And ‘Verily my Protector is Allah Who sent down the Book...

And ‘Verily my Protector is Allah Who sent down the Book (Qur’an) and He guards the virtuous ones’ (Surah al-A’araaf, 7:196).” When his sisters heard his words, they started weeping and wailing, along with his daughters. Imam sent his brother Abbas bin Ali (a.s.) along with his son Ali (Akbar) to console and quite them. Then he said, “By my life!

They still have a lot more to weep.” And when they became silent (Irshad) Imam praised and glorified Allah and remembered Him as He aught to be remembered. Then he sent salutations upon the Holy Prophet (S), Angels and the other Prophets (a.s.). He spoke with such eloquence that no one had ever done so before him nor after him. Then he said, Imam Husayn (a.s.)’s sermon on the day of Ashura’ “Now then! Consider my family, and ponder as to who I am and then admonish yourselves.