Karbala

The Journey of Imam Husain Part4 Part 4 (continued from Part 3) We set out at once with him and he became drowsy while he was on his horse’s back. He woke up, saying: "We belong to God and to Him we will return. Praise be to God, Lord of…

Imam Sajjad (as) in the Court of Ibn-e-Ziad Imam Sajjad (as) in the Court of Ibn-e-Ziad: Keeping in view the reports of the officials about the turmoil and disturbance of the Kufa city, Ibn-e-Ziad ordered that they (Prisoners) must be…

Qais Bin Musaher The Ambassador Of Imam Hussein AS Qais Bin Musaher The Ambassador Of Imam Hussein AS: He rode to Kufa with Hazrat Muslim and brought back to the Imam Hazrat Muslim`s message of the sincerity of the people of Kufa. Qais…

The Martyrs from the Family of Abu Talib (AS) in Karbala The Martyrs from the Family of Abu Talib (AS) in Karbala: Out of them seventeen belonged to his own family. Two of them were his own sons namely Ali Akbar and Ali Asghar -the…

The Event of Ashura a Start of an Uprising The Event of Ashura a Start of an Uprising: Were they in proportion with the power of the season? Have we preserved these blessings? How can we best invest these blessings after the season is…

The Land of Karbala The Land of Karbala: Thabit who is a transmitter of this hadith says: We heard that land was Karbala. Umm Salama says: One day the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.) was sitting in my room and said that no one should come…

Lady Zainab: The Wise Woman of Bani Hashim Lady Zainab: The Wise Woman of Bani Hashim: There is not enough information about the childhood and the youth of Zainab (PBUH); however, after some decades she comes out, and the striking event of…

Imam Husayn and His Martyrdom Imam Husayn and His Martyrdom: The following pages are based on a report of an Address which I delivered in London at an Ashura Majlis on Thursday the 28th May, 1931 (Muharram 1350 A.H.), at the Waldorf Hotel.…

The Route of Imam Husayn from Makkah to Karbala The Route of Imam Husayn from Makkah to Karbala: The map shows the Route that Imam Husayn (A.S) took when he left Makkah for Iraq. The date was 8th Zilhijja 60 Hijri (10.9.680 AD). With him…

Jabir ibn Abdollah; The first pilgrim of Karbala Jabir ibn Abdollah; The first pilgrim of Karbala: Jabir ibn Abdullah Ansari was born in Medina (then known Yathrub) 15 years before the hijrat, he belongs to a poor family of yathrub. He was…