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Like a dove I fly towards you – Visiting Karbala - Part 5

Like a dove I fly towards you – Visiting Karbala - Part 5

Leaving Karbala was not easy. The wida3. My heart remains there, but not without a reminder on a lesson of detachment. I was going to depart for Dubai, as I would stay in Dubai for 2 days before coming back to London. Once I got to the airport in Baghdad, one of my bags did not arrive with me for me to take to Dubai.. 

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 Like a dove I fly towards you – Visiting Karbala - Part 4

Like a dove I fly towards you – Visiting Karbala - Part 4

As for Karbala.. What can I say? Nothing can do this experience justice. On the day we departed to Karbala, we got off the coach a few hours walk before the harams of Abul Fadel’s (as) and Imam Hussain’s (as) shrines. We took off our shoes, in tribute to Sayeda Zainab, and began our walk, barefoot. 

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Like a dove I fly towards you – Visiting Karbala - Part 3

Like a dove I fly towards you – Visiting Karbala - Part 3

A highlight for me whilst in Najaf was visiting Ayatollah Sistani in his house. The house he has not left in 5 years due to those who want him dead, and even though he lives 4 minutes away from where Imam Ali (as) is buried, he cannot visit him. After the tight security checks, we sat with his eminence. I was sitting there, ................

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Role of Women in the Husayni Revolution

Role of Women in the Husayni Revolution

It is a historically foregone conclusion that Imam Hussein (a.s.) was fully aware of the fact that his opposition to the Ummayyad policy and the strong stance he took against it would only lead to his martyrdom in the way of Allah, whether he remained in the city of Medina, Mecca or any other city.

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Objectives and Aims of the Ziyarah to Imam Hussain (A.S.)

Objectives and Aims of the Ziyarah to Imam Hussain (A.S.)

Al-Shaykh Taqi al-Din Ahmad b. 'Abd al-Halim, better known as Ibn Taymiyya (661-728) held the view that pilgrimage (ziyara) to the tomb of the Prophet was forbidden, let alone pilgrimage to other tombs. He considered that travelling to make a pilgrimage to tombs where the performance of prayer was necessary, was forbidden.

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Review of Al-Maqtal al-Husayni al-Ma'thur (The Hadith-Based Martyrdom Account of Imam al-Husayn (A.S.)

Review of Al-Maqtal al-Husayni al-Ma'thur (The Hadith-Based Martyrdom Account of Imam al-Husayn (A.S.)

Review of: Al-Maqtal al-Husayni al-Ma'thur [The Hadith-Based Martyrdom Account of Imam al-Husayn], 2nd ed. by Muhammad-Jawad al-Tabasi . Tehran: Daral-Sami`, 2007. 303 pp. ISBN: 978-964-8237-33-0, Paperback. Price: 30,000 Rials

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Imam Husain's Revolution: Analytical Review

Imam Husain's Revolution: Analytical Review

This survey of the unique revolution of Imam Hussain (p.b.u.h.) is analytical in essence. The purpose of this essay is to give a qualitative rather than quantitative account. It has dealt with the causes, policy and results of this eternal revolution.

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The Revolution of Imam Hussain (A.S.)

The Revolution of Imam Hussain (A.S.)

The Son of the Prophet Was Killed-Why?” The tragedy of Karbala is not only a terrible event in the history of Islam but also an astonishing story.

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The Tragedy of Karbala - Part I

The Tragedy of Karbala - Part I

Introduction The Commemoration of Imam Hussains ( as ) has been observed by the followers of Ahl al Bayt ( members of the House of the Prophet ( saw ) ) for centuries; yet many Muslims resent it, thinking that this would divide or increase the division of the Muslims. To my understanding this argument is unsound for the following reasons :-

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Imam Hossein (a.s) In other Islamic Sects

Imam Hossein (a.s) In other Islamic Sects

Shi"ahs regard Husayn as an Imam (lord of the spiritual kingdom) and a martyr.He is believed to be the third imam. He set out on his path in order to save Islam and the Ummah from annihilation at the hands of Yazid.

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