Zubair was very much disturbed by his son’s diatribe and he said...

Zubair was very much disturbed by his son’s diatribe and he said, “Woe be on you, [1] Al-Imamah was Siyasah 1/68 [2] Muruj az-Zahab 2/363 [3] Sharh Nahjul Balagha 1/234-235 I have sworn that I would not fight him.” “Release yourself from the oath by the penalty of emancipating your slave, Sarjus.” So he freed his slave**[1]** and stepped in the battlefield with fervor and began his attack in order to display his valor to his son and show him that he had fled due to his religion and not because of fear.

Then he went far away from his venue and went on in this way till he reached the valley of Sabaa where Ahnaf bin Qais and his people were camping. Ibn Jurmuz pursued Zubair and attacked and killed him and conveyed the news of his killing to the Imam. His Eminence was very much aggrieved at this.

Narrators say that His Eminence picked up the sword of Zubair and said, “This is the sword which removed many worries of the Prophet.” Anyway, Zubair’s end was indeed regretful and sad because he had rebelled against truth and declared war against the successor of Allah’s Messenger and the gate of the city of knowledge of the Holy Prophet (s). Killing of Talha Talha came out in the battlefield encouraging the fighters to battle.

Marwan bin Hakam saw him and shot an arrow at him as revenge for Uthman’s blood and Talha fell down bleeding. Marwan told a son of Uthman, “I have taken revenge for the blood of your father from Talha on your behalf.” Talha ordered his slave to take him to a safe place where he could rest. He took him to a dilapidated house in Basra but he died there after sometime. [2] Ayesha Leads the Army After the death of Zubair and Talha, Ayesha took over the command of the army.

People of Banu Zubah and Banu Najiya laid down their lives in her defense. Historians say that they had become so much obsessed in her devotion that they used to pick up the droppings of her camel, smell them and say: “The dung of our mother’s camel smells of musk.” They were surrounding her camel and did not have any other aim except defending her and no care for any victory or help. Their singers of war poems were chanting: “O group of Azadis!

Defend your mother as she is your Prayer and Fasting. And keep your efforts and farsightedness prepared for the great honor that has surrounded you. It shouldn’t be that the poison of your enemy is victorious over yours. Because if the enemy defeats you, he shall put you to death. He would subject each one of you to cruelty.