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"This day, Allah has permitted us to engage in jihad and He shall reward us for our martyrdom. So prepare yourself to fight against the enemies of Islam with patience and resistance. O sons of the noble and self-respected persons! Be patient, for dea...

"This day, Allah has permitted us to engage in jih...

The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said, "The most superior deed before Allah is to satiate the thirst of the thirsty, even if it be an animal." (Darrusslam, vol. 3, pg. 162) The relation between water and life is extremely close and one that cannot be deni...

The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said, "The most superi...

It is a historically foregone conclusion that Imam Hussein (a.s.) was fully aware of the fact that his opposition to the Ummayyad policy and the strong stance he took against it would only lead to his martyrdom in the way of Allah, whether he remaine...

It is a historically foregone conclusion that Imam...

“Whoever works evil will not be requited but by the like thereof, and whoever works a righteous deed whether man or woman and is a believer such will enter Paradise, therein will they have abundance without measure.” 40:40 WHY DID IMAM HUSAIN TAKE HI...

“Whoever works evil will not be requited but by th...

1. Introduction There is no doubt that the atrocities committed at Karbala' reached their brutal climax with the death of al-Husayn as a martyr in the afternoon of 10th Muharram in the year 61. It led to the performance of funeral and remembrance rit...

1. Introduction There is no doubt that the atrocit...

On 15th September 2011, there was a program at St. Paul's University, Limuru, Kenya, on Ashura Literature in English. I was expected to deliver a lecture on this topic there. My host was an American priest, the Rev. Dr. Peter Ford, an erudite scholar...

On 15th September 2011, there was a program at St....

Within the Shia literary history and traditions, there have been several epoch-making events of which the Ashura Battle of Karbala(61AH/ 680) has been one of the most prominent ones. The significanceof the Ashura Battle of Karbala lies in the fact th...

Within the Shia literary history and traditions, t...

All those who are familiar with the Imam's life do certainly realize that his role in serving Islam had started very early in his life. He has contributed to the rising Islamic movement when he was a boy, and played a significant role, when his fathe...

All those who are familiar with the Imam's life do...

Qais ibne Musaher was a leading member of the Shiah community in Kufa. He had been sent by the people of Kufa to persuade Imam Husain to accept the invitation to go to Kufa as their Imam. It was upon his arrival in Mecca that Imam began to seriously ...

Qais ibne Musaher was a leading member of the Shia...

Ibn Hanbal says: Muhammad bin ‘Ubayd has related to us from Sharhab?l bin Madrak from ‘Abdull?h bin Nujayy from his father who narrates that he was marching with (Imam) ‘Al? [(‘a)] towards Siff?n and when we reached Ninevah, (Imam) ‘Al? [(‘a)] cried ...

Ibn Hanbal says: Muhammad bin ‘Ubayd has related t...

Due to their ignorance, some people allege that lamentation for Imam Hussain (A) is an innovation (bidat) and is 'haram'. Some of them knowingly support the propaganda of those who harbour selfish motives against Azadari (mourning) although reason de...

Due to their ignorance, some people allege that la...

We believe that the mourning ceremonies, for the martyrs, specially the Martyrs of Karbala will serve to maintain the monument of such dear ones, and keep us aware of their self sacrifices for the sake of God and Islam. In some occasions, particularl...

We believe that the mourning ceremonies, for the m...

No knowledgeable author has gone without commenting about the tragedy of Karbala, one way or the other. Dickens, Gibbon, Ockley, Henri Lammens, Wellhausen, Hodgson, Garcin de Tassey, are but a few names in a long list of western writers in addition t...

No knowledgeable author has gone without commentin...

Al-Abbas ibn Ali was a whole world of virtues and merits. His personality included each and every lofty characteristic. It is however sufficient honor for him to be the son of Imam Ali Amir ul-Mu'minin (a); the model of human perfection. Thus, al-Abb...

Al-Abbas ibn Ali was a whole world of virtues and ...

With the situation taking place during the reign of Yazid ibn Mu’awiah and that of the corrupt Umayyad dynasty, there remained no choice for an ordinary Muslim, let alone the divine leader of Muslims, to pursue except for that way that Imam Hussain (...

With the situation taking place during the reign o...

'THE ALAM' WHICH is installed in the Imambadas, is another target of attacks from our ignorant friends who not knowing its actual significance and criticise it as Tid'af i.e., an unwarranted innovation. Be it known to the critics that the Alam is onl...

'THE ALAM' WHICH is installed in the Imambadas, is...

WHEN THE TYRANNIES and the torturous death inflicted on the Holy Ahlul-Bait, could not be denied, the other course adopted to hide the most disgraceful and most brutal and heinous deeds is to declare the Majlisc-Aza or the mourning congregation for t...

WHEN THE TYRANNIES and the torturous death inflict...

THE ALAN! WRONGLY called, the 'Panja' in Southern India, is an emblem or the copy of the Holy Banner of the Holy Imam. It is installed in the houses of the devotees of the Holy Imam and also in separate apartments called the 'zishurkhanas' or the Ima...

THE ALAN! WRONGLY called, the 'Panja' in Southern ...

THE SHIA YOUNG, in mourning for the great Martyrs of the Holy Ahlul-Bait, particularly for the First Holy Imam Amecrul-Momineen Ali and the Holy Imam Husain, the King of Martyrs, beat their breasts, sometimes to the extent of bleeding themselves. Hur...

THE SHIA YOUNG, in mourning for the great Martyrs ...

TODAY WHEN THE leaders of every religion are revered only by their respective followers, the Holy Imam Husain is the International Hero who occupies a special position of love, honour, reverence and holiness in the hearts of the followers of all the ...

TODAY WHEN THE leaders of every religion are rever...

THE POSSIBILITY OF intercession for the sinners on the Day of Judgment is quite obvious from the repeated declarations of the Holy Qur'an. The declarations are so clearly worded that none can misinterpret them otherwise:- "Who is any one to intercede...

THE POSSIBILITY OF intercession for the sinners on...