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The historians, in turn, lost credibility and ultimately
earned themselves the same eventual “quagmires in
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which the supporters of Yazid wallow.”
The efforts to keep alive the truth of the Day of
Ashura and the message of Imam Hussain can be
most importantly and foremost, attributed to Lady
Zainab, the sister of Imam Hussain. As stated, one
does not always realize the making of history in the
moment. During her speech in Damascus, many
had simply watered down her words to a “mournful
and bereaved woman whose sentiments had been
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aroused...and would be forgotten by history."
The mourning of Imam Hussain, his teachings,
his message, have all been kept alive by Lady
Zainab. Whereas Imam Hussain planted the seed,
Zainab gardened the tree of love for Imam Hussain,
which has continued to spread its roots in millions
of hearts throughout history.
Dr. Ayati claims that it was “necessary...for the
sake of the true religion of Islam and for the Holy
Qur’an, [that] women [became] captives and as a
consequence… address the people in the bazaars
and streets, so as to nullify the unjustified
propaganda of the enemy and to make the reality
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known to the people.”

1. Shams Ad-Din Al-Amili, https://www.al-islam.org/revolution-
imam-al-Hussain-shaykh-muhammad-mahdi-shams-ad-din-al-amili.
2. Ayati, https://www.al-islam.org/probe-history-ashura-dr-
ibrahim-ayati.
3. Ibid.