram,A aithul belie?er 4ho intends to achie?ehappiness in this 4orld and bliss in the4orld to come must perorm all that 4hich

Allah has made incumbent+ ollo4 the pathdra4n by the 9oly Qur=Nn+ tae my#randather+ the Prophet+ as e%ample+ and#o a4ay rom the dubious as much as onecan,o a?oid the dubious matters is acuittal orthe reli#ion and the honor and also purityor both, 't also achie?es sincere obedience

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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; For those 4ho ollo4 the line o the dubiousmatters+ it is not sae to ha?e their eetslipped and+ thus+ they commit unla4ul

deed, here is a shelter beside eachpossession+ but the shelter o the All-in# is4hat 9e deems unla4ul, he 9oly Prophetsays+ A?oid the unla4ul and you 4ill be themost pious,=Allah the E%alted has put in each humanbein# a minute #em and morsel 4hen it be#ood+ the 4hole body 4ill be #ood+ pure+

and clear rom ilth+ impairments+ and actso disobedience to the 6ord o the >orlds,his is the heart, ' one=s heart is sound+ he4ill be attenti?e to the aairs o his reli#ionand the principles o its la4+ and 4ill seereal happiness lie in strai#htness on theli#hts o the #uidance o the 9oly Qur=Nn andthe Sunnah, hose 4ho ollo4 this strai#ht

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F ; Lay Zaynab

And they ha?e ri#hts similar to thosea#ainst them in a Dust manner+ and the menare a de#ree abo?e them, I2:22"Jy noble Rrandather also says:A 4oman 4ho oers the i?e obli#atoryprayers+ obser?es astin# on the month oastin#+ #uards her chastity+ and obeys her

husband shall ha?e the choice to enterParadise rom any #ate she lies,='bn AsNir+ in his al-'rkh+ records the

ollo4in#:Ater she arri?ed in E#ypt+ 6ady 7aynab once

came o?er an indisposition, he chies o E#yptdecided to etch her a physician+ but she reusedsayin#:

W>e are not amon# those 4ho hope or this4orld or or perpetuation in it, >e are the9ousehold o Prophecy and the mostdesirable meetin# or us is the meetin# oour 6ord, A physician+ ho4e?er+ cannotchan#e one=s decided term o death,T'bn Kumayd+ Abu [im+ and 'bn Abu Shaybah

narrated that Abdullah ibn AbbNs said:nce+ 6ady 7aynab recited Allah=s sayin#:,,,

you 4ho ha?e 4rapped up in your#arments and IalsoJ a party o those 4ith

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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; 3Whans to Allah+ 4e are included 4ith thisparty o those 4ho are 4ith the Prophet,The e?idences on 6ady 7aynab=s elouence

and rhetoric are her addresses in more than oneoccasion, hese addresses chan#ed the publicopinion a#ainst a$Hd and the ;mayyad Stateand sho4ed the real #oals o 'mam al-Kusayn=sre?olution, 6ater on+ these addresses 4ill bereerred to in details,

6ady 7aynab enDoyed a peculiar ran in the

4orld o mysticism, 'n this re#ard+ AllNmah al-Bur#hNni says:W6ady 7aynab=s spiritual ran is ?ery ni#h to

that o the 'mmaculate 'mamsTAl-/N4andi+ in al-8ir4 al-Mudhahhab+ says:W'n addition to her hi#h spiritual ran+ 6ady

7aynab comes ater her mother in ?irtue+ hi#hmerit+ peculiarity+ maDesty+ no4led#e+inallibility+ chastity+ illumination+ li#ht+ honor+and splendor,T

uammad /i\N al-'[ahNni+ in>annt al-Khul?d+records:

W6ady 7aynab 4as the nearest to her parentsin elouence+ asceticism+ mana#ement+ andcoura#e, Ater the martyrdom o 'mam al-Kusayn+

she 4as the custodian o her amily membersand+ urthermore+ the 9ashemites,'bn Anbah+ in Ansb al-8libiyyn+ says:W6ady 7aynab is distin#uished by her

innumerable merits+ ele?ated peculiarities+praise4orthy characters+ admirable habits+remarable prides+ and maniest ?irtues,T


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F@ ; Lay Zaynab

ARRIAHE>hen 6ady 7aynab attained maturity+ amous

celebrities competed 4ith each other or asin#or her hand, 9er ather+ ho4e?er+ reused themall,

