• Why Hussain (A.S.) is not forgotten?
    • The one whose martyrdom, grief, pain, sorrows and childrens captivity were all only for God will never fade out of the memories. Instead, by the pace of time and age his love...
    • Shaam-e-Gareeban, the night of homeless
    • It was after Asr on the day of Ashura. Imam Hussain (pbuh) lay dead. The earth had trembled! Furaat had broken its banks! From the camp of the family of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) such lamentation arose as had never been heard before...
    • The Martyrs Die - One by One
    • It was just after midday when the fighting was still raging. Aba Thummamah as-Sa'idi approached Hussain (A) and said, "I can see that the enemy is getting very close...
    • Imam Hussain in the Battlefield
    • After he had buried the baby, he met in duel with many a man who never stood a chance of emerging alive. He then charged the enemy troops who did not stand their ground in the face of his attacks....
    • Muharram the Month of Mourning
    • Muharram is commemorates the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him). Muharram is the first month of Islamic calendar...
    • What is Ashura?
    • In the Islamic calendar, 10th day of the month of Muharram is the day of 'Ashoora, a day of mourning for all feeling Muslims....
    • AL-Hussein Ibn Ali Biography
    • In the house of the Holy Prophet, which presented the best image of both the worlds - the heaven and the earth - a child who benefited humanity as if he was Divine Impression reflecting the earth...
    • Why We Cry?
    • I Take Refuge In Allah From The Stoned Satan. In Name Of Allah The Source Of Mercy To All Of Creation; The Source Of The Mercy To The Believing Congregation. Oh Allah Bless Muhammads Soul, And Rain Down Peace on His Family ...
    • Messenger of the Karbala Revolution
    • The history of Karbala is based on two pillars: The rising of Imam al-Hussein (a.s) and the rising of Zaynab (a.s). She was an outstanding figure in the history of Karbala endowed with divine steadfastness and ...
    • The Loot
    • Eerie silence hung over the battleground Broken occasionally by drum beating sounds The carnage, the massacre, of saintly souls Caused a shudder, in Islam's true believers' fold. The massacre being over, they raided...
    • The Imam Hossein s Concepts of Religion and Leadership
    • Only now and again does there arise above the common level some rare spirit, who, having looked upon God face to face, reflects more clearly the divine purpose, and puts into practice more courageously the divine guidance...
    • Lesson From Karbala
    • Accept all physical pressure and pain always on our true faith we steadfastly remainBattle begun unjustly by oppressors brave Hussain till the end tried to guide aggressorsCombine with words, when necessary, more swor...
    • Arbaeen Anniversary of Imam Hossein
    • Condolence on the Arbaeen anniversary, marking end of a 40-day mourning period after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein ibn Ali (A.S), the third Imam of prophet Mohammad's (SAWA) .......
    • A Poem for Arbaeen
    • Written on the occasion of Arbaeen Imam Husain (A.S). Look at the heads atop the spear and the eyes that are full of tears. Husain has gone and his sister is alone, and her lonely sight is so hard to bear.......
    • The Savior of Islam
    • The waters rippled; the wind was all play,Never were they, so happy and gay,It was Muhammad"s light and Ali"s ray The Savior of Islam had come to stay.......
    • The Reasons of the Revolution
    • Imam Hussein (A.S.) did not possess the necessary force that would enable him to win; he did not even rely on those who wrote to him from Kaufa because he declared his revolution before he received their letters and...
    • Philosophy of Muharram
    • In the hot and crowded hall, muffled laments are released like sullen doves and tears roll amidst sobs like dew on the petals of trembling roses. All are focused on Hossein. All are thinking about the Master ....
    • Martyrdom In The Way of Truth
    • Imam al-Husayn (a.s) was a man of faith and action. During nights, he worshipped Allah in privacy while during the day he worked hard and guided the people. He was constantly mindful of the poor and the needy...
    • The Journey of Imam Hussein
    • Imam Hussein (as) set out from Mecca to Iraq on the day of Muslims (attempted) rising in Kufa, that is the day of Tarwiya, after staying in Mecca ...........
    • The Journey of Imam Hussein (4)
    • In the morning, he stopped and prayed the morning prayer. Then he hurried to remount and to continue the journey with his followers.......
    • The Journey of Imam Hussein (3)
    • He, peace be upon him, went on from Batn al Aqaba until he stopped at Sharaf (for the night). At dawn he ordered his boys to get water and more .........
    • The Gems
    • On Ashoor night, he called his friends So pure and noble, each was a rare GEM To induce them to leave, with their dear ones For his sake, he declared, should suffer none. With rolling tears and heads bent down ...
    • The Betrayal
    • Pin drop horrifying silence, prevailed all round The mosque of Kufa stood on hallowed ground Treachery it had witnessed time and again It was the mosque where Ali had been slain........
    • The Day Of Ashura
    • At dawn the Imam glanced over the army of Yazid and saw Umar Ibn Sad ordering his forces to march toward him.....
    • Ashura - Misrepresentations and Distortions (3)
    • Ashura - Popular Distortions and our Responsibility This is a translation of a series of four sermons delivered by the author during the month of Muharram of 1389 H. (March 1969) on the topic of the meaning and...
    • Ashura (Misrepresentations and Distortions) (1)
    • This is a translation of a series of four sermons delivered by the author during the month of Muharram of 1389 H. (March 1969) on the topic of the meaning and significance of Ashura and the martyrdom of Imam Hussein...
    • A Journey
    • It was peak of the mischief and virtues in chains; Just laws were sacked with rules insane; As the tyrants on the rise, and mass confused, offered lust with lies, and faith abused.
    • Imam Hussein (as)
    • Imam Hussein (A.S), the third Imam, was born on 3rd Sha'ban 4 A.H. in Medina. On his birth, the Holy Prophet Muhammad (A.S) prophesied that the faith of Islam would he rescued by his second grandson, Hussein (A....
    • Allah Is Known Through Imam Hussein (AS)
    • The Glorious Qur'an says:;And among you there should be some who invite to good, enjoin what is right, and forbid what is wrong, and it is they who shall be successful...
    • Elegy (Marthiya) on Hosein : Arabic and Persian
    • I propose to give here an account neither of the development, nor of the themes, of the elegy on Hosein, in Arabic or Persian, nor of the outstanding poets of elegy, the literature in both these languages is too vast for that......