Tag Archives: Karbala

Arbaeen Pilgrims start their walk to Karbala. Imam Hussain (A.S)       

by Dr Chris Hewer: There was to be no respect shown to the party of Hussain, even after they were dead. The soldiers were given orders to ride their horses over the bodies and smash them into the sand. They were to be denied the dignity of burial. The women …

Muharram mourning ceremony in Karbala.

by Dr Khairunnisa Aga*- The Pilgrims of Karbala are privileged to fit Ashura of their imagination in actual Karbala, including the representative symbols of that momentous day in history. When I visited Karbala, I also tried to bring to life the Ashura of my imagination, and I, too, tried to connect …

 by Dr Chris Hewer: During the days at Karbala, there were acts of heroism. Abbas (AS), the half-brother of Hussain (AS), made a valiant attempt to break through to fetch water for the women and children. He was cut down in the attempt. It was clear that they were massively …

 Mourning ceremony for the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain (AS) and commemoration of the battle of Karbala was held in Kashmir. Hujat Al-Islam wal Muslimeen Aga Syed Hassan al-Mosavi al-Safavi presiding over a congregation of Azadari in Kashmir, explained the philosophy and spiritual importance of Karbala. Hujat Al-Islam wal Muslimeen …

 by Dr Chris Hewer: Imam Hussain [AS] decided that he could not give an oath of allegiance to a tyrant. At the same time, he did not want to provoke Yazid as this might lead to wholesale bloodshed. He decided to move himself and his family to Mecca. Surely, he thought, …

“At least be freemen in your worldly affairs, if you have no religion” is among the famous phrases of one of the sermons of the Immortal Martyr of Karbala to the ungrateful and politically-bankrupt Iraqi hordes, who despite the blessings they had constantly received from Prophet Muhammad’s (SAWA) Ahl al-Bayt, …

by Dr Chris Hewer: When Muhammad [PBUH] died, a powerful group amongst the Muslims decided that they should follow another, older man as Head of the Community. There was another group who decided to stay loyal to Ali [A.S], as they held him to be the choice of God and …