GAbdullNh son o aGar son o AbM Nlib alsoased or her hand, 9e 4as one o the noblestmen o the 9ashemites and one o the most#enerous men o the Arabs, Besides+ 'mam GAlHIaJ lo?ed him ?ery much, 9e thereore respondedto him and accepted to #i?e him 6ady 7aynab inmarria#e,

GAbdullNh=s ather 4as aGar 4ho is describedas the most similar to the 9oly Prophet IsJ inmorality and nature,1 9e 4as one o those 4hopreceded others in embracin# and deendin#'slam, 9e emi#rated t4iceone to Abyssinia and

the other to edina+ and 4as 4ell no4n o hispity and sympathy to the poor and paupers, 6iehis brother 'mam GAlH+ aGar 4as ?ery muchrespected by the Prophet o Allah IsJ 4ho housedhim ne%t to his asDid because he reco#ni$ed aGar=s stron# aith and sacriicin# himsel orsae o 'slam,

'n the ei#hth year ater 9iDrah+ the Prophet IsJ

appointed aGar as the commander o theuslim army in their campai#n at uGtah, 'n thisbattle+ aGar had been martyred ater his t4oarms 4ere se?ered because he held ast on thepennon, About this situation+ the 9oly ProphetIsJ said:

WAllah the E%alted shall ha?e #i?en aGart4o 4in#s 4ith 4hich he 4ill ly in Paradise

1 See 'bn Ka Dar a l -Asal Nni + al - 1s tb " i Mar i "at a l -A2b ?ol, 1+ p, 22,


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The Li&e o& Lay Zaynab ; Fhen the bi# part o that ni#ht 4ent by+ 'mamGAlH IaJ 4ashed the pure body 4hile the t4o

sons+ the dau#hter+ and AsmN 4ere looin# 4ithteary eyes and broen hearts, 9e then put the1See 'bn ShahrNshMb=s al-Man!ib !:!*&,


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hen only a

e4 hours remained rom that ni#ht+ the 'mamIaJ oered the hile she 4as in such an earlya#e+ 6ady 7aynab reali$ed the maDor #oals thatmade those people oppress her mother and?iolate her ri#hts, She thereore decided toollo4 her mother=s course and ne?er succumb tothe tyrants and the ille#al rulers o the 'slamicummah,

5AR7S REIHNAter about t4o years o rulin#+ diseases

surrounded AbM Bar 4ho nominated G;mar ibnal-LhaYYNb as his successor thou#h manycelebrated personalities o the 'slamic StateobDected this matter and complained aboutG;mar=s rudeness, (e?ertheless+ AbM Bar did

1 See 6ahj a l -&al %hah Commentary o uammadGAbduh+ 2:20.,


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To the 6eaen ; hen she 4as ased or areason+ she ans4ered that she once had heard

1 S ee ' bn a rH r al -Vab ar i+ ' rkh a l-mam wa a l-Mul?k ?ol, !+ p+ &,2 S ee ' bn a rH r al -Vab ar i+ ' rkh a l-mam wa a l-Mul?k ?ol, !+ p+ .&,


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hen the la4less mutineers arri?ed in thesuburbs o Basra+ G;thmNn ibn KanH+ the#o?ernor o Basra+ sent AbM al-As4ad al-hich one o you4i l l be the r ider o the # iant camel and the do#s o al-Ka4=ab 4il l bar at herU o the r i#ht and let o this

one 4il l be numerous i l led ones, Al l o them shall bein 9ell , She 4il l hardly escape,T! See a l-as=Md i= s Mur?j a l -.hahab 2 : ! 2 a n d a l -a=Mbi=s al-'rkh 2: 1"1,


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To the 6eaen ; hen the 'mam IaJ despaired and ne4that uGN4iyah 4as preparin# or #eneral attac+he had to recruit his soldiers, hus+ a ierce 4ar+durin# 4hich #reat i#ures o 'slam such asGAmmNr ibn Nsir 4ere martyred+ broe out,1

he army o uGN4iyah 4as deeated and theirleader 4as about to lee, As a result o a secretconspiracy bet4een GAmr ibn al-[+ thecounselor o uGN4iyah+ and some commanderso the 'mam=s army+ headed by al-AshGath ibnQays+ the Syrian army raised copies o the 9olyQurGNn on spearheads and called or its bein# thearbiter o the dispute,

