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Husayn; the Saviour of Islam

Author: Mir Ahmad Ali
Publisher: Ansariyan Publications – Qum
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• Foreword
• Introduction
• Husayn the King of Martyrs
• The Importance of the Context
• The Whole Human Race- One Family
• How the Human Family Got Divided
• The Man-Made gods and Deities
• The Guidance from God
• Humanity and its Guidance
• Supplement
• The Seed of Abraham caused to grow in the wilderness
• Abraham tested with a sacrifice
• Abraham declared Truthful, but the Sacrifice, postponed
• The Failure of Judaism and Christianity
• The Darkened Earth
• The Land of Advent of the Last Apostle of God
• The Darkness Demanded the Promised Light
• The Lord's Covenant with Abraham Fulfilled
• Heaven's Announcement of the Advent of the Last Apostle of God
• The Last Apostle of God
• Islam the Universal Religion for Mankind
• The Holy Qur'an, the Word of God
• To Destroy Islam is to Destroy Humanity
• The Fate of the Apostolic Missions, Previous to the Holy Prophet Muhammad
• Divine Measures to Secure the Final Word of God for Ever
• The Divinely Planned Measure for an Everlasting Guidance to Humanity
• The Other Reference Used
• Fatima Married to Ali
• Husayn's Father
• Husayn's advent dreamt by Lady Ummul Fadhl
• Husayn arrives on Earth
• Husayn's Martyrdom Prophesied
• Husayn a Duplicate Muhammad
• Heaven's Regard for Hasan and Husayn
• The Holy Prophet's Personal Regard for Husayn
• The Declaration of the Holy Prophet about Husayn
• The Ancient Prophets-informed of the Great Sacrifices
• Every Prophet had appointed his Successor
• The Holy Prophet Muhammad appoints his Successor
• The Holy Prophet's declaration
• The Start of the Trouble
• The Logical Inference
• The Funeral of the Holy Prophet
• History repeats itself
• The Love of the World-Maddens man
• Karbala's Foundation laid
• The Fate of the Caliphate
• What happened to the Directive from God
• Man cautioned against the Disobedience to God and the Holy Prophet
• The Sense of Discretion and Discrimination
• A Point of Note for False Unitarianism
• Goodness and Evil, can undo each other
• The Successor to the First Caliph Nominated
• The Successor to the Second Caliph Co-opted
• Fatimah's house attacked
• Ali to exercise patience
• Fatimah's house threatened with fire
• Fatimah wounded
• Ali's patience
• Ali arrested
• Ali reads out Salman's mind
• Salman is of us the Ahlut-Bayt
• The open enmity becomes settled hypocrisy
• The three classes of the people- The believers, the disbelievers and the Hypocrites
• What happened to the Hypocrites
• The Possible and the Acceptable Answer
• The Life in the House of the Ahlul Bayt
• Fatimah's Position
• The miserable plight of the Holy Lady
• Fatima Martyred: Succumbing To the Wound
• Hasan about 8 years
• Husayn about 7 years
• Zainab (daughter) about 6 years
• Umm Kulthoom (daughter) about 5 years
• The Ahlul Bayt knew their lot, beforehand
• Ali's Regard for Fatimah
• The Holy Qur'an - Its Compilation
• The Devil's plan frustrated
• Miracles- Their Value and Significance
• The Biggest Miracles of the Holy Prophet
• The Succession to an Apostle of God
• The Imamat, promised to Abraham
• The Logical Identification of an Imam
• The Importance of the Choice of the Right Imam
• Every Individual Responsible for His Own Choice
• The Door of Pardon for Sincere Repentance open
• Redemption or Intercession through the Right means Possible
• What is Imamat?
