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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Maqtal al-Husayn At The Governor's Mansion At The Governor's Mansion [^1] Having returned from his camp at Nakhila, [‘Ubaydullah] Ibn Ziyad went straight to his mansion.[^2] The sacred head was brought to him, and it was then that the walls started bleeding[^3] and a fire broke out from one part of the mansion, making its way to the place where Ibn Ziyad was sitting.[^4] He fled away from it and entered one of the mansion's rooms.

The head spoke out in a loud voice that was heard by Ibn Ziyad as well as by those who were present there and then. It said: “Where do you flee to? If fire does not catch you in the life of this world, it shall be your abode in the hereafter.” The head did not stop speaking till the fire was out. Everyone at the mansion was stunned; nothing like this had ever taken place before.[^5] Yet Ibn Ziyad was not admonished by an incident such as this, so he ordered the captives to be brought to him.

The ladies of the Messenger of Allah (S) were brought to him, and they were in the most pathetic condition.[^6] She was brought with nothing to cover her head In a condition that left no patience for the skin. With nothing to cover her face; Did they keep any cover for the ladies of guidance? No, by the One Who outfitted her with His Light, They robbed her even of her cover.

May those hands be forever Paralyzed; they left no veil for them at all.[^7] Al-Husayn's severed head was placed in front of him, so he kept hitting its mouth with a rod which he had in his hand for some time. Zayd Ibn Arqam said, “Stop hitting these lips with your rod, for by Allah, the One and Only God, I saw the lips of the Messenger of Allah (S) kissing them,” then he broke into tears. Ibn Ziyad said to him, “May Allah cause you never to cease crying!

By Allah, had you not been an old man who lost his wits, I would have killed you.” Zayd went out of the meeting place saying, “A slave is now a monarch ruling them, treating them as his property. O Arabs! Henceforth, you are the slaves! You have killed Fatima's son and granted authority to the son of Marjana who kills the best from among you and permits the evil ones to be worshipped.