9ence+ the conspirers in the 'mam=s armyur#ed importunately the others to respond to theSyrian army=s call, E?ent thou#h he had no4nthe reality o that tric+ the 'mam IaJ hadnothin# to do other than respondin# to hisarmy=s demandin# calls to peace, Beore so+ hehad pro?en the alsity o uGN4iyah=s tric andinormed that uGN4iyah and his party had ne?er

respected or e?en belie?ed in the QurGNn+ but thesoldiers reused the 'mam=s 4ords+ responded to1hat 4ar 4as cal led Batt le o i Hn=,


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To the 6eaen ; hen he reached in themosue+ he+ as usual+ a4oe people or oerin#the prayer, 9e then be#an his prayer, >hen hesat ater the irst SaDdah+2the cursed ibn ulDimstroe him 4ith the s4ord so hea?ily that the'mam=s orehead 4as clet and the s4ordreached his brain, As soon as the 'mam elt thestroe+ he raised his ?oice 4ith the statement:

=iGN5" +. lWBy the 6ord o the Laabah+ ' ha?e 4on,TPeople hurried rom e?ery side and be#an to

mourn the 'mam IaJ 4ith melted hearts, heythen carried him to his house and arrested themurderer, 9e ho4e?er ased his son+ 'mam al-

Kasan IaJ+ to treat the murderer indly, >hen theson 4ondered+ the 'mam IaJ ans4ered+ W son+4e are the household o mercy and or#i?eness,Feed him Ii,e, your prisonerJ rom the ood youeat and 4ater him rom the drin you tae, ' '4ill die+ you may then retaliate upon himIaccordin# to Allah=s la4 o retaliationJ by illin#him, But+ ne?er do anythin# to his dead body+ or

' heard your #randather the essen#er o AllahIsJ say: W(e?er do anythin# to the dead body oe?en bitin# do#s,T ' ' 4ill sur?i?e+ ' no4 4hat '4ill do 4ith him, 't is ho4e?er better or me topardon him+ or it is my ethics to or#i?e, >e+ theAhl al-Bayt+ return on those 4ho do 4ron#a#ainst us in or#i?eness and #enerosity,

1See al-as=Mdi=s Mur?j al-.hahab !:2)1,2 Sa Ddah is the ob l i#atory prost rat ion o the r i tua lprayers,


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To the 6eaen ; hen he oretold us o these ne4s+ theessen#er o Allah IsJ added: Wn the sameday as al-Kusayn 4ill be slain+ EblHs1 the

cursed 4ill be o?erDoyed and 4ill 4anderabout the earth 4ith his de?ils and areets2to declare: de?ils+ only today ha?e 4ere?en#ed oursel?es on the descendants oAdam+ attained our obDecti?e o 4ipin# themout+ and led them to the ire o 9ell, (o4+you must turn all your eorts to4ards illin#people=s minds 4ith doubt to4ards al-

Kusayn and his companions+ incitin# them tobear hostility a#ainst them+ and pro?oin#them a#ainst anybody 4ho sho4s loyalty tothem Ii,e, al-Kusayn and his companionsJ inorder that people=s strayin# and atheism4ould be so #uaranteed that none o them4ould be sa?ed Ion the


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To the 6eaen ; hat can 4e say about a person 4hose

partisans ha?e had to hide his meritsbecause o ear+ and enemies ha?e hiddenhis merits out o en?yU But bet4een theset4o+ his merits that ha?e become 4idelyno4n are too numerous to be counted,T!


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To the 6eaen ; hile

he 4as recitin# @erses o the 9oly QurGNn+ hissoul e%alted to the 9ea?ens to Doin the endless4orld there,

'mam al-Kusayn IaJ undertoo his brother=suneral ceremonies and intended to bury himne%t to his #randather+ Prophet uammad IsJ,But GGishah+ o4in# to incitement o the;mayyads+ rode a mule+ shouted+ W


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hen his cursed ather died in


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To the 6eaen ; alHd to do itU

Al->alHd then sou#ht the opinion o ar4Nnibn al-Kaam+ the chie o the ;mayyad amily+4ho su##ested that those t4o personalities4ould be compulsorily summoned at that ?erymoment and ased to sho4 compliance 4ith thene4 leadership o a$Hd+ other4ise they 4ouldbe beheaded,

his opinion did not appeal to al->alHd+ but hehad to respond to ar4Nn,&RE15SAL O1 YAZKD7S LEADERS6I4

't 4as midni#ht 4hen al->alHd orderedGAbdullNh ibn GAmr ibn G;thmNn to summon 'mamal-Kusayn IaJ and GAbdullNh ibn al-7ubayr, he1See al-BalNdhir i + Fut? al -&uldn + ?ol, &+ p, *,2See al-a=Mbi+ al- 'rkh + ?ol, 2+ p,21,! See al-Vabari : 'rkh a l -mam wa al -Mul?k+ ?o l , +p,2&,See AbM-ihna al-A$di+ Ma!tal al-Gusayn + p,,&See al-BalNdhir i + Fut? al -&uldn + ?ol, &+ p,12-!,


