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Prophet Ibrahim (AS) CHALLENGING THE WILL OF GOD Namrud (Nimrod), the son of Kan'an, ruled over the city of Babylon. When he totally dominated over the people and the extent of his influence developed, he forced the people to worship him; the peopl...

Prophet Ibrahim (AS) CHALLENGING THE WILL OF GOD ...

Stories of the Prophets The Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) The Prophet Isa (A.S.) The Prophet Isam'il (A.S.) The Prophet Joseph (A.S.) The Prophet Moses (A.S.) - Part 1 The Prophet Moses (A.S.) - Part 2 The Prophet Noah (A.S.) The Prophet Sulaiman (A...

Stories of the Prophets The Prophet Ibrahim (A.S....

KARBALA & ASHURA PUBLISHER'S WORD 9 PREFACE 11 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 11 IMAM HUSAYN 13 THE TEXT 15 BEFORE KARBALA' 17 YAZID DEMANDS ALLEGIANCE 17 THE IMAM ENTERS MECCA 21 THE JOURNEY OF MUSLIM IBN 'AQ"L 25 MUSLIM STANDS 2...

KARBALA & ASHURA PUBLISHER'S WORD 9 PREFACE ...

( 166 ) ABOUT THE MAP This map shows Imam Husayn's journey from Medinah to Karbala' in 60/680 CE, and the journey of his family from Karbala' to Damascus and back to Karbala'. The route of the Imam's journey was determined by cities mentioned in Ma...

( 166 ) ABOUT THE MAP This map shows Imam Husayn...

THE JOURNEY TO DAMASCUS Ibn Ziyad sent a messenger to Yazid telling him of the events and waiting for his orders. Then he wrote a letter, tied it to a rock, and threw it into the place where the people of the House of the Prophet were imprisoned. It...

THE JOURNEY TO DAMASCUS Ibn Ziyad sent a messenge...

AFTER KARBALA' THE NIGHT OF THE TENTH One of them asked, "What kind of revenge do you think God will take?" The Imam said, "Some of you will kill others and the punishment of God will come pouring down on you."That night, the sky was red like bloo...

AFTER KARBALA' THE NIGHT OF THE TENTH One of the...

THE REMAINING COMPANIONS Yazid Ibn Ma'qil, from the army, called Burayr and said, "O, Burayr! How do you find what God did to you?" Burayr said, "God chose what is best for me and what is worst for you. You do not remember when you were criticizing...

THE REMAINING COMPANIONS Yazid Ibn Ma'qil, from t...

THE FIRST ATTACK 'Umar Ibn Said came forward, shot one arrow at the camp of the Imam, and said, "Bear witness with the governor that I was the first to shoot an arrow!" ( 83 ) The army began and their arrows fell like rain. The Imam said to his pe...

THE FIRST ATTACK 'Umar Ibn Said came forward, sho...

THE IMAM'S CAMP ON THE NINTH The Imam gathered all of his followers and gave a sermon. He praised God and then said, "I praise God that He has given us the Prophet and He has taught us the Qur'an and religion. He has given us ears and eyes and heart...

THE IMAM'S CAMP ON THE NINTH The Imam gathered al...

AT KARBALA' ARRIVAL IN KARBALA' At Karbala', Hurr and his army blocked the caravan of Imam Husayn from going any farther. Hurr said, "This is near the river and you cannot go farther." The horses of the Imam's group stopped, and Imam Husayn asked ...

AT KARBALA' ARRIVAL IN KARBALA' At Karbala', Hur...

THA'LABIYYAH Here, someone came and asked Imam Husayn, "What is the Verse of Qur'an 'The day when we shall call all people by their leader.' about?" The Imam replied, "A leader who calls to guidance and people obey his call and a leader who calls to ...

THA'LABIYYAH Here, someone came and asked Imam Hus...

THE IMAM'S JOURNEY TO KARBALA While in Mecca, Imam Husayn received the news that Yazid had sent 'Umar Ibn Sa'd Ibn al-As as delegate of the caliph to the Hajj pilgrims and that among his duties was to kill Imam Husayn, on the spot, wherever he finds...

THE IMAM'S JOURNEY TO KARBALA While in Mecca, Ima...

MUSLIM MEETS IBN ZIYAD They brought him to Ibn Ziyad and when Muslim saw water he asked for some. Bahili said to him, "You are not going to taste this water until you taste the fire of Hell." Muslim said, "Who Are You? You are the one who deserves ...

MUSLIM MEETS IBN ZIYAD They brought him to Ibn Zi...

THE JOURNEY OF MUSLIM IBN 'AQIL The Imam sent three people with Muslim: Qays Ibn Mash'ar al-Saydawi, 'Imarah Ibn 'Abdullah al-Saluli and 'Abdul Rahman Ibn 'Abdullah al-Azdi. The Imam said to Muslim, "Fear God, and check to see if whatever the people...

THE JOURNEY OF MUSLIM IBN 'AQIL The Imam sent thr...

BEFORE KARBALA' YAZID DEMANDS ALLEGIANCE Yazid, in order to assure his kingship, needed the submission of his political rivals. He ordered the governor of Medinah to take the allegiances of Imam Husayn (grandson of Prophet Muhammad and spiritual le...

BEFORE KARBALA' YAZID DEMANDS ALLEGIANCE Yazid, ...

HISTORICAL STORIES FOR CHILDREN TITTLE PAGE ABU SUFYAN 5 MU'AWIYAH 45 YAZID 63 ABD AL-MALIK 85 UBAYDULLAH, SON OF ZIYAD 95 HAJJAJ 101...

HISTORICAL STORIES FOR CHILDREN TITTLE PAGE ...

HAJJAJ Hajjaj was the bloodthirsty governor of Iran and Iraq. Unlike the rest of mankind, he refused to take mother's breast after being born. It is said that Shaytan (satan) appeared in human form and said he should be given the blood of animals an...

HAJJAJ Hajjaj was the bloodthirsty governor of Ir...

UBAYDULLAH, SON OF ZIYAD Ziyad, the father of Ubaydullah is commonly attributed with various fathers as his debauched mother was known to have committed adultery with many men; therefore, he is known by various names such as: -Ziyad, son of his fa...

UBAYDULLAH, SON OF ZIYAD Ziyad, the father of Ub...

ABD AL-MALIK IBN MARWAN After the death of Marwan, his son Abd al-Malik came to power. Before taking over the affairs of government, he was always to be found in the Mosque,praying or reading the Qur'an. He was so devoted in his worship that he beca...

ABD AL-MALIK IBN MARWAN After the death of Marwan...

YAZID Yazid was the wicked son of Mu'awiyah who inherited his father's rule. He was the second of the dynastic rulers at the beginning of the Islamic era. His father Mu'awiyah had obtained power over the Muslim community through deceit and treachery...

YAZID Yazid was the wicked son of Mu'awiyah who i...