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One of the miracles that Allah Almighty gave to Imam Husayn alayhissalam was that his sacred severed head spoke as it was being carried from Karbala – in Iraq – to Shaam – modern Syria – and back to Karbala where it was buried in the grave where his ...

One of the miracles that Allah Almighty gave to Im...

There are days that are turning points in the course of history and in the direction of life on Earth, and one of the most important of those days is the day of Ashura. Just as the 27th of Rajab – the day of Mab’ath or First Revelation to Prophet Muh...

There are days that are turning points in the cour...

It is reported that on one occasion Imam Husayn alayhis-salam entered into a room where Prophet Muhammad salla-llahu-alayhi-wa-aalih was present, and the latter welcome him by saying, "Welcome to you O Aba- Abdillah, the beauty of the heavens and ear...

It is reported that on one occasion Imam Husayn al...

One other aspect that distinguished the movement of Imam Husayn alayhis-salam amongst other movements throughout history is the distinguished virtue of his companions, who were martyred alongside him, to the extent that Imam Husayn alayhis-salam said...

One other aspect that distinguished the movement o...

There are many hadith about the station and position of Imam Husayn alayhis-salam. Rasulollah salla-llahu-alayhi-wa-aalih is reported as saying, “he who want to see the one inhabitant of the Earth who is most beloved by the inhabitants of the skies, ...

There are many hadith about the station and positi...

If we want to get acquainted with the great personality of a Ma’soom Imam, it is necessary for us to refer to some of the hadith that elucidate the station of the Imam alayhis-salam in the view of Allah Almighty, as well as his creative and legislati...

If we want to get acquainted with the great person...

Allah Almighty states {Think not of those who are slain in Allah's Way as dead. Nay, they live, finding their sustenance in the Presence of their Lord} 25 This noble verse in the holy Qur’an points to the state of those who are killed in the cause of...

Allah Almighty states {Think not of those who are ...

The peace of Yazid was wine, aba-qays (his pet monkey), playing with dogs and monkeys, adultery and licentious, despising and disdaining all civil moral values. Chroniclers mention that when Mo'awiyah was very ill on his deathbed, Yazid did not give ...

The peace of Yazid was wine, aba-qays (his pet mon...

Allah Almighty foreordained Imam Hasan alayhis-salam to encounter the first kind of tyrant, whereas He foreordained Imam Husayn alayhis-salam to deal with the second type. The reformists throughout the world must therefore follow the example of Imam ...

Allah Almighty foreordained Imam Hasan alayhis-sal...

The character of tyrants fall into two categories, we either have a sly and cunning tyrant or a slow-witted and stupid one, and the sign of the first kind is that he is deceitful in war, vile and despicable in peace, while the second is vicious and s...

The character of tyrants fall into two categories,...

Those societies produce tyrants where reformists are few and weak and therefore fail to discharge their duties, while mischief-makers are actively ferocious. And under such circumstances naturally the villains take over the country and rule the peopl...

Those societies produce tyrants where reformists a...

Imam Husayn alayhis-salam is the son of Imam Ali alayhis-salam and Fatima alayhas-salam the daughter of the holy Prophet Muhammad sallallahu- alayhi-wa-aalih. He was the second grandson of the prophet Muhammad salla-llahu-alayhi-wa-aalih, and he was ...

Imam Husayn alayhis-salam is the son of Imam Ali a...

It is reported that Rasulollah 15 salla-llahu-alayhi-wa-aalih said, “Hasan and Husayn are both Imams whether they rise up or not 16”. Introduction (The roles of) Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn alayhum-as-salam were planned and devised by Allah Almighty, ...

It is reported that Rasulollah 15 salla-llahu-alay...

Charles Dickens "If Husayn fought to quench his worldly desires, then I do not understand why his sisters, wives and children accompanied him. It stands to reason therefore that he sacrificed purely for Islam." Thomas Carlyle "The best lesson which w...

Charles Dickens "If Husayn fought to quench his wo...

Imam Husayn alayhis-salam 3 was the grandson of the final Messenger of Allah Almighty to humanity, the holy Prophet of Islam Muhammad sallallahu-alayhi-wa-aalih 4; the messenger who “has been sent as Mercy to the worlds” to paraphrase the holy Qur’an...

Imam Husayn alayhis-salam 3 was the grandson of th...

The following are some of the sayings of Imam Husayn alayhis-salam on occasions leading to the tragic event of Ashura – 10th of Muharram – 61 H,around 681 CE:‘Death with dignity is better than life with humiliation.’ ‘I do not see death except happin...

The following are some of the sayings of Imam Husa...

This chapter deals with the many different degrees of iman and each mu’min’s share thereof. Al-Miqdad, may Allah be pleased with him, occupies the eighth degree, while Abu Tharr [al-Ghifari], may Allah be pleased with him, occupies the ninth. Salman,...

This chapter deals with the many different degrees...

Allah Created Us to Live Happily Forever; He prepared Us for Such Happiness Be informed that Allah created mankind to live forever happily. Life in the Hereafter has no end. Allah has made the life in this world like a farm wherein one plants somethi...

Allah Created Us to Live Happily Forever; He prepa...

Be informed that unless one looks into these venues and takes his share of them, he shall never taste the sweetness of conviction, even if such believer already has in them degrees and stations [reserved for him] according to the degree of his nearne...

Be informed that unless one looks into these venue...

Be informed, as we have already stated, that a believer ascends the heights when he emulates the Prophet ('s) and his Ahl al-Bayt ('a). It is narrated in Al-Kafi that the son of Ibn Ya`fur quotes Imam al-Sadiq ('a) as having said, 'The Messenger of A...

Be informed, as we have already stated, that a bel...

Be informed that you are expected to emulate the Sunnah of your Lord, the most Exalted, the most Great, then the Sunnah of your Prophet ('s), then the Sunnah of your Imam. Imam al-Rida ('a) is quoted on p. 241, Vol. 2 of Al-Kafi as having said, 'A be...

Be informed that you are expected to emulate the S...