Imam Zainul Abideen\u2019s -asws \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0bedding...

Imam Zainul Abideen\u2019s -asws \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0bedding was ripped from beneath him -asws \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and he -asws \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0was left lying feeble, weak and unable to move.\u00a0 Both Sakina\u2019s -asws \u00a0earrings were wrenched from her -asws \u00a0ears, making them bleed.\u00a0 While the tents burned away, Syeda Zainab -asws \u00a0gathered the women -asws \u00a0near to the Holy Imam -asws who was unconscious, Shimr (L.A) \u00a0had come to behead him.\u00a0Syeda Zainab -asws \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0threw herself on her sick nephew -asws \u00a0to protect him -asws \u00a0and Shimr (L.A) \u00a0\u00a0was stopped from carrying out his (L.A) \u00a0evil intention.

\n As night fell, Syeda Zainab -asws collected them all together, but could not find Syeda Sakina -asws .She -asws \u00a0was greatly perturbed and called on her martyred brother -asws \u00a0to tell her where the child -asws was.\u00a0 A voice replied, “O my sister -asws \u00a0\u00a0 , my -asws \u00a0 daughter -asws \u00a0 is with me -asws \u00a0\u00a0 .” \n The next day, Syeda Zainab -asws and the Prophet\u2019s family -asws were made to leave for Kufa to be presented to Ibn Ziyad (L.A) \u00a0.When, on their way, they reached the battlefield, a heart-rending sight met their -asws eyes.\u00a0 The bodies of the martyrs -asws lay on the burning sand, covered with dust and blood.\u00a0Syeda Zainab -asws \u00a0lifted her -asws \u00a0head and saw the face of her brother -asws \u00a0and hit her -asws \u00a0head upon the wooden pillar of the litter.

Blood started flowing from her and she -asws said; \n “O crescent who did not even rise when it was eclipsed and it set! O piece of my heart! I -asws had not presumed that the pen of destiny would have written this. O brother -asws ! Speak to the young Fatema -asws \u00a0so that her heart may find solace. O brother -asws ! What has happened to the heart that was merciful and kind towards us -asws , that it has hardened? O brother!

I wish you would look at Ali -asws \u00a0(Zainul Abedeen) when he was being captivated while he -asws \u00a0was also orphaned. He -asws \u00a0possessed no strength to retaliate; when he was being flogged he -asws \u00a0was calling out to you helplessly, while his tears were flowing. O brother -asws ! Take him -asws \u00a0into your fold and bring him -asws \u00a0close to you -asws .\u201d \n .When the caravan travelled to kufa\u00a0 they met many hardships along the way.