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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
(ṣ).
We beseech God, the Most High, to accept our humble efforts and to enable us to enhance them under the auspices of Imam al-Mahdī, His vicegerent on the earth (may Allah expedite his advent).
We express our gratitude to Ayatullah Muhammad-mahdi Asifi, the authors of the present book, and Umar Kumu, its translator. We also thank our colleagues who have participated in producing this work, especially the staff of the Translation Office.
Cultural Affairs Department
Ahl al-Bayt (‘a) World Assembly
Introduction
The sermons that are delivered concerning Imam Husayn (as) attract the largest audience from all classes of people. The respect they have for these speeches is very significant, a feature rarely found in other gatherings. Speakers for such occasions are required to reciprocate this respect and earnest attendance by doing justice to the feelings of the people and the gatherings for Husayn (as).
The people who come from far and wide to listen to the lectures that are delivered about Imam Husayn (as), expect the speakers to enrich their talks with a greater knowledge of Islam and Qur'anic concepts; new horizons of thought, understanding and analysis of Husayn (as)'s words, speeches and stances, as he moved from Hijaz to Iraq; the speeches of his kinsmen and companions; the positions they took and the sacrifices they offered, that are unique in history.
The uprising of Husayn (as) is replete with ideas, concepts, values and beautiful scenes, the like of which are rarely witnessed in the words and deeds of others, which speakers are expected
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