• The Start of the Imamat of Ali
• Ali as the Imam
• The Position of an Imam
• Tenure of the Caliphate started at the Saqeefa
• Ali Resembles the Holy Prophet
• Car gonaahi bakoni dar shab- e- Aadeena bakon
• Taake az Sadr nasheenaane Jahannam baashi
• Ali during the age of the three Caliphates
• The Religious Landmarks of the age- Ali witnessed
• Ali Weds Lady Ummul-Baneen
• The Alliance for a Holy Cause
• ‘Abbas the Standard-Bearer of Husayn arrives
• The Caliphate thrust upon Ali
• The state of affairs - Ali was offered
• The unique position of Ali
• Comparing Ali to others
• Husayn intercedes for Shimr
• Hasan receives the Imamat
• The Ahlul Bayt and the Temporal Power
• Ad-donya jeefaton wa tullaboha Kilab
• The Age of Political intrigucs and murderous plots
• Hasan Martyred
• Hasan's advice to Husayn
• Hasan's Body shot at
• The fate of the devotees of the House of the Holy Prophet
• The Fate of the Faith
• Hasan's Services and Sufferings
• The Truth underlying the Sex difference in the Creation
• Saheeh- correct Ghalat- wrong or false
• M'otabar- reliable Ghaira M'otabar- unreliable
• Mustanad-certified Ghaira Mustanad-uncertified
• Musalsal- continuously related Ghaira Musalsal-not continuously related
• The Sulhe-Hudaibiah Repeated
• A Liar has no Memory
• Had Womanhood gone Mad
• The False Allegation against Hasan as well as Ali
• Hasan's Patience-the Reason for it
• Husayn takes charge of the Imamat
• The Ruling Power and the Ahlul Bayt
• A Wonderful Act of Pure Godliness
• The Situation That Demanded another 'Muhammad' To Rescue the Correct Faith
• Husayn prophesies His Son's Martyrdom
• The Call from the Governor
• Husayn decides to leave Madina
• The Holy Imam's Determination
• The Situation Worsens and the Atmosphere Gets Totally Darkened
• Husayn at Mecca and the Deputation from Kufa
• Muslim the Holy Imam's Deputy to Kufa
• Muslim in Kufa
• Muslim sends out His Children with His Message to the Holy Imam
• Muslim Arrested and Martyred
• Children of Muslim Martyred
• No Refuge for the Holy Imam Even in the Holy Ka'ba
• Husayn saves the Sanctity of the Great Sanctuary
• The Holy Imam Learns of the Fate of His Deputy, Muslim
• Where should Husayn go?
• Water stored for the Enemies
• The Hunt for the Holy Imam
• Husayn saves the Enemies from Death
• The Prophesied Desert of Karbala
• The Holy Imam points out the destined Spots
• Husayn Purchases the Site for the Graves of the Martyrs
• Arrival of Yazid's Forces
• Yazid's Army at Karbala
• No Room for any Criticism left
• Husayn besieged at Karbala
• Water Supply to Husayn's Camp Cut Off
• Enemy Decides to Attack
• The Holy lmam and Ibn Sa'd confer
• The Night before the 10th Muharram
• The Final Shifting
• ‘Abbas the Brave, Guards the Camp of the Holy Imam
• The Night in the Yazidian Camp
• The Holy Imam's Last Prayer with His Devotees on Earth
• The Imam of the kind, never did appear
• Sermon of the Holy Imam on the Day of Ashoora
• Hurr joins the Holy Imam
• The Battle of Truth against Falsehood
• Zainab sends her two Young Sons
• Qasim, son of Hasan
• ‘Abbas the Brave-The Standard Bearer
• Ali al-Akbar's Martyrdom
• Husayn stands alone
• Baby Ali al-Asghar comes into the field
• The Messenger from Madina
• The Final Separation
• Husayn hands over the Charge of the Imamat
• The Parting Advice to Zainab and Umm Kulthoom
• Husayn in the Battlefield to Offer the Greatest Sacrifice for the Truth
• The Last Call of the Holy Imam in the Way of the Lord
• The Severed Head of Husayn Glorifies God
• Bodies of the Martyrs Trampled by the Devil's Cavalry
• Husayn's Camp Plundered and Set on Fire
• The Looted Caravan
• The Tortures of the Journey
• The Divine Light Shines Out
• The Severed Head of Husayn Recites the Word of God
• The Captives in Damascus
• The Old Testament Prophesies The Martyrdom
• Who was Victorious, Yazid or Husayn?
• What is 'Shahadat' or Martyrdom
• Jesus and Husayn
• The Martyrs of Karbala-the Kind of Men they were
• The Companions of Husayn and those of the Holy Prophet
• Brief Notes on Some of Those Martyred in Kufa and Karbala
• Both from Kufa who joined the Holy Imam at Karbala
• Husayn the International Hero
• Husayn, the King of Martyrs
• Where is Yazid?
• The Friends and Foes of the Truth, Clear Distinction
• The King of Martyrs Mourned
• Husayn's Martyrdom Prophesied in the Old Testament
• Shia'ism or Islam-Original
• What is Shia'ism?
• Why then call it Shia'ism and not Islam?
• Shia'ism-Its Articles of Faith and Its Practice
• The Last Day of the Final Judgment (Qiamat)
• Prayer wajib Rak’ats or units Sunnat
• Intercession or Shafa'at
• The Houses of Miracles and response to Prayers
• Respect, Regard and Reverence to the Sacred Emblems
• Some Guiding Clarifications
• Sajdah
• Prayer before Any Object
• Dedication of any Place as Memorial with Regard for it
• Remembrance of the Righteous Ones
• 'Seena-Zani' or the Chest-Beating
• What is an Alam?
• Alam or the Emblem
• Majlis al-Aza or the Mourning Congregations
• The Decree of the Holy Imam
• The Definition of 'Ijtehad'
• Consolidated View of the Account as a Whole and the Co-relation of the Events
• Conclusion
• Husayn of Karbala