The months of Muharram and Safar offer the yearly opportunity to commemorate the martyrdom of al‑Husayn ibn `Ali (A), the grandson of the Prophet (S) and the third Imam of the Shiite Muslims, at Karbala' on the tenth of....
Read More »Religion, Ideology and Discourse: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Majlis-e-Hussain
This paper intends to examine religious ideology and discourse conventions of majlis-e-Hussain; i.e. the speech to commemorate the martyrdom of Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Mohammad; from a...
Read More »Imam Hussain Belongs to Whole Humanity Not to Shia: Ayatollah Khamenei
We, the Shias, are proud to follow Imam Hussain, but Imam Hussein does not exclusively belong to us. Shias, Sunnis and all the people are under the patronage of Imam Hussain, ayatollah...
Read More »Saudi Sunni Cleric Curses Who Ordered Killing of Imam Hussain (as)
A Sunni Saudi cleric and Imam of the Quba Mosque, on the outskirt of the holy city of Medina, says all Islamic sects consider Hussain ibn Ali (A.S.) as an Imam and a martyr and curses all those who killed the...
Read More »Video: What Have Non-Muslims Learnt from Imam Hussain (as)
Influence Of Imam Hussain (as) On Famous International Personalities. Imam Hussain is not just an inspiration for Muslims, he is an inspiration for the entire mankind. People from all walks of life consider him a role model....
Read More »Documentary: Imam Hussain in the Eyes of Academics
Dr. Rebecca Masterton embarks on a journey to discover the legend of Imam Hussain (pbuh) through the eyes of academia...
Read More »Video: A Nobleman Called Hussain (as)
He was the son of a mother who gave up wedding dress on her wedding night to needy woman who have not proper clothes, how could this nobleman ignore twelve thousand requests for...
Read More »Ethical Lessons from the Movement of Ashura by Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi
Reviving the name and memory of these great men is something which gives inspiration and it furthermore gives human beings a spirit of self-sacrifice...
Read More »The Most Painful Event in Karbala is Assassination of 6 Month Old Baby: Archbishop of Georgia
I think the most painful detail in Karbala is assassination of the six-month-old baby, because the baby represents complete innocence...
Read More »Imam Hussain, the Mediator: A Structural Analysis of the Karbala Drama according to Abu Ja´far Muhammad b.Jarir al-Tabari
In this study, the Karbala Drama is regarded as a myth and the method used to analyze it is inspired by the structuralism of Claude Lévi-Strauss. Lévi-Straussian structuralism has probably never before been applied to early Arabic material to...
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