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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Captivity Journey A Glimpse at the Speech of Imam Al-Sajjad (Q) and its Resonance The Imam (Q) had confined in this speech to the identification of his family and himself and did not go near other subjects, and perhaps the secret behind that is his previous knowledge that the Sham’s community did not know anything about Ahlu El-Bayt (R) and their high status, since they were raised in the arms of the authority of the Umayyad tyrants who had concealed the truth away from them, and fed them the allegiance towards the descendants of the cursed tree and the hatred towards the family of the Messenger of Allah (P).

From this point of view, we see that he (Q) dealt with the issue from an emotional perspective, because its effect in this situation is stronger than any other approach, and the content of the speech indicates that the audience were from the general public and not limited to the nobles and dignitaries, as the atmosphere of the assembly differed from the atmosphere of Yazeed’s general assembly that was crowded with nobles, dignitaries, senior Christian and Jewish scholars, and representatives of the top countries of that time.

That is why we see that the Imam (Q) lists the merits of Ahlu El-Bayt (R) and he talks in particular about some men among them who have no substitute or anyone even comparable to them.

So, he (Q) says: among us is the Chosen Prophet, and among us is the Siddiq - meaning Ali Bin Abi Taleb (Q) - and he lists many of the characteristics without stating at the beginning whom he meant by these traits, like being truthful, the two Masters of the youth of Heaven, and …, till he lists many of their traits that shows some of their merits and virtues to have a stronger impact on people, as this what had happened indeed.

After that, the Imam states his roots and origin as to his lineage and homeland, so that everyone shall know that he is the branch of the tree of the Prophet, the fruit of Ali, the jewel of Fatima and the pearl of Hussain, and that he is from the heart of Mecca and Medina, and how the oppressing authority and the autocratic government had distorted the reality for the people and spread the lies and the authority introduced them to the nation as being rebels against the prince of the dissolute, Yazeed!