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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Captivity Journey The Speeches of the Family of Prophecy (R) in the Streets of Kufa The Speech of Sayyeda Zeinab, the Daughter of Ali (L) When Al-Aqeela Zeinab (O) saw that the huge crowds of the people of Kufa had filled up the streets, she precipitated explaining what had happened to the family of the Prophet, and she held them responsible for breaking their promise and allegiance and causing the killing of the beloved grandson of the Messenger of Allah (P).

She was prickling their conscious and grieving their hearts by pointing out the magnitude of the sin they have committed. She gesticulated to the people to be silent, so they all held their breaths and the bells stopped ringing, and then she said: "Thank God, and Peace be upon my Grandfather, Muhammad, and his kind and pure progeny, then… O people of Kufa, O you people of treachery and deceit. Are you crying?! May your tears never stop! And your weeping shall never be stilled.

Indeed you are just like that lady who untied her yarn after she had worked hard knitting it. You take your oaths to deceive and cheat each other. Is there any one among you but a shameful arrogant, repugnant and revolting, who speaks what he does not mean, who is the aim of the enemies (proverb), like sheep feeding from adung, or like silver on a dead body!4 Oh how bad is what you made for yourselves, that brought Allah’s wrath upon you and you shall forever be in torment!

Are you crying and weeping?!! Indeed by God, do cry a lot and laugh a little, since you have gained its shame and disgrace, and you will never be able to wash it away, how can you wipe off killing the descendant of the last Prophet, the core of the prophecy, the master of the Heaven’s youths, the haven for good people, the refuge from calamities, the light for your arguments, and the core of the Sunna (rules set by the Prophet). How bad is what you are baring, demise and distraction are for you.

As your striving had failed, your hands are tied, and the deal was lost, as you came out with the rage of Allah, and humiliation and degradation shall be your destiny! Woe to you O people of Kufa! Are you aware which liver of the Messenger of Allah you had torn?! Which dignified granddaughter you had exposed?! Which of his blood you had shed, and which sanctity of his you have revoked?!

Indeed you have done it, loud and clear, black and dark, enough to fill the earth and the sky of your bad deeds.