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Understanding Karbala

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UNDERSTANDING KARBALA

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SAYYID SAEED AKHTAR RIZVI

TRANSLATOR'S FOREWORD 9
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION 11
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION 12
HOW IMAM HASAN AND IMAM HUSAIN (A.S) SAVED ISLAM FROM DESTRUCTION? 14
Ideal Islamic State 15
Why Islam became a target of destruction? 16
Decadence of Islam 17
The Rise of the Umayyahs 20
His Eminence, Ali (a.s) wanted to save Islam 24
Imam Hasan (a.s) stepped forward to help 25
Religion is separated from leadership 26
Evil deeds of Muawiyah 27
Beliefs and acts of Yazid 33
Qiyamat (Day of Judgment): 34
Wine and Worship: 34
Plunder of Medina 35
Siege of Mecca 36
Calamities of Imam Husain (a.s) 36
Imam Husain (A.S) Gave The Final Shape To The Separation Of Imamate And Rulership 37
"AND WE RANSOMED HIM WITH A GREAT SACRIFICE" 40
THE GREAT SACRIFICE 50
(1) Cause of the slaughter 53
(2) The Slaughtered One 54
(3) Tools of Slaughter 55
(4) Method of Slaughter 55
(5) Condition of welcoming death 56
(6) Condition of the slaughtered one 57
(7) Circumstances surrounding the slaughter 58
(8) Consequences of the Slaughter 60
COMMUNAL SACRIFICE 62
PROPHECIES REGARDING THE TRAGEDY OF KARBALA FROM ANCIENT BOOKS 69
Mention of the martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s) in Hindu Scriptures 70
The Karbala Tragedy in Zoroastrian Books 73
Command of Old Testament to Commemorate Ashura Day 74
References in New Testament regarding the Martyrdom of Husain (a.s) 76
WHY THE MARTYRDOM OF IMAM HUSAIN (A.S) BECAME IMMORTAL? 81
EFFECT OF HUSAIN'S MARTYRDOM ON THE PRINCIPLE OF CALIPHATE 91
AZADARI AND INNOVATION 105
What is innovation (Bid'ah)? 106
Azadari rituals conform to Divine Will 109
Azadari of Husain (a.s) is not Innovation 112
Nauha and Majlis 114
Taboot and Ta'ziyah 116
Ma'tam 117
AZADARI OF HUSAIN (A.S) FROM THE ISLAMIC POINT OF VIEW 119
What if Azadari is an Innovation? 120
Azadari Rituals have divine sanction 131
Place of Ibrahim 133
Azadari is Sunnah 137
A Brief Description of Azadari of Husain (a.s) 141
(A) The Prophetic Sunnah is practical 141
(B) The Practice of the Prophet is Verbal 143
(C) It is the Sunnah of the Imams 144
2. Weeping for the Dead 144
(A) The Prophetic Practice is Practical 144
(B) The Prophetic Practice is Verbal 145
(C) It is the Practice of the Holy Imams 146
A Strange View 146
3. Ta'ziyah, Zuljana and Replicas (Mock-ups) 149
A. How to Detect Polytheism? 149
(B) The Prophet's Sunnah is Practical 151
(C) The Prophet's Practice is Verbal 152
(D) It is the Sunnah of Imams 153
4. Majlis (Mourning Assembly) 155
(A) The Prophet's Sunnah is Practical 155
(B) The Prophet's Sunnah is Verbal 156
(C) Sunnah of the Imams 156
5. Nauha and Marsiya 158
(A) The Prophet's Sunnah is Practical 158
(B) The Sunnah of the Imam is Practical 158
(C) It is the Sunnah of Ahl al-Bayt 159
(D) The Sunnah of the Imam is Verbal 159
6. Ma'tam and Mourning Procession 160
(A) Ma'tam 160
(B) Ma'tam is Practical Sunnah of Imam 161
(C) It is the Silent Permission of Imam 161
(D) If it is the Sunnah of Ahl al-Bayt (a.s) 162
Act of the People of Medina 162
7. Leaving embellishment, observing mourning and keeping hair Disarranged 163
(A) The Prophet's Sunnah is Practical 163
(B) It is the Sunnah of Ahl al-Bayt (a.s) 165
8. Black C19thes 165
(B) Silent Sunnah is from the Imam 166
9. Mourning House (Azakhana) 166
(A) The Imam's Sunnah is Practical 166
10. Arena, drums and lashing with chains 167
(A) Watching an Arena is Sunnah of the Prophet 168
(B) Listening to drums is Sunnah of the Prophet 169
(C) Chain Ma'tam (lashing) is also Recommended 169
Azadari is Obligatory 171
BANU UMAYYAH IN THE VIEW OF THE HOLY QURAN 173
First Verse 174
Second Verse 177
Third Verse 178
Fourth Verse 181
Fifth Verse 182
Last Verses 184
Yazid's Clan 188
Umayyah 192
Harb 193
Affan 194
Uthman 194
Hakam bin Abil Aas 196
Marwan bin Hakam 197
Harith bin al-Hakam 199
Saeed bin Abil Aas 199
Utbah bin Rabi, Shayba bin Rabi and Walid bin Utbah 199
Umme Jamil - Carrier of Firewood 200
Uqbah bin Abi Muit 201
Walid bin Uqbah bin Abi Muit 201
Abu Sufyan 202
Hind-The Liver Eater 205
Muawiyah 208
Yazid 210
WHO WERE THE KILLERS OF IMAM HUSAIN(A.S)? 213
The First Problem 214
The Second Problem 219
The Third Problem 220
Umar bin Saad bin Abi Waqqas 221
Shimr bin Ziljaushan 222
Hussayn Ibn Numair 223
Muhammad Ibn Ashath Ibn Qais 224
Shabath Ibn Rabi 225
Samarah Ibn Jundab 225
Marwan Ibn Hakam 226
Conclusion 230
MISCHIEFS OF THE DAILY, HILAL 231
A 'REVOLUTIONARY' BOOK: CALIPHATE OF MUAWIYAH AND YAZID 243
MARTYRDOM OF IMAM HUSAIN (A.S) AND THE MUSLIM AND JEWISH CALENDARS 257
FASTING ON ASHURA 267
THE ILLUSTRIOUS PERIOD OF THE IMAMATE OF IMAM ZAINUL AABIDIN (A.S) 271
Announcement of his Imamat 272
Uniting the Shia Community 274
Teaching True Islam 276


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