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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Imam Husain ('a) Prisoners From Ahle Bayt (‘a) in Kufa Kufa welcomed the prisoners from Ahle Bayt (‘a) with anxiety and distress and humiliation and helplessness was covering them. Because the mouths were shut and the tongues had become dumb. No one was able to describe the severe grief that they harbored in their hearts due to the fear of the tyrannical regime that considered the life and honor of people worthless.

The bugles of the army began to blow and their flags began to wave while they were holding the severed heads of the Purified Progeny on their spear points and they had along with them prisoners, that is, the ladies of prophethood and noble sanctified women of revelation tied to their horses. Muslim Jassas**[1]** has described that heart rending scene when he says: Ibn Ziyad summoned me to Kufa to renovate the Governor’s Palace.

When I was working on the plaster of doorways, suddenly the lamentations of all the people of Kufa arose. I glanced at one of the laborers and asked, “Why is Kufa lamenting like women?” “They have brought the heads of Khawarij who rebelled against Yazid!” “Who is that Khariji?” “Husain bin Ali!” Muslim says: I permitted the laborer to leave. Then I began to strike at my face till I feared I would lose my eyesight.

I washed the plaster off my hand and left the palace and walked till I reached the locality of Kanaas. I stood there and people were waiting for the arrival of the hostages and severed heads. Forty camels came forward carrying ladies and children. Suddenly I decried Ali bin al-Husain (‘a) on a saddle-less camel, his neck bleeding and he was wailing and reciting the following: “O evil nation! Rain shall not fall on your land. O people who did not have regard for our grandfather with respect to us.

If the Messenger of Allah gathers us on the Day of Resurrection, what justification would you offer? You carry us on saddle-less camels, as if we did not bring any religion among you.”[2] Jazlam bin Bashir says: I reached Kufa in 61 A.H. at the time of the arrival of Ali bin al-Husain from Kerbala accompanied with the ladies; and soldiers were surrounding them and people had come out to watch the spectacle. They were astride camels without seats. Women of Kufa were wailing and lamenting.

I saw Ali bin al-Husain (‘a) that illness had made him emaciated. There was an iron collar and chain around his neck and his hands were tied to his neck.