- Translator�s Foreword
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- How Imam Hasan and Imam Husain (a.s) saved Islam from Destruction
- explainment
- Ideal Islamic State
- Why Islam became a target of destruction
- Decadence of Islam
- The Rise of the Umayyads
- His Eminence, Ali (a.s) wanted to save Islam
- Imam Hasan (a.s) stepped forward to help
- Religion is separated from leadership
- Evil deeds of Muawiyah
- Beliefs and acts of Yazid
- Plunder of Medina
- Siege of Mecca
- Calamities of Imam Husain (a.s)
- Imam Husain (A.S) Gave The Final Shape To The Separation Of Imamate And Rulership
- And We Ransomed him with a Great Sacrifice
- Prophecies Regarding the Tragedy of Kerbala from Ancient Books
- Why the Martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s) became Immortal?
- Effect of Husain�s Martyrdom on the Principle of Caliphate
- Azadari and Innovation
- Azadari of Husain (a.s) from the Islamic Point of View
- explaination
- What if Azadari is an Innovation?
- Azadari Rituals have divine sanction
- Place of Ibrahim
- Azadari is Sunnah
- A Brief Description of Azadari of Husain (a.s)
- 2. Weeping for the Dead
- 3. Ta�ziyah, Zuljana and Replicas (Mock-ups)
- 4. Majlis (Mourning Assembly)
- 5. Nauha and Marsiya
- 6. Ma�tam and Mourning Procession[149]
- 7. Leaving embellishment, observing mourning and keeping hair disarranged
- 8. Black Clothes
- 9. Mourning House (Azakhana)
- 10. Arena, drums and lashing with chains
- Banu Umayyah in the View of the Holy Quran
- explaination
- First Verse
- Second Verse
- Third Verse
- Fourth Verse
- Fifth Verse
- Last Verses
- Yazid�s Clan
- Umayyah
- Harb
- Affan
- Uthman
- Hakam bin Abil Aas
- Marwan bin Hakam
- Harith bin al-Hakam
- Saeed bin Abil Aas
- Utbah bin Rabi, Shayba bin Rabi and Walid bin Utbah
- Umme Jamil � Carrier of Firewood
- Uqbah bin Abi Muit
- Walid bin Uqbah bin Abi Muit
- Abu Sufyan
- Hind�The Liver Eater
- Muawiyah
- Yazid
- Who were the killers of Imam Husain(a.s)?
- Mischiefs of the Daily, Hilal
- A �Revolutionary� Book:Caliphate of Muawiyah and Yazid
- Martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s) and the Muslim and Jewish Calendars
- Fasting on Ashura
- The Illustrious Period of the Imamate of Imam Zainul Aabidin (a.s)
- ENDNOTE
UNDERSTANDING KERBALA
Translator�s Foreword
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Praise is due to Allah Whose worth cannot be described by speakers, whose bounties cannot be counted by calculators and whose claim (to obedience) cannot be satisfied by those who attempt to do so.[1]
By the Grace of the Almighty, the English translation of Kerbala Shinasi is in your hands.
The late author, Allamah Sayyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi (q.s.) in yet another of his masterpieces has skillfully analyzed and explained the different aspects of the Kerbala Tragedy.
It is basically a collection of articles published in different periodicals over the years and a radio speech. But they were arranged by the author himself in this present book form and published in Urdu. It was much appreciated by the community in India and Pakistan and had been reprinted a number of times.
We are all aware of the malicious propaganda of the enemies of Islam and humanity to target the Muharram ceremonies and the conspiracy to belittle the Great Sacrifice of Imam Husain (a.s). This book is a refutation of all objections raised in this connection.
The author, in his typical style has refuted all the allegations in a scholarly manner but at the same time made the text readable and interesting even for laymen.
Translation of Urdu and Persian terms is given in brackets and frequently used terms are also defined in the �Glossary of Islamic Terms� at the end of the book for readers not familiar with Islamic terminology.
Wassalaam
Sayyid Athar Husain S.H.Rizvi
Al-Qalam Translators Writers Bureau
Email: sayedathar@hotmail.com
Preface to the Second Edition
The first edition of this