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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Lady Zaynab (peace Be Upon Her) Lady Zaynab (a.s.) In Captivity Bound with ropes and forced to ride on saddleless, lean camels, the ladies and orphans of the Prophet’s family were taken as captives to Kufa. Their caravan was very horrible; clarions were blown and flags were fluttering.

Let us listen to the story from an eyewitness: Muslim, the plasterer, reports: While I was plastering doors of the Governorate Mansion of Kufa, sounds of clarions attacked my hearing from every side. “Why is Kufa clamoring?” I asked one of the servants in that mansion. “The head of a mutinous that rebelled against Yazid is now entering the city,” answered the servant. “Who is that mutinous?” asked I. “It is al-Husain ibn Ali (a.s.),” answered the servant.

This answer acted upon me like a thunderbolt. I slapped my face so strongly that I feared on my eyes. As hurriedly as possible, I washed my hands from the plaster and left the mansion. While I stood among people who were waiting for the caravan of the captives and the cut off heads forty camels carrying women and children appeared. I saw Ali ibn al-Husain (a.s.) on a saddleless camel.

As both sides of his neck were bleeding because of chains and he was handcuffed, he was weeping and saying, “O evil nation! Curse you! You have not regarded us in favor of our grandfather. What will you say on the Day of Resurrection when Allah (s.w.t.) will gather us with the Prophet? As if we have not guided you to the religion, you are, now, taking us on naked camels, by force.”[^265] In view of this horrible situation, women of Kufa began to mourn and cry.

One of them approached one of the captured ladies and asked, “To whom do you belong?” The lady answered, “We belong to the (a.s.).” As she heard this astounding answer, the Kufian lady, with the others who were next to her, screamed aloud and hurried to her house to bring any covers she had and throw on the captive ladies so that people would not look at them.

Another lady brought some food and dates and threw at the captive children who were harshly hungry, but Lady Umme Kulsum shouted at them, “It is Haram (unallowable) for us, the (a.s.), to have from alms.” Hearing this statement the hungry children threw the food from their hands and even mouths.