The Courage of a Mother
Abdullah bin Zubair (Ψ±َΨΆِΩَ Ω±ΩΩَّٰΩُ ΨΉَΩْΩُ) went to his mother, Asma bint Abu Bakr Siddiq (Ψ±َΨΆِΩَ Ω±ΩΩَّٰΩُ ΨΉَΩْΩَΨ§), and said to her: *I have been left with no one to support me. Only five persons, worth the name of friends, are with me, who have supported me until now. The people have betrayed me just as they betrayed Husain bin Ali (Ψ±َΨΆِΩَ Ω±ΩΩَّٰΩُ ΨΉَΩْΩُ). Their sons fought with their swords in front of their fathers only as long as they lived. My sons also went over to the wicked. Now Hajjaj tells me, “You too come under my security, and I shall give you all you demand.” I have therefore come to you to seek your advice.
Asma (Ψ±َΨΆِΩَ Ω±ΩΩَّٰΩُ ΨΉَΩْΩَΨ§) replied: *You understand your problem better than I do. If you are on the right path and invite people to it, keep doing it. Your friends died on this right path; you should also remain steadfast on it and meet your martyrdom. If you had intended to seek worldly prosperity, you are a great misfit. You have not only landed yourself in trouble, but also those who are with you. As for my opinion, do not hand yourself over to Banu Umayyah. Death will come on time. You should live and die like a man. Your statement that you are justified and that people have made you weak by their betrayal is a kind of complaint that does not come on the tongue of the pious.
[ History Of Islam, Akbar Shah Khan Najibabadi, Vol 2, page 140]
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