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KARBALA & ASHURA PUBLISHER'S WORD 9 PREFACE 11 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND 11 IMAM HUSAYN 13 THE TEXT 15 BEFORE KARBALA' 17 YAZID DEMANDS ALLEGIANCE 17 THE IMAM ENTERS MECCA 21 THE......

KARBALA & ASHURA PUBLISHER'S WORD 9 PREFACE ...

AFTER KARBALA' THE NIGHT OF THE TENTH One of them asked, "What kind of revenge do you think God will take?" The Imam said, "Some of you will kill others...

AFTER KARBALA' THE NIGHT OF THE TENTH One of the...

THE JOURNEY TO DAMASCUS Ibn Ziyad sent a messenger to Yazid telling him of the events and waiting for his orders. Then he wrote a letter, tied it to a...

THE JOURNEY TO DAMASCUS Ibn Ziyad sent a messenge...

THE FIRST ATTACK 'Umar Ibn Said came forward, shot one arrow at the camp of the Imam, and said, "Bear witness with the governor that I was the first to...

THE FIRST ATTACK 'Umar Ibn Said came forward, sho...

THE IMAM'S CAMP ON THE NINTH The Imam gathered all of his followers and gave a sermon. He praised God and then said, "I praise God that He has given...

THE IMAM'S CAMP ON THE NINTH The Imam gathered al...

AT KARBALA' ARRIVAL IN KARBALA' At Karbala', Hurr and his army blocked the caravan of Imam Husayn from going any farther. Hurr said, "This is near the river and you...

AT KARBALA' ARRIVAL IN KARBALA' At Karbala', Hur...

THE REMAINING COMPANIONS Yazid Ibn Ma'qil, from the army, called Burayr and said, "O, Burayr! How do you find what God did to you?" Burayr said, "God chose what is...

THE REMAINING COMPANIONS Yazid Ibn Ma'qil, from t...

THE JOURNEY OF MUSLIM IBN 'AQIL The Imam sent three people with Muslim: Qays Ibn Mash'ar al-Saydawi, 'Imarah Ibn 'Abdullah al-Saluli and 'Abdul Rahman Ibn 'Abdullah al-Azdi. The Imam said...

THE JOURNEY OF MUSLIM IBN 'AQIL The Imam sent thr...

MUSLIM MEETS IBN ZIYAD They brought him to Ibn Ziyad and when Muslim saw water he asked for some. Bahili said to him, "You are not going to taste this...

MUSLIM MEETS IBN ZIYAD They brought him to Ibn Zi...

THE IMAM'S JOURNEY TO KARBALA While in Mecca, Imam Husayn received the news that Yazid had sent 'Umar Ibn Sa'd Ibn al-As as delegate of the caliph to the Hajj...

THE IMAM'S JOURNEY TO KARBALA While in Mecca, Ima...

THA'LABIYYAH Here, someone came and asked Imam Husayn, "What is the Verse of Qur'an 'The day when we shall call all people by their leader.' about?" The Imam replied, "A...

THA'LABIYYAH Here, someone came and asked Imam Hus...

BEFORE KARBALA' YAZID DEMANDS ALLEGIANCE Yazid, in order to assure his kingship, needed the submission of his political rivals. He ordered the governor of Medinah to take the allegiances of...

BEFORE KARBALA' YAZID DEMANDS ALLEGIANCE Yazid, ...

HISTORICAL STORIES FOR CHILDREN TITTLE PAGE ABU SUFYAN 5 MU'AWIYAH 45 YAZID 63 ABD AL-MALIK 85 UBAYDULLAH, SON OF ZIYAD 95 HAJJAJ 101

HISTORICAL STORIES FOR CHILDREN TITTLE PAGE ...

MU'AWIYAH Mu'awiyah was the first king to rule at the beginning of the Islamic era. He was the founder of the reign of darkness and corruption. His mother was Hind...

MU'AWIYAH Mu'awiyah was the first king to rule at...

UBAYDULLAH, SON OF ZIYAD Ziyad, the father of Ubaydullah is commonly attributed with various fathers as his debauched mother was known to have committed adultery with many men; therefore, he...

UBAYDULLAH, SON OF ZIYAD Ziyad, the father of Ub...

YAZID Yazid was the wicked son of Mu'awiyah who inherited his father's rule. He was the second of the dynastic rulers at the beginning of the Islamic era. His father...

YAZID Yazid was the wicked son of Mu'awiyah who i...

HAJJAJ Hajjaj was the bloodthirsty governor of Iran and Iraq. Unlike the rest of mankind, he refused to take mother's breast after being born. It is said that Shaytan (satan)...

HAJJAJ Hajjaj was the bloodthirsty governor of Ir...

ABD AL-MALIK IBN MARWAN After the death of Marwan, his son Abd al-Malik came to power. Before taking over the affairs of government, he was always to be found in...

ABD AL-MALIK IBN MARWAN After the death of Marwan...

THE RESULT OF THE ARGUMENT &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp it might be not difficult to sue the caliph after his stuation became clear ;and the note we noticedin th e two traditions narrated...

THE RESULT OF THE ARGUMENT &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp it mig...

THE MATTER OF DONATION &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp It was the dispute between the caliph and Fatima (s) when she argued that the Prophet (s) had donated Fadak to her. Imam Ali and...

THE MATTER OF DONATION &nbsp&nbsp&nbsp It was the...

FADAK in HISTORY By Shaheed Muhammad Baqir As-Sadr Translated By Abdullah Al-Shahin Introduction 7 The method of the book 8 A Summary about the chapters of the book 9 A...

FADAK in HISTORY By Shaheed Muhammad Baqir As-...