On the day of Tasu’a, the army of Shaam completely besieged Imam Hussain (PBUH) and his companions, and they got prepared to start the battle. Abbas (PBUH) realized their intention from the loud noise, so he went to Imam Hussain
On every Ashura, the 10th day of the Muslim calendar month of Muharram (which fell on December 6th of 680 AD), many Muslims all across the world commemorate Hussain’s (PBUH) great sacrifice, but tragically the central message of Karbala appears
On the early morning of the tenth day (Ashura), the Master of Martyrs (PBUH) organized his companions whom were thirty two cavalry and forty infantry. He placed “Zuheir” on the right side of the troops and “Habib” on the left
Sayyid Murtada in his book “Uyun al-Mu’jizat” has narrated from Imam Sadiq (PBUH) that he said: “The people of Kufa went to Amir al-Mu’minin, Imam Ali (PBUH) and complained about drought and having no rain. They said to the Imam
One of the important matters regarding the movement of Imam Hussain (PBUH) which has been discussed over and over among the intellectuals as well as ordinary people is the question that “Was Imam Hussain (PBUH) defeated or did he achieve
And then Hussain (PBUH) called upon the enemies to fight him and said,” Martyrdom is better than getting humiliated, and humiliation is better than entering the Hellfire. One of the narrators says,” I had never seen a man who had
A narrator narrates that, “I went to Imam Kadhim (PBUH) and said to him, “My wife and Ibn Marid’s wife go out to attend mourning ceremonies, and I forbid them from doing so. But my wife responds to me by
Five decades after Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH&HP) demise, Muslims living in birthplaces of Islam, Mecca and Medina, or those who lived in the capitals of government such as Damascus or Kufa(1), considered sole obedience to the caliph -regardless of his characteristics
It was the last days of the life of Mu’awiyah. With his vicious plots, he chose his corrupt son Yazid as his heir (1), and a dark future was the prospect of the Islamic society. After this incident, Imam Hussain
