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Imam Hussain told you to come back. As the believer from the Pharaoh's household preached his tribe but to no avail, you too have preached them enough.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 4, p. 323-324; Ibn al-Athīr, ''al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 4, p. 63-64</ref> | Imam Hussain told you to come back. As the believer from the Pharaoh's household preached his tribe but to no avail, you too have preached them enough.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 4, p. 323-324; Ibn al-Athīr, ''al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 4, p. 63-64</ref> | ||
=== Zuhayr’s Speech === | |||
(Tabari) Azdi says that As’ad Shami related to me from one of his tribesman named Kaseer bin Abdullah Sha’abi, who was present in Karbala, that when we laid siege upon Imam Hussain, Zuhayr bin Qayn came towards us riding a horse with a thick tail, and he was well-equipped with arms. | |||
He said, “Beware of the wrath of Allah. It is obligatory upon a Muslim to advice his brother Muslim. We are still brothers of one another and followers of the same Religion. Until the swords have not separated us, we are of the same creed, thus advising you is obligatory upon me. But when the swords come in between us, the bond of brotherhood will break off, then we will be another nation and you another one. Allah the Almighty has tied us by means of the progeny of Prophet Muhammad so that He may be aware as to what you and we do. We now invite you to assist him (Imam Hussain) and call upon you to abandon the unruly son of the unruly father Ubayd Allah bin Ziyad, from whom you have witnessed and seen nothing except evil. They pierce rods into your eyes, amputate your hands and feet, they hang you upon the gallows and cut off your ears and nose. And they kill the virtuous and the intellectuals among you viz. Hujr bin Adi and his companions, [[Haniʾ b. ʿUrwa al-Muradi|Hani bin Urwa]], and others similar to them.” | |||
The narrator says that when they heard this speech, they started abusing Zuhayr and praising Ubayd Allah and said, “By Allah! We shall not retreat back from here until we have killed your master and all those who are along with him or to dispatch him along with his companions to the commander Ubayd Allah in peace.” | |||
Then Zuhayr said, “O servants of Allah! The son of [[Fatima]] is more worthy for friendship and aid than the son of Sumayyah. If you do not assist him, then by Allah give him refuge and do not kill him. Take him to the presence of his cousin Yazid. By my life! Yazid will be pleased with you if you do not kill him.” Hearing this [[Shimr b. Dhi l-Jawshan|Shimr]] shot an arrow at him and said, “Be quite, may your voice be subdued! Verily you have exhausted us through your excessive speech.” | |||
Zuhayr replied, “O son of a nomad! I am not speaking to you. Verily you are an animal and by Allah! I am of the opinion that you cannot even recite two verses of the Qur’an accurately. Then I give glad tidings to you of the disgrace and irksome wrath on the day of Qiyamah.” Shimr said, “Very soon Allah will kill you and your master.” | |||
Zuhayr said, “Are you frightening me by death? By Allah! Dying with the Imam is more preferable in my eyes than immortality with you.” Then Zuhayr turned towards the other people and said, “O slaves of Allah! Beware lest these base oppressors and their accomplices may deceive you. By Allah! The intercession of Muhammad shall not reach them, who will spill the blood of his Progeny and his family, and kill those who assist them or defend their sanctity.” Then a person called out to him saying, “Abu Abdullah (Imam Hussain) says that by my life O Zuhayr! Return back. Verily you have advised and admonished like the believer of the people of Fira’un had advised and admonished his community.” | |||
==Zuhayr's Fame Among People of Kufa== | ==Zuhayr's Fame Among People of Kufa== | ||
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==Source== | ==Source== | ||
* [http://en.wikishia.net/view/Zuhayr_b._al-Qayn WikiShia, An online encyclopedia of the school of Ahl al-Bayt] | *[http://en.wikishia.net/view/Zuhayr_b._al-Qayn WikiShia, An online encyclopedia of the school of Ahl al-Bayt] | ||
*[http://alhassanain.org/Nafasul%20Mahmum%3B%20Relating%20to%20the%20heart%20rending%20tragedy%20of%20Karbala/Nafasul_Mahmum%3B_Relating_to_the_heart_rending_tragedy_of_Karbala_html/nafasul_mahmum.htm Shaykh 'Abbas Qummi, Nafasul Mahmum; Relating to the heart rending tragedy of Karbala'] | |||
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