Tawabun Versus Talha and Zubair

Roza of Imam Husain in Karbala,Iraq

The Tawabun have been the target of Nasibi edicts that they killed Imam Hussain [as] by failing to aid him [as] whilst we have evidenced that they were unable to help Imam Hussain [as] for various reasons, but the irony is that the same Nawasib over look the roles of Talha and Zubair whose cases are quite distinct from the other Madinan residents. In this regard:

When the water supply was cut-off to Uthman’s residence, how many rebels did these two notable ones fight? [Talha was himself amongst those that prevented water from being delivered to Uthman].

Both of them were not present to aid Uthman at the time of his murder.

They did not participate in the funeral prayer of Uthman.

After Uthman’s murder, neither possessed the courage to avenge from his killing.

Both of them happlily gave bayya to Ali bin Abi Talib [as].

They then adopted Taqiyah in the months that followed, and exhibited no inward or outward desire to seek retribution for the slain Uthman

After some months, both of them went to Makka.

When people criticized them for breaking their allegiance to Ali bin Abi Talib [as], they suggested that it had been secured through duress.

After a gap of a few months, both men demanded vengeance for Uthman a stance for which they have been showered with glowing accolades from the present day Nawasib. Despite their hiatus, the Nawasib have never criticed them for failing to protect Uthman, rather they have deemed the delayed justice for Uthman movement a praiseworthy campaign that sought to avenge an unjust act. Curiously when the Tawabun after a brief hiatus deemed the conditions suitable enough to avenge the murder of Hussain [as], the same Nawasib that were so impressed by Talha and Zubair’s conduct declared the Tabwabun to be the murderers of Hussain [as]!