Articles
Title: What is 'Ashoora?
Author: Ahmed Ali Khan
Summary: An article outlining the significance of Ashura.
Link: http://al-islam.org/about/contributions/ashoora.html
Title: What Commemorate the Massacre?
Author: Shaykh Muhammad Jawad Chirri
Summary: the author addresses the misconception that the commemoration of Ashura is a sauce of divisions, but rather he argues it is a source for unity amongst the Muslims and mankind in general.
Link: http://al-islam.org/history/history/karbala.html
Title: The Tragedy of Karbala
Summary: This article gives an overview of the martyrdom of Hussain. It traces the journey of Hussain from the original Prophecy from his grandfather, to the insistence for a pledge of allegiance to the martyrdom.
Link: http://home.swipnet.se/islam/articles/The-tragedy-of-KarbalaI-I.htm
Title: Horr's Ultimate Choice
Author: Dr. Ali Shariati
Summary: Ali Shariati colorfully narrates the story of Horr, one of the high-ranking officers of the opposing Imam Hussain (pbuh) at Kerbala on Ashura. Find out what happens when a man whose name itself means free finds himself helpless and trapped in the chains of tyranny and oppression. He is forced to decide between justice and oppression, with death being the price for justice..
Link: http://www.dawoodi-bohras.com/perspective/horr.htm
Title: Imam Husain (AS) the "Savior of Islam"
Author: Shozab Naqvi
Summary: The author of this short title draws paralells from the struggle of Hussain at Ashura to the timeless struggle of righteousness versus falsehood. An inspiring tribute to Imam Hussain, "The Ideal Hero of Oppression"
Link: http://www.jana.org/NewsPub/Comments/1107876639.shtml
Title: Blog Entry: Love
Author: Leila Montour
Summary: Leila Montour contemplates the relationship of love and hate and tries to find the answer to why we hate? Linking it to Kerbala and Ashura she comes to the conclusion that the reason we hate is because we love God.
Link: http://sister-scorpion.blogspot.com/2005/02/8-love.html
Title: Hazrat Ali Akbar (as)
Author: unspecified
Summary: This short article narrates the traditional account of the death of Ali Akbar, the 18 year old son of Hussain, on the day of Ashura. The article recreates the heartbreaking story of an aging father pulling out the blade of a spear from this beloved son's heart.
Link: http://www.convertstoislam.com/Karbala/aliakbar.html
Title: Abbas - The Standard Bearer of Hussain (a.s.)
Author: Zakir
Summary: A heart rendering narrative account of the half brother of Hussain and his role on Ashura.
Link: http://al-islam.org/masoom/companions/abbas.html
Title: Ali Akbar, The Hashimite Prince
Author: Zakir
Summary: A touching narrative account of the beloved son of Hussain and the ultimate sacrifice of a father.
Link: http://al-islam.org/masoom/companions/aliakbar.html
Title: A Betrayal in Kufa
Author: Zakir
Summary: A narrative account that traces the last part of the life of Muslim bin Aqeel, the representative of Hussain, as he goes to Kufa and meets his fate.
Link: http://al-islam.org/history/history/betraylinkufa.html
Title: The Mourning Procession
Author: unspecified
Summary: This article explains the significance and purpose of the mourning procession carried out yearly in honor of Hussain. A deeper look at something which is easily misunderstood by the outsider.
Link: http://www.jana.org/NewsPub/Stories/2005/02/08/110787638612.shtml
Title: Dhakiri
Author: Mullah Bashir Rahim
Summary: This article is a culture study on the devotional ritual of 'dhakiri' often associated with the rememberance and mourning of Imam Hussain (as). The author explores both the evolution as well as the philosophy of this practice.
Link: http://al-islam.org/short/dhakiri.htm
Title: Excellence of Imam Hussain in Sunni Hadith Traditions
Author: M. Ayoub, University of Toronto, Al-Serat, Vol XII (1986)
Quote: "Human history may be seen as a record of the eternal struggle between right and wrong, virtue and vice, good and evil, and righteousness and wickedness. This struggle was decreed by God when Adam, an earthly creature, was sent to earth to engage in this eternal battle."
Link: http://al-islam.org/al-serat/default.asp?url=Excellences-Ayoub.htm
Title: Martyrdom of Imam Husayn and the Muslim and Jewish Calendars
Author: Seyyid Saeed Akhtar Rizvi, Al-Serat, Vol VI No. 3 & 4 , 1401
Summary: The author examines the significance of Husayn and Ashura in a variety of sources.
Link: http://al-islam.org/al-serat/default.asp?url=Excellences-Ayoub.htm
Title: The Imam Husayn's Concepts of Religion and Leadership
Author: S.H.M Jafri, Al-Serat, Vol XI No. 1
Summary: The author attempts to probe in to the concept of leadership and the philosophy behind the rebellion of Husayn.
Link: http://al-islam.org/al-serat/default.asp?url=leader.htm
Title: Karbala, an Enduring Paradigm of Islamic Revivalism
Author: Sayyid Wahid Akhtar
Summary: The author examines the effects of the mourning of Imam Hussain throughout Islamic history.
Link: http://www.al-islam.org/al-tawhid/paradigm-akhtar.htm
Title: The History and Philosophy of Aza of Imam Husayn (a)
Author: Mulla Bashir Rahim
Summary: in a piece addressed towards the Husayni audience the author explores the philosophy of the 'azadari' of Imam Hussain. He explores ways of answering the call of Husayn on the Day of Ashura: Is there anyone to help me?
Link: http://al-islam.org/history/history/br1.html
Title: Imam Husain And His Martyrdom
Author: Abdullah Yusuf Ali (Renowned English translator and commentator of the Holy Qur'an)
Quote: "The events that I am going to describe refer to some of the most touching incidents of our domestic history in their spiritual aspect. We ask our brethren of other faiths to come, and share with us some of the thoughts which are called forth by this event. "
Link: http://al-islam.org/short/martyrdom/index.htm
Title: The Connotations of Ashura
Author: Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah
Quote: "A question is asked repeatedly: Couldn't Imam Hussein (a.s.) have foreseen his tragic end once he set off to Karbala? If he did, how was it justified to set out, and end in getting dead bearing in mind the Quranic deterrence about willfully giving one's life to mortality?"
Link: http://english.bayynat.org.lb/occasions/Ashoura.htm
Title: The Massacre of Karbala
Author: Sayyed Muhammad Hussein Fadlullah
Quote: " The final round at last was the most dramatic and tragic one, for Al -Hussein (a.s.) stood alone confronting the army. Some sources report one of the witnesses of the battle, as having said the following: “Deity by Allah! Never have I seen a man, standing alone amidst a crowd of people attacking him, conquering him; killing his sons, his family and his companions, who maintained a more balancedcomposure and self-possession..."
Link: http://english.bayynat.org.lb/occasions/karbala.htm
The Tragedy of Karbala
http://home.swipnet.se/islam/articles/The-tragedy-of-KarbalaI-I.htm
The Martyrs of Karbala: The Kinds of Men They Were
http://www.jana.org/NewsPub/Stories/2005/02/09/110797020912.shtml
Imam Hussain's (A.S.) Revolution: Reasons and Motives http://www.ezsoftech.com/mazloom/
Imam Husayn (views by Non-Muslims) html | pdf
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