\n Wherever the caravan stopped on its way to Medina...

\n Wherever the caravan stopped on its way to Medina, a majlis-e-aza\u2019 was held.\u00a0 When the city was in sight, Syeda Zainab -asws \u00a0\u00a0bade the women alight from their camels and pitch their tents.\u00a0 Black flags were raised.\u00a0 On learning of their arrival the people of Medina came out in droves, and once again Syeda Zainab -asws \u00a0recounted to them the events at Karbala and the hardships of their subsequent captivity.

Syeda Zainab -asws said; \n “O city (Madinah) of our grandfather! Do not accept us, we have returned alongwith regret and sorrow; beware, go and relate to the Prophet that we were subjected to severity due to (the enmity of) our father; when we departed from you, we had everyone accompanying us; but now we return back devoid of men and our sons; when we went from here we were together, and now we return accompanied by losses with belongings having being plundered; we were under the protection of Allah, and we now return with the separation of our near-ones and in fear; Our master Hussain -asws \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0was our protector and aide, and we return back having left him smeared in dust; we have been plundered and ruined while having no guarantor or aide, and we weep upon our brother; O grandfather!

The enemies have killed Hussain, and they have not considered us near the Almighty Allah. O dear grandfather! Our enemies have fulfilled their desires and they have found relief by violating our sanctity, they un-veiled the womenfolk of the Ahlulbayt -asws \u00a0and forcefully made them mount upon Camels devoid of litters”.

\n After some time, Imam Zainul-Abideen -asws asked the women -asws to ready themselves for entering Medina.\u00a0 Then they entered the city on foot, with black flags raised aloft.\u00a0 Syeda Zainab -asws \u00a0went straight to the grave of the Holy Prophet -saww \u00a0where she prayed and told him of the massacre of his beloved grandson..\u00a0Syeda Zainab -asws did not live long after the tortuous trials she -asws \u00a0\u00a0had to bear.

\n In Medina Syeda Zainab -asws , would weep and cry all. day and night,. Her -asws tears were always flowing for her brother -asws \u00a0and family -asws \u00a0whose heads were harvested by the Umayyad (L.A) \u00a0swords, and whose bodies were maimed severely.Those painful scenes often and always attacked her until she -asws was too weak that she -asws could tolerate those distresses no more.