sermon of Lady Zaynab (a) was delivered upon entering the caravan of the captives of Karbala to Kufa

sermon of Lady Zaynab (a) was delivered upon entering the caravan of the captives of Karbala to Kufa after the event of Ashura among the people of Kufa. In this sermon, Zaynab (a) admonished the people of Kufa because of their fault in the event of 'Ashura and their dereliction of duty in helping Imam al-Husayn (a) and spoke about their great crime. Al-Sayyid Ibn Tawus narrated in Lohoof: She pointed towards the people and said, "Silence please." People became almost breathless. She said, "All praise and applause fit only to Allah. Salutation is upon my grandfather, Muhammad and the noble people of his family."

"Now, people of Kufa! People of deceit and disloyalty! Are you weeping? Your tears may never stop flowing, and your mourning may not end. Your affair is like the affair of that woman who unweaved whatever she had woven. You always make your oaths a medium to make money".

"Do you have anything except repulsive deadly contamination, vengeance and flattery like the flattering of slave girls, and the grief and sorrow of enemies? Do you have a grazing land as large as a ruined area, or a pot of silver, hidden in your graves? What an evil thing you have forwarded to Allah, which has caused His wrath against you and you will receive divine punishment forever?"

"Are you weeping and crying out from your hearts? Yes! By Allah, you will cry more and smile less. Verily, you have carried all shame and dis-grace with you, and not even a fragment of which will ever be washed by you. How will you respond the guilt of the blood of the offspring of the seal of prophethood, and the mine of messengership, the leader of the youth of Paradise, the shelter of the righteous, and the rescuer of the deprived people, the symbol of divine reasoning for you, and the follower of traditions?"

"What a serious crime you have committed! Damn with you! May your efforts be fruitless; your hands perish, and may your merchandise causes loss to you. You have reverted to the wrath of Allah, and the blot of dis-grace and dishonor is now fixed on your forehead forever."