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"Now then! Consider my family, and ponder as to who I am and then admonish yourselves. Then do you consider that killing me and plundering my sanctity and respect is lawful for you?

"Now then! Consider my family, and ponder as to wh...

By: Ali Hussain Jalali

By: Ali Hussain Jalali

Adapted from: "Maqtal al-Husayn; Martyrdom Epic of Imam al-Husayn (a.s.)" by: "Abd al-Razzaq al-Muqarram"

Adapted from: "Maqtal al-Husayn; Martyrdom Epic of...

In the vastness of the planets and celestial inhabitations, some lofty spirits, who were the best of creatures and who had been created by Allah the Almighty as the essence...

In the vastness of the planets and celestial inhab...

In a Mutawatir (corroborated) tradition from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his progeny), it is narrated, "Verily, I am leaving behind two precious things (Thaqalayn) among you: the Book of God (the Holy Qur'an) and my kindred (Itra), ...

In a Mutawatir (corroborated) tradition from the M...

Rajab – a month of invitation from Allah, dinner parties, and celebrations. Yet among all of these celebrations falls the anniversary of the demise of a great woman in Islamic history.

Rajab – a month of invitation from Allah, dinner p...

On 23rd of the Islamic month of Zil-Hijjah in 61 AH, the two pre-teen sons of Muslim ibn Aqeel, were martyred in Kufa, Iraq, by the Godless Hareth ibn Urwah....

On 23rd of the Islamic month of Zil-Hijjah in 61 A...

University of Qom, Qom, Iran

University of Qom, Qom, Iran

The saga of the tragic martyrdom of Imam Husain (AS), the younger grandson and 3rd Infallible Heir of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA), continues to act like a catalyst in every age and era, because of the indelible impact of the life-inspiring mourning cerem...

The saga of the tragic martyrdom of Imam Husain (A...

Elegies and the mourning ceremonies played a vital part in conveying to the people the goals and objectives of the movement of Imam Husain (AS) and the magnitude of the tragedy that afflicted the Prophet’s Household. These discourses unmasked the hyp...

Elegies and the mourning ceremonies played a vital...

Every year, Muslims around the world commemorate the tragedy of Karbala. They attend mourning meetings and processions in which the story of Karbala is retold, lamentations are held and special poetic readers using dramatic techniques and symbolism r...

Every year, Muslims around the world commemorate t...

The Heat of Husaini Love The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) said: Surely, there exists in the hearts of the Mu'mineen, with respect to the martyrdom of Husain (A.S.), a heat...

The Heat of Husaini Love The Holy Prophet (S.A.W....

Over one thousand three hundred and fifty years ago, on the 10th of Muharram, just before 'asr, a man stood on a sand-dune at Karbala’. He was bleeding from several wounds on his body. He had lost everything. Since early morning he had carried severa...

Over one thousand three hundred and fifty years ag...

They had even conjured up dubious dates to date the Islamic calendar upon, but had to give in to the wise insistence of Imam Ali (AS) that the Islamic calendar should be based on the auspicious migration of the Seal of Prophets from his hometown Mecc...

They had even conjured up dubious dates to date th...

"I have risen (against Yazid) as I wish to reform the ummah of my grandfather. I wish to encourage the good and discourage the evil, and follow in the way of my grandfather (Rasulullah) and my father, 'Ali bin Abi Talib" - King of the Martyrs, Imam H...

"I have risen (against Yazid) as I wish to reform ...

In the month of Muharram 61 AH (approx. 20 October 680 AD), an event took place in Iraq at a place known as Kerbala on the bank of the river Euphrates.

In the month of Muharram 61 AH (approx. 20 October...

by : Mahmood Namazi The Bayt al-Ma-l (literally meaning the House for Money, is used as an equivalent for the Treasury House where public fund is kept) is an Islamic concept built upon three main factors: wealth, trust and socio-economic justice. It...

by : Mahmood Namazi The Bayt al-Ma-l (literally m...

Fast of the Month of Ramadhan: Philosophy and Ahkam by : Yasin T. Al-Jibouri "O you who believe! Fast is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you so that you may ward off (evil). (Fast) a certain number of days..." (Qur'an Surah ...

Fast of the Month of Ramadhan: Philosophy and Ahka...

The period of transferring the leadership to Imam Muhammad Taqi al-Javad (A.S.) faced a dangerous problem which caused debates and arguments concerning the personality of Imam Muhammad Taqi al-Javad (A.S.) because of his youth.

The period of transferring the leadership to Imam ...

The Qur'an is the verbatim revelation or the Word of God, revealed in Arabic through the archangel Gabriel to the Prophet Muhammad during the twenty-three-year period of his prophetic mission.

The Qur'an is the verbatim revelation or the Word ...

Khums: A Support for Financial Independence Part II by : Nasir Makarim Shirazi

Khums: A Support for Financial Independence Part I...