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hen you as allpeople to pay homa#e+ you then may as me so

that people and ' 4ill share the same situation,This means that the 'mam IaJ intended todeclare his reusal o s4earin# alle#iance to theleadership o a$Hd openly+ but ar4Nnunderstood it, 9e thereore shouted at al->alHd+W' he lea?es you at this instant 4ithout payin#homa#e+ you 4ill ne?er be able to obli#e him topay it at any other time unless many ?ictimsrom both sides 4ill numerously all,


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hen 'mam al-Kusayn IaJ decided to lea?e orecca+ he summoned his sister+ 6ady 7aynab+inormed her about 4hat he had decided to do+and ased her to tae part in his ordeal, 'n ?ie4o her deep-rooted aith+ she did not hesitate torespond to her brother=s call, oreo?er+ shedetermined to participate and 4ind up his

re?olution, 6ie 6ady 7aynab+ 'mam al-Kusayn=s4i?es+ sons+ brothers+ and cousins a#reed to Doinhis re?olution a#ainst the oppressors,

he ne%t mornin#s+ e?erybody 4as ready tobe#in the Dourney, 6ady 7aynab 4as so upsetthou#h her brother+ al-GAbbNs+ 4as beside hertain# care o her and re#ardin# her attenti?ely,People o edina+ too+ 4ere so dismayed1 See Shayh a l -Shuray i + Maws?at Kal imt a l - 1mamal-Gusayn + p, 2 ". as uot ed rom al -L ha 4Nr i$ mi +Ma!tal al -Gusayn ,


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To the 6eaen ; ho dominatese?erythin# thorou#hly completely,

his Dourney 4as the second or 6ady 7aynabthe irst 4as 4ith her ather 4hen he let edinato settle in Lua that he betoo as the capital o

his state, n that Dourney+ she 4as in a #reatcara?an that contained her ather+ her brothers+her husband+ and her honorable cousins, hebac Dourney ater 'mam al-Kasan=s truce 4ithu=N4iyah 4as also #reat and surrounded byhonor and di#nity, et+ the third Dourney 4ouldbe so sorro4ul and dreary+ since it 4as theenemies 4ho led the cara?an,

n uesday ni#ht+! 'mam al-Kusayn IaJ arri?edin ecca and resided in the house o Al-GAbbNsibn GAbd-al-uYYalib, People o ecca ?isitedhim so reuently and used to as him uestions1 See a l -(uGmNn a l -a#hr ib i + Shar a l -Akhbr + ?o l , ! +p, 1,2 See a l-QandM$ i a l- Kana i + 3anb a l -Mawaddah l i.hawi al -Qurb + p, 02,! S ee ' bn a rH r al -Vab ar i+ ' rkh a l-mam wa a l-Mul?k+ ?ol, *+ p, 1)0, See 'bn AsNir + 'rkh Madnat .imash! + ?ol, 1!+ p,*",


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To the 6eaen ; hen Shuray let him+ he said to his insmen+W' ha?e seen your chie, 9e is ali?e, 9e has

1See 'bn al-AthHr+ 'rkh+ ?ol, !+ p,2*),2See al-as=Mdi+ Mur?j al -.hahab + ?ol, !+ p, .,


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ell+he has not been illed, hans to AllahT

As i they ha?e been #ranted the one and onlyopportunity to escape a li#htless Dail+ people oidhaD turned their aces bac and ran a4ay, 'tseems that there had been a secret a#reementbet4een the chies o idhaD and G;baydullNh onillin# 9NniG+ other4ise they 4ould ha?e attacedthe mansion and sa?ed their chie,

uslim ibn GAHl ne4 about the situation o

9NniG 4ho 4as an important member o thee%pected re?olution thereore+ he declaredopenly the re?olution a#ainst G;baydullNh, hus+about our Xor orty- thousand 4arriors Doinedhim,1 G;baydullNh 4as deli?erin# a speech 4henhe heard the noise o the re?olters 4hosenumbers 4ere increasin# and 4ere directin#to4ards the Ro?ernorate ansion, 6ie a dirty

do#+ G;baydullNh hurried to4ards the mansion,2

9e had only thirty policemen he thereore usedthe meanest means that 4ould sa?e him4ar oner?es, Because he ne4 people o Lua ?ery4ell+ he ordered their traitorous chies to slipamon# the troops o uslim and spread therumors that the armies o Syria 4ould soonpunish those 4ho Doined uslim=s army+ the

#o?ernment 4ould depri?e them o their salaries+and that martial la4s 4ould be applied to them,hese rumors acted as bombs on the heads othe people most o 4hom declared+ W>e shouldnot en#a#e oursel?es in uestions o policyT!

