Shia Muslims have begun marking Tasu’a, the eve of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), by holding mourning rituals the world over...
Read More »Imam Hussain does not Need Crying, Commemoration: Imam Musa al-Sadr
"Crying and setting up commemoration ceremonies is not enough. Hussein does not need them”; one of the strongest words of Imam Musa Sadr regarding Ashura. But what to do when crying is not enough?...
Read More »Karbala Tragedy in the View of Christian Scholar
In a TV speech, Irish Christian scholar Chris Hewer talks about the lessons all human beings can get from the events of Karbala and Imam Hussein (AS) uprising against the tyranny of Yazid...
Read More »What do Non-Muslims say about Imam Hussain (as)?
Imam Hussain (as) was the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon them both, who was martyred by the evil forces of despotism. This is a collection of short quotations about him from a wide variety of...
Read More »Karbala, the Manifistation of Fiqh in Imam’s Behavior
Hajj and jihad are Jurisprudential (Fiqhi) issues such as fasting and praying. When in the words of infallible imams (A.S) these four issues of Fiqh and worship are connected to the central axis of Welaya, that axis will also be based on the rule of...
Read More »Pilgrimage to Karbala: Commemorating a Past Sacrifice and Preparing for a Future Revolution
By securing the survival of Islam, Imam Hussain (as) also facilitated the ultimate global revolution that will unseat all injustice and evil rulers and governments and inaugurate the lasting dominion of God’s loving and...
Read More »Philosophy of the Mourning Ceremonies
We believe that the mourning ceremonies, for the martyrs, especially the Martyrs of Karbala will serve to maintain the monument of such dear ones, and keep us aware of their self sacrifices for the sake of God and...
Read More »Imam Hussain Is a Name of Ideology: US Sunni Cleric
Imam Hussain is a name of Ideology, Imam Hussain is a name of faith, Imam Hussain is a name of a school of thought, said Maulana Sayyed Fakharuddin Alvi...
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