You have accepted humiliation, so away with whoever accepts humiliation.

You have accepted humiliation, so away with whoever accepts humiliation.”[^8] Zainab daughter of the Commander of the Faithful (‘a) kept a distance from the women as she remained disguised, but she could not disguise the prestige of being brought up in the lap of prophethood and in the glory of Imamate, so she attracted Ibn Ziyad's attention. He inquired about her. He was told that she was Zainab, the wise lady, daughter of the Commander of the Faithful (‘a).

He wanted to tell her how rejoiced he was at what had happened. Said he, “Praise be to Allah Who exposed you to shame, Who killed you and proved you liars.” She, peace be upon her, responded with: “Praise be to Allah Who honoured us by choosing Muhammad [from among us] as His Prophet and purified us with a perfect purification.

Rather, only a debauchee is exposed to shame, and a sinner is proven to be a liar, and we are neither.” Ibn Ziyad asked her, “How have you seen what Allah has done to your (‘a)?” She, peace be upon her, said, “I have seen Him treating them most beautifully.

These are people to whom Allah prescribed martyrdom, so they leaped from their beds welcoming it, and Allah shall gather you and them, and you shall be questioned, and your opponents shall charge you;[^9] so, you will then find out whose lot shall be the crack of hell, may your mother, O son of Marjana, lose you.”[^10] This statement enraged Ibn Ziyad, and her words incinerated him with ire, especially since she said it before such a huge crowd.

He, therefore, was about to kill her when ‘Amr Ibn Harith said to him, “She is only a woman; can she be held accountable for what she said? She cannot be blamed when she thus prattles.” Ibn Ziyad turned to her one more time and said, “Allah has healed my heart by letting me seek revenge against your tyrant and against the rebels and mutineers from among his !” The wise lady calmed herself and said, “By my life!

You have killed my middle-aged protector, persecuted my family, cut off my branch and pulled out my roots; so, if all of this heals your heart, then you are indeed healed.”[^11] He then turned to ‘Ali son of al-Husayn (‘a) whom he asked what his name was. “ I am ‘Ali son of al-Husayn (‘a) ,” came the answer.

Ibn Ziyad asked ‘Ali, “Did not Allah kill ‘Ali (‘a)?” Al-Sajjad (‘a) answered, “I used to have an older brother, [^12] also named ‘Ali, whom [your] people killed .” Ibn Ziyad responded by repeating his statement that it was Allah who had killed him.