1 See 'bn Ka Dar a l - AsalNn i+ 'ahdhb al-'ahdhb: ?ol,

2+ p, !&1,2See 'bn Luthayr+ al-&idyah wa al -6ihyah + ?ol, "+ p,1&,!See 'bn al-AthHr+ 'rkh+ ?ol, !+ p,2*),


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To the 6eaen ; eha?e nothin# let e%cept him,T1

GAbdullNh ibn GAbbNs could not control himsel4hen he broe into tears and said+ W't is trulydiicult or me to lea?e you+ cousin,T

ne o the most e%cellent plans o 'mam al-Kusayn=s re?olution 4as accompanyin# his harem

and amily members 4ith him+ especially 6ady7aynab 4ho had the leadin# role in the processo the re?olution=s perpetuity, As he anticipatedthe comin# e?ents+ he planned or his sister herhonorable role in perectin# his uprisin#+ sho4in#his sacriice that the ;mayyad tyrants attemptedto co?er up+ and puttin# into circulation hisprinciples and aims, As a matter o act+ the

'mam=s harem contributed acti?ely in therenaissance o the uslim society and theo?erthro4in# o the ;mayyad re#ime=s alsepresti#e, hrou#h their enthusiastic speeches+the 'mam=s harem commenced the re?olutionsa#ainst the re#ime and shoo the entity o theirille#al state,

'n this re#ard+ uammad Kusayn LNshi al-

RhiYNG says:W


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hom

all creatures shall return+T ans4ered the 'mamIaJ conidently,

he son concluded+ W ather+ 4e then shallne?er care about death,This statement relie?ed the 'mam IaJ 4ho

e%pressed his #ratitude or such a situation,2

As they reached a place called ShurN+ the'mam IaJ #a?e the orders o etchin# as much

1 See Shayh GA lH a l -(amN$ i a l -ShNhrMd i+ MustadrakSa"nat al -&i r + ?ol, &+ p, &0,2 See uamamd ibn arHr a l -Vabar i + 'rkh al -mamwa al-Mul?k ?o l , p, !0"+ and Ab= l -Fara D a l - '[ahNni +Ma!ti l al-8l ibiyyn + p, 111,


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ethe Ahlal-Bayt are 4orthier o holdin# the positiono leadership than those 4ho claimed it

1 See uammad BNi r a l -aD l i si + &i r a l -Anwr + ?ol,+ p, !.*,2ue$$in is the cal ler to prayer,


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To the 6eaen ; e are not amon# those 4ho 4rote thesemissi?es,T

Ater4ards+ the 'mam IaJ 4anted to lea?e thatplace and return home+ but al-Kurr pre?entedhim and said+ W' 4ill not lea?e you until ' leadyou to Lua to be present beore G;baydullNh ibn7iyNd,T

What do you 4ant rom usUT

W' 4ant to lead you to G;baydullNh ibn 7iyNd+Tans4ered al-Kurr,

W' 4ill not ollo4 you+T said the 'mam IaJ,WAnd ' 4ill not lea?e you+T ans4ered al-Kurr,>ar 4as about to brea out+ but al-Kurr could

sa?e the situation by sayin#+ W' 4as not orderedto i#ht you, ' 4as only ordered not to lea?e youbeore ' lead you to Lua, ' you reuse+ you maytae a 4ay that taes you neither to Lua noredina so that ' 4ill 4rite a report to G;baydullNh

and hope Allah 4ill sa?e me rom i#htin# you,T1See Shayh al-uHd+ al- 1rshd+ p, .),


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" "@C *# ($N"YB -^Y *# bM" dY M,>C #Y] 8 Z1Y 43 ` #* GA ; N)"S. ) 1A *# F 1 T *# *# F1A 2E - L V &. ;L NB) 1A O41#.(N"#.Z "# iAU # Cl" ( V \&H < D. &=)1e( C )1e(`.(M"# # 1ZA. ` >B"# #. $. 0 E"# iAU # -.u% E. )"dE #CE. *# b#E #1%E. \ B"#.3,#.

