#WhoisZainab
Part 4: Al-Sham
Imam Zain al-‘Abedin (a.s) said to his aunt Sayyida Zainab(a.s): "You are by the grace of God a scholar unschooled by anyone and a sage by connation".
The realities and finer points of God-given intelligence and knowledge
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Part 4: Al-Sham
Imam Zain al-‘Abedin (a.s) said to his aunt Sayyida Zainab(a.s): "You are by the grace of God a scholar unschooled by anyone and a sage by connation".
The realities and finer points of God-given intelligence and knowledge
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that Sayyida Zainab (a.s) demonstrated is not easy to grasp by even the most erudite scholars. Her clarity of language and choice of words to expound the mission of her brother in the court of the tyrant Yazid is rather unique.
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History is incapable of doing full justice to her sermons that ensured eternity for the mission of Imam Husain (a.s). Her words shattered the power and pride of Yazid, shook the foundations of Omayyad rule, and exposed its illegitimacy for all generations to come.
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An excerpt from her sermon:
"You may contrive and try however much you can. By Him who honoured us with revelation, the Book and Prophethood, you cannot achieve our status, nor reach our position, nor can you effect our mention,
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"You may contrive and try however much you can. By Him who honoured us with revelation, the Book and Prophethood, you cannot achieve our status, nor reach our position, nor can you effect our mention,
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nor remove from yourself that shame and dishonour that is now your lot because of perpetrating excess and oppression on us.Your word now is weak and your days are counted. Beware of the day when the announcer would announce the curse of Allah on the oppressors and the unjust."
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