by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Dec 27, 2009 | Imamat
When Imām Husayn (a.s.) intended going towards Makkāh, Abdullāh bin Muti’ came to meet him and said, “May I be your ransom! Where do you intend going”? Imām replied, “Presently I have decided to go to Makkāh, after that I shall seek...
by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Dec 26, 2009 | Imamat
Allāmah Majlisi relates in Bihār al Anwār that Muhammad bin Abu Tālib Musawi says, that when Waleed received the letter to slay Imām Husayn (a.s.) it was very hard upon him and he said, “By Allāh! May Allāh not let me witness the murder of the son of His...
by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Dec 26, 2009 | Imamat
When Yazid had taken the oath of allegiance for the Caliphate from the people, he wrote a letter to Waleed bin Utba informing him of the death of Mu’āwiyah. In a short letter he wrote, “Now then! Ask for the oath of allegiance from Husayn, Abdullāh bin...
by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Dec 26, 2009 | Imamat
The following traditions on the merit of mourning and lamenting on the heart breaking sufferings of Imam Husayn (A), his family and friends are narrated in the authentic work by Sheikh Abbas Qummi in the book, Nafasul Mahmum, Relating to the heart rending...
by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Dec 25, 2009 | Imamat
After the death of Mu’awiyah in Rajab 60 A.H., Yazid attempted to exact allegiance from Imam Husayn (A) in order to secure undisputed possession of the Caliphate. The Imam was the rightful successor to the Holy Prophet (S) and could never have given...
by Dr. Syed Rizvi | Dec 23, 2009 | Imamat
Students of the so called historical method argue that in terms of immediate history, nothing was achieved as a result of the events on `Ashura, i.e. Muharram. They say that it was a tragedy, but its overall effect on the political events of the period was negligible....
