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- Publisher’s Foreword
- Introduction
- Critical Juncture In The Life Of Mankind
- Days Of Separation
- Ashura Is Among The Days Of Separation
- Comparison Between The First And Second Class
- The Story Of How Umar Ibn Sa'ad Tried To Escape Fighting Husayn (As)
- The Story Of How Al-Hurr Tried To Escape Fighting Husayn (as)
- A Return To Umar Ibn Saad At The Point Of Separation
- Comparison Between The Second And Third Class
- Another Comparison Between Al-Hurr And Zuhayr
- Aversion And Inaction
- Shock And Hesitation
- Willingness To Meet Husayn (As)
- Response And Acceptance
- Analysis Of Al-Hurr's Unusual Stand
- Conclusion
- Meditations On Husayn’s Speech On The Day Of Ashura
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- 1- “You Have Drawn The Sword With Which We Armed You, Against Us.”
- 2- ‘And You Ignited The Fire Which We Kindled Against Our Enemy And Your Enemy, Against Us.’
- 3- “You Have Joined Hands With The Forces Of Your Enemies Against Your Allies.”
- 4- “They Have Not Established Any Justice Among You, Nor Do You Expect Any Good From Them.”
- 5- “Woe To You! Are You Heading Towards These People And Forsaking Us?
- 6- “O Slaves Of (This) Nation And Strangers!”
- 7- “Away With You, O Slaves Of The Nation And Strangers To The Parties!”
- 8- “An Old Treachery That Was Part And Parcel Of Your Forefathers”
- Political Goals Of Imam Husayn (As)'S Uprising
- Husayn (As)’S Letter From Karbala To His Brother, Muhammad
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- The Reason The Letter Was Written
- Devotion To God And Withdrawing From The World
- What Are The World And The Hereafter?
- How Can A Person Be Among The People Of The Hereafter While Living In This World?
- From The Hereafter To The Hereafter
- Incentives and Barriers
- ‘As If The World Has Never Been’
- As If The Hereafter Has Always Been
- The Results That Follow The Two Viewpoints
- The Outcome Of The Second View
- Expelling The World From The Mind And Replacing It With The Hereafter
- Defying Death On The Day Of Ashura
- How Do We Deal With Death?
- How Do People Face Death?
- The Stand
- Changing From A Position Of No Stand To That Of A Contrary Stand
- The Last Stage Of Apostacy
- Realignment On The Opposing Side And A Turnabout
- Three States In Man’s Life
- The Effects Of Fear Of Death On Society
- Educative Methods For Fighting This Situation
- Some Scenes Of Confronting Death In Al-Taff
- His Companions’ Reply
- Some Instances Of Loyalty In The Supplication: Ziyarat Al-Warith
- Loyalty And Repudiation In The Supplication Of Ziyarat Ashura
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- Loyalty And Repudiation: The Most Prominent Features Of The Day Of Ashura
- The Three Peculiarities of the Al-Taff Battle Theatre
- Emotional Co-Existence With The Al-Taff Tragedy As Expressed In Ziyarat Ashura
- Scenes of Loyalty and Repudiation in Ziyarat Ashura
- Loyalty, Repudiation And Hostility
- Greetings Of Peace And Cursing
- Peace And War
- Association And Disassociation
- Distress And Vengeance
- Loyalty And Repudiation Are Two Faces Of The Same Question
- Loyalty And Repudiation: Blessing And Honour That God Bestowed On Man
- Generalizations Of Loyalty In Ziyarat Ashura
- Generalizations Of Repudiation In Ziyarat Ashura
- Monotheism And Purity Of Faith Depicted In Loyalty
- Monotheism And Purity Of Faith Depicted In Repudiation
- Two Loyalties Cannot Meet In The Heart Of A Faithful Person.
- Ascension Points Of Loyalty And Repudiation In Ziyarat Ashura
- Honour And Distinction
- Avenging The Death Of Husayn (as)
- To Be in the Company of the Ahl Al-Bayt (as) And Attain A Good Standing With Them
- The Laudable Station
- Sincerity To God In Life And Death
- Unlimited Reward From God
- Stairways For Getting Proximity To God
- Imam Husayn (As)’S Portrayal of Islamic Society During Umayyad Rule
- The Four Unchangeable Aspects of Imam Husayn (as)’S Uprising
- Loyalty and Repudiation on the Day of Ashura
- Conflict of Loyalty
- Monotheism And Polytheism In Loyalty
- Ferociousness Of The Conflict Of Loyalties
- The Theatre Of Conflict Entails A Stand And Rejects Onlookers
- Elements And Instance Of Loyalty
- An Analysis of the State of Challenge and Confrontation Between Monotheism and Polytheism
- Loyalty Is Within The Domain Of Monotheism
- True Guardianship Is Only By God's Permission, Within The Domain Of His Guardianship And By His Appointment
- The Role and Importance of Guardianship in the Life of the Community
- Arrogance and Abasement
- Features of the Conflict Between Truth and Falsehood
- The Incident of Al-Taff: A Touchstone For Loyalty And Repudiation
- The First Speech of Imam Husayn's (as) Uprising
Ashura
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Author(s): Shaykh Muhammad Mahdi Al-Asifi
Translator(s): Umar Kumo
Publisher(s): ABWA Publishing and Printing Center
Category: Early Islamic History Imam al-Husayn and Karbala
Topic Tags: Ashura Miscellaneous information: Ashura Ayatullah Mahdi Asifi
Project supervisor: Translation Unit, Central Office of Research Cultural Affairs Department / The Ahl al-Bayt (‘a) World Assembly (ABWA)
Translator: Umar Kumo
Translation Editor: Sayyidah Effat Shah
Proofread by: Sayyid Baqir Husayni
Publisher: ABWA Publishing and Printing Center Assembly
ISBN: 978-964-529-711-2
First Printing: 2011
Featured Category: Introducing the Ahlul Bayt Resources for Further Research
Person Tags: Imam Husayn (a)
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The research and analysis on the Uprising of Imam Husayn (as) from Hijaz to Iraq.
Publisher’s Foreword
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful
The invaluable legacy of the Household [Ahl al-Bayt] of the Prophet (may peace be upon them all), as preserved by their followers, is a comprehensive school of thought that embraces all branches of Islamic knowledge. This school has produced many brilliant scholars who have drawn inspiration from this rich and pure resource. It has given many scholars to the Muslim ummah who, following in the footsteps of Imams of the Prophet’s Household (‘a), have done their best to clear up the doubts raised by various creeds and currents within and without Muslim society and to answer their questions. Throughout the past centuries, they have given well-reasoned answers and clarifications concerning these questions and doubts.
To meet the responsibilities assigned to it, the Ahl al-Bayt World Assembly (ABWA) has embarked on a defence of the sanctity of the Islamic message and its verities, often
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