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Ashura literature deals with oral and/or written discourses on, or related to, the Battle of Ashura of 10 Muharram 61 AH/ 10 October 680 AD. Ashura literature encompasses a wide array of materials, ranging from (chiefly Muharram and Safar) preachings...

Ashura literature deals with oral and/or written d...

Let us see about the Tasbih. The first to prepare a Tasbih was Fatima (s.a.). She took up some soil from the grave of Hamzah, the leader of martyrs in Uhad and made a rosary for remembering Allah constantly and frequently. In the days of Imam Sadiq (...

Let us see about the Tasbih. The first to prepare ...

When Imam Husayn travelled along that tragic road to Karbala', many tribesmen joined him. Few of those who joined him on the road actually died at Karbala'. But these men were not traitors or cowards, they left the Imam with the Imam's blessing. Most...

When Imam Husayn travelled along that tragic road ...

The virtues of our Master Imam Husain (A.S.) are quite apparent and the tower of his honour and eminence is luminous and indisputable. In all matters he holds an exalted status and honourable rank. There is none among the Shia'h and others who have n...

The virtues of our Master Imam Husain (A.S.) are q...

Mr. Sayed Ali Safavi Kashani, narrated from Mr. Harouni that: One of the water-carriers in the Heyat who carried water during Moharram (Ashura) and provided water for the kids, relates that God granted me a son who was suffering from paralysis for 11...

Mr. Sayed Ali Safavi Kashani, narrated from Mr. Ha...

Imam Husain's Relationship with Allah We can better understand the depth of Imam Hussein's (a.s.) relationship with Allah, the Most High, if we don't lose sight of the fact that the Prophet (s.a.w.) himself taught him the ideology of Islam and brough...

Imam Husain's Relationship with Allah We can bette...

"Allah created Karbala twenty thousand years before the Ka’ba (was built by Adam) and made it chaste and pure. The prime position of Karbala will remain forever. Allah has made it from the most superior earth of paradise." The above hadith in the ren...

"Allah created Karbala twenty thousand years befor...

Surely there exists in the hearts of the mo'mineen, with respect to the martyrdom of Husayn [a], a heat that never subsides" - The Holy Prophet [s] [Mustadrak al-Wasail, vol.10, pg.318] As we approach the Month of Muharram, the lovers of the Ahlul-ba...

Surely there exists in the hearts of the mo'mineen...

They hurried by night They hid by day From the great Furat they drank In one place they did not stay Taking shelter in the date palms In the fierce hot desert Their small forms were drawn and wearied By the world and its tribulations With courage bur...

They hurried by night They hid by day From the gre...

Now we propose to study the sermon of lady Zaynab which she delivered in the court of Yazid and which is recorded in a book written in the third century A.H. [1] Yazid recited the blasphemous poetic verses of Abdullah bin Zab'ari Sahmi which he had c...

Now we propose to study the sermon of lady Zaynab ...

All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. Allah's blessing be upon His Messenger Muhammad and his entire progeny. True are the words of Allah, who says, "Then the end of those who committed evil was that they disbelieved in Allah's signs and th...

All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. Al...

"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...