At his asking she -asws raised the curtain of the tent door for him -asws and...

At his asking she -asws raised the curtain of the tent door for him -asws and, looking towards the battlefield, he exclaimed, “My Aunt -asws , my father -asws had been matryed, and with him the spring of generosity and honor to has come to an end. Inform the women and ask them to conduct themselves with patience and forbearance; let them be prepared to be plundered and taken captive.” Umar ibn Sa’d (L.A) gave the order to loot and set fire to the tents.

Barging in, they plundered what they could and set the tents on fire. They beat the Ahl-e-Bait -asws with their spears and snatched away their -asws veils. Imam Zainul Abideen’s -asws bedding was ripped from beneath him -asws and he -asws was left lying feeble, weak and unable to move. Both Sakina’s -asws earrings were wrenched from her -asws ears, making them bleed.

While the tents burned away, Syeda Zainab -asws gathered the women -asws near to the Holy Imam -asws who was unconscious, Shimr (L.A) had come to behead him. Syeda Zainab -asws threw herself on her sick nephew -asws to protect him -asws and Shimr (L.A) was stopped from carrying out his (L.A) evil intention.

As night fell, Syeda Zainab -asws collected them all together, but could not find Syeda Sakina -asws .She -asws was greatly perturbed and called on her martyred brother -asws to tell her where the child -asws was.

A voice replied, “O my sister -asws , my -asws daughter -asws is with me -asws .” The next day, Syeda Zainab -asws and the Prophet’s family -asws were made to leave for Kufa to be presented to Ibn Ziyad (L.A) .When, on their way, they reached the battlefield, a heart-rending sight met their -asws eyes. The bodies of the martyrs -asws lay on the burning sand, covered with dust and blood.

Syeda Zainab -asws lifted her -asws head and saw the face of her brother -asws and hit her -asws head upon the wooden pillar of the litter. Blood started flowing from her and she -asws said; “O crescent who did not even rise when it was eclipsed and it set! O piece of my heart! I -asws had not presumed that the pen of destiny would have written this. O brother -asws ! Speak to the young Fatema -asws so that her heart may find solace. O brother -asws !

What has happened to the heart that was merciful and kind towards us -asws , that it has hardened? O brother! I wish you would look at Ali -asws (Zainul Abedeen) when he was being captivated while he -asws was also orphaned.