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him? You deceived him while pledging and
promising to aid him and took the oath of allegiance to
him. And in return you fought against him and
abandoned him? May you be ruined by that what you
have brought forth and may your ideologies be ugly!
How shall you face the Prophet of Allah (S) when he shall
say to you: You killed my progeny and violated my
sanctity, you are not from among my nation".
The voice of wailing of men arose and they started telling
one another, "You are ruined and you do not know". Then
Imam (a.s.) continued, "May Allah's Mercy be upon him
who accepts my counsel and safeguards my
recommendation in the way of Allah, the Prophet of
Allah (S) and his Progeny, that we possess better
following while having relation with the Prophet of Allah
(S)". They told him, "O son of the Prophet of Allah! All of
us are heedful ones, obedient and admirers of your
sanctity. We shall not desert you nor turn away from
you. Then command us, may your Lord have mercy
upon you, we are along with you in times of conflict and
peace. Then we shall seek revenge from the one who
oppressed you or ourselves". Hearing this Imam (a.s.) said,
"Alas! Alas! O deceivers loaded with fraud! There is a
large obstacle between you and your futile caprice. You
desire to fair with me similarly as you have faired with
my fathers? No, never. By the Lord of the joyous Camels
of the pilgrims! The deep wounds of the martyrdom of
my father and my family have not yet healed. The
wounds inflicted upon the breasts of the Prophet of Allah
(S), my father and his sons have not yet been forgotten.
The bones of my neck are broken due to the sorrow and
its bitterness exists in between my throat and larynx.
And the bones of the heart are suffocating me. My desire
is that you should not be of those who benefit us nor of
those who harm us".
Then he said, "No wonder that Husayn (a.s.) is killed,
similar to his father, who was better and greater than
him. O Kufans! Do not rejoice upon this affliction of ours
which is a great affliction, who has been lying martyred
on the bank of the Euphrates, may my life be his
ransom, while the retribution for his murder shall be the
fire of hell".
Besides, the remonstration of Fatemah Sughra (a.s.) with
the Kufans is also quoted. Zayd bin Moosa bin Ja'far relates
from his father, who relates from his fathers the sermon of
Fatemah Sughra (a.s.), which she delivered after returning from
Karbala:
"Praise be to Allah equivalent to the particles of sand
and the weight of the heavens until the earth. We praise
Him and believe in Him and rely upon Him alone, and
we say that there is no other Deity except Allah. He is
Unique and has no associate, while Muhammad (S) is
His Slave and Messenger. And the heads of his sons have
been severed innocently on the banks of the Euphrates.
O Allah! I seek refuge in You if I attribute falsehood
to You, or if I misconstrue against what You ordered
regarding the pledge of the Vicegerency of (Imam) Ali bin
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Abi Talib (a.s.), whose right was usurped. He was also
innocently killed in one of the houses of Allah as they
killed his sons yesterday. There was present a group of
men who claimed to be Muslims, may their heads not
remain upon their necks, he was thirsty until his soul
was taken up to You. He was of a praiseworthy
character, pious lineage, and renowned qualities and
acclaimed Religion and he did not fear rebuke and
reproach in Your Path.
O Allah! You guided him towards Your Islam since
his early childhood and You praised his attributes in his
adulthood. He constantly remained sincere towards You
and Your Prophet and Your salutations descended unto
him until You summoned him to Yourself. He was
abstinent with regard to this world and was not
avaricious, while he was desirous with regard to the
hereafter. Then he strove in Your way, while You
cherished and preferred him and guided him to the Right
Path.
Now then! O people of Kufa! O men of deceit, fraud
and conceit! We are a family tried on your account by
Allah and He has tried you on our account. He has made
these trials as a felicity for us and has informed us
regarding it. We are the guardians of His Knowledge and
the treasure of His Intelligence. We recognize His
Wisdom and are the Proof for His slaves upon His earth.
He cherishes us dearly through His Kindness and has
exalted us upon His creations through His Prophet.
You have belied us and committed infidelity through
(oppressing) us. You considered killing us to be lawful
and have plundered our belongings as though we are the
infidels of Turkey or Kabul. It was yesterday that you
killed our grandfather and your swords spits the blood of
us the family (of Prophet). You have cooled your eyes due
to an ancient enmity (which you bear