The Examples of Hazrat Zainab (S.A.) and Hazrat Sakina (S.A.)
Lady Zainab, daughter of Imam Ali (peace be upon them both): For those who know the story and events of Karbala and Ashura, a few seconds of thought about what the name "Zainab" means...
Islamic Articles
The two pre-teen sons of Muslim ibn Aqeel
On 23rd of the Islamic month of Zil-Hijjah in 61 AH, the two pre-teen sons of Muslim ibn Aqeel, were martyred in Kufa, Iraq, by the Godless Hareth ibn Urwah. There are two different accounts of the tragic...
Reflections on Husayni, Karbala, Ashura, and Ashura-oriented Literature
Within the Shia literary history and traditions, there have been several epoch-making events of which the Ashura Battle of Karbala(61AH/ 680) has been one of the most prominent ones. The significanceof...
The Spiritual Significance of Aza al-Husain (A.S.)
As we said, Aza al-Husain or Majalis al-Husain (A.S.) means a gathering to mourn Imam Husain(A.S.). In this sense it was first formally used by Imam, Ja'far Sadeq (AS), great-grandson of...
We cry for Hussain (A.S.) …So did the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.)
We commemorate Ashura’ to symbolise and express our grief and emotions towards the martyrdom of Imam al-Hussain (AS), to keep Imam al-Hussain’s (AS) cause alive in our hearts and...
Forty Hadith in Praise of Imam Husain (A.S.) and Azadari
The Heat of Husaini Love The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) said: Surely, there exists in the hearts of the Mu'mineen, with respect to the martyrdom of Husain (A.S.), a heat that never subsides....
History and Philosophy of Aza Imam Husayn (A.S.)
He looked at the bodies of his loved ones. Tears flowed out of his eyes. He looked at the sky and seemed to draw some strength from an unseen source. Then, like a muezzin from a minaret, he raised...
The Message of Muharram
All narrators of hadith and chroniclers of history are unanimous that the Prophet migrated from his hometown Mecca to Medina on the 1st of Rabi al-Awwal. They also collectively state that Imam...
The Philosophy of Azadari
The memorable days of Muharram and Saffar have passed by with a river of tears and thunder of the matam. This is the remembrance of the King of the Martyrs, the remembrance that our Holy Prophet...
Every day is Ashura and every land is Karbala
What is Ashura ? In the month of Muharram 61 AH (approx. 20 October 680 AD), an event took place in Iraq at a place known as Kerbala on the bank of the river Euphrates. It seemed in those...
Bayt al-Mal and the Distribution of Zakat
Bayt al-Mal and the Distribution of Zakat The Bayt al-Ma-l bears the responsibility of the undertaking of the society's fiscal system and welfare provisions.1 Accordingly, the Bayt al-Ma-l acts...
