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in clay![1] The Shi‘ites have offered Islam and Muslims all the valuable services, and hoisted the
flag of justice on earth. They are the greatest of all the Muslim sects in going to the fields of jihad
to make high the word of truth and justice.
Courage and Intrepidity
The leader of the Shi‘ites and their great figures have strong courage and intrepidity. They are not
afraid of authorities, nor do they yield to tyrannical governments. They bravely declare the Word
of Allah and condemn abominable things. An example of them is ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Afif al‐Azdi. He was
blind, but Allah lighted his heart with the light of faith. He revolted against ‘Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad
when he delivered a speech after the murder of Imam al‐Husayn, master of the martyrs, peace be
on him, and cursed him. He refused his statement before the people in the mosque of Kufa,
saying: “You, your father, and he who has appointed you as a governor are liars, O retainer of
Banu ‘Allajj! Why have you killed the Prophet’s grandson and ascended the pulpits of the
Muslims? Where are the children of the Emigrants and of the Ansar to take vengeance on you and
on your tyrannical (leader), the cursed one, son of the cursed one by the tongue of the trusted
Prophet?” He referred to Yazid b. Mu‘awiya.
Through this great way people can put an end to oppression, remove unhappiness and tyranny
from society, and achieve the objectives of the community. The Shi‘ite leaders condemned the
deeds of the kings and of the governors throughout the stages of history. Al‐Kumayt b. Ziyad al‐
Asadi, for example, satirized the Umayyads and made comparison between them and the
‘Alawids, saying: They (the ‘Alawids) are politicians, but they are not like those who treat people
and sheep in the same manner! [1] Tahdhib al‐Tahdhib, vol. 1, p. 278.
They are not like ‘Abd al‐Malik, al‐Waleed, Sulayman, and Hisham!
Another time he satirized Hisham and the sons of Merwan, saying:
The day of riding it is a misfortune upon the enemies. He is mistaken in what he has said about it.
Our speech is the speech of the guiding prophets; we perform the deeds of those people who
lived before Islam.
He addressed the Umayyads through these brave poetry lines:
Say to the Umayyads even if you are afraid of the sword and estrangement:
May Allah make hungry him whom you have satisfied and make satisfied him who has been
hungry through your oppression.
The Umayyads persecuted, tortured, and severely punished al‐Kumayt, but he was firm in his
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