=o 0CPeople: the essen#er o Allah said+ WForanyone 4ho no4s an unDust ruler that is?iolatin# Allah=s sanctities+ breain# thepled#e o Allah+ #oin# a#ainst the Sunnah othe Prophet+ and treatin# the ser?ants oAllah 4ith means o sin and oppression+ anda?oids denyin# so by a deed or a 4ord+ it4ill be incumbent upon Allah to tae him tothe place he deser?es Ii,e, 9ellJ,T hoseindi?iduals Xthe ;mayyad rulers- ha?eadhered to the obedience to the Shaitan+deserted the obedience to the All-beneicentI6ordJ+ made public sinulness+ deied thedoctrinal pro?isions+ dedicated thetreasuries to themsel?es+ deemed la4ulthin#s that Allah has decided unla4ul+ anddeemed unla4ul thin#s that Allah hasdecided la4ul, ' am 4orthier o holdin# thisposition than those 4ho distorted Itheprinciples o 'slamJ,

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' ha?e recei?ed your missi?es and yourmessen#ers 4ho reported to me that youpaid homa#e to me and that you 4ouldneither let me do4n nor disappoint me, 'you eep your homa#e+ you 4ill certainly do

the ri#ht thin#, ' am al-Kusayn son o GAlHand FNYimah dau#hter o the essen#er oAllah, y soul 4ill be 4ith yours and myharem 4ill be 4ith yours, Ihey 4ill ace thesame ate that you 4ill ace,J ' ho4e?er amthe e%ample that should be ollo4ed, But iyou brea your homa#e and pled#e+ this isin act not stran#e rom you, ou ha?e

already done it 4ith my ather+ brother+ andcousin uslim Iibn GAHlJ, 9e 4ho belie?esyou is surely decei?ed, Anyho4+ you ha?eonly missed your opportunity o success andne#lected your chance o saety, 9e 4hobreaches is only doin# ill to himsel, Allah4ill surely ind me a substitution, Peace+Allah=s mercy+ and 9is blessin#s be upon

you,1

1See 'bn Shu=bah al-KarrNni+ 'ua" al - 9!?l + p, &0&,


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To the 6eaen ; hat is this place called+T ased the 'mam

IaJ,Whis is LarbalNG+T ans4ered one o the

companions,W Allah: ' see our protection a#ainst a#ony

and ordeal+T supplicated the 'mam IaJ 4ith tearyeyes,!

9e then turned to4ards his companions andsaid:B . %E" MC. C - > < =\L d. +L - h

`C[=1See al-BalNdhir i + Ansb al -Ashr": p, 20,2 See a l- Fa\ l ibn Kasan a l-Vabars i+ 1 lm a l -Har b iAl m al-ud + ?ol, 1+ p, &1,


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e. \# iGc- iGT &D7o" K) A F #"G,& ;U> . );N& uM"# .

! he Arab ic a rb = means a#ony = + and the Arab icbalN = = means ordeal= , 9ence+ the 4ord LarbalNG= is acombination o these t4o 4ords, 'n act + LarbalNG = isan ancient name o the re#ion i t reers to , For morein ormat ion about the or i# in o Larba l NG = + re er toSayyid Sami al-Badri + 'h( *ly Qurn andAr+ha(*l*%y+ rans lated by Badr Shahin+ 'ssue (o, 1+

Chapter : Larba l NG in the Ancient r ienta l 6 in#u is t ic9erita#e+ First Edit ion+ 121,1 See uammad BNi r a l -aD l i si + &i r a l -Anwr + ?ol,+ p, !"!,


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hen he heard the 4ords o his brother+ 'mamal-Kusayn said to him+ WRo bac to them and tryyour best to delay them until tomorro4 mornin#so that 4e+ on this ni#ht+ 4ill ha?e time to prayto our 6ord >ho no4s that ' lo?e prayin# to9im+ recitin# 9is Boo+ and supplicatin# to 9im,T

Al-GAbbNs con?eyed these 4ords to the;mayyad army, G;mar ibn SaGd+ because heeared that others 4ould report his situation tothe #o?ernor+ oered the su##estion to Shamr4ho 4as his only competitor, 9e did not sayanythin#+ but GAmr ibn al-KaDDND intruded+ W9o4stran#e this is E?en i they are rom the non-Arabs+ 4e 4ill respond to their demandT

'n act+ GAmr did not 4ant to coness that theirad?ersary party 4as the belo?ed #randson o theProphet IsJ and the Chie o

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