Imam Husain(A.S.)-The Chief of Martyrs

Every body recognizes the high rank of Imam Husayn (a.s.).His grandfather is the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.). The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.)was always describing Imam Husayn (a.s.), that he is the counter-balance of the Holy Quran. And in other tradition he (s.a.w.) declared that Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.) shall always remain an Imam whether he rises (rebelled against the oppressors) or not. He (s.a.w.) also insisted that the Muslims should love Imam Husayn (a.s.) and adhere to his teachings. Anyhow, it is well-known that Imam Husayn (a.s.) is the best person of his era after his father and elder brother. As it is known that Imam Husayn had rose up against the authority of Yazid ibn Mu`awiyah to fulfill his duty toward the Holy Quran and his Holy grandfather (s.a.w.) when he noticed that the Umayyad caliphs had exceeded the limits of Islam with their oppression and injustice. Imam Husayn (a.s.) followed the tradition of his grandfather, namely, "He who sees an oppressor and tyrant ruler, who is

Having seen Yazid’s perversities cited by prominent Sunni authorities, let us now look at the contents of the Traditions of the Prophet (S), as reported by the Sunni authorities For our purposes today, we shall dwell upon only those Traditions reported in Sahih Bukhari. As known by the majority of the people, to the Sunnis as well as the Wahabis, this book is regarded as the most authentic, surpassed only by the Holy Quran. To them, Traditions from this book are most reliable, beyond any doubt! In Tradition Number 180 on page 147 of Volume Nine , it is stated that : “Amr bin Yahya bin Said bin Amr bin Said said: ‘My grandfather narrated to me thus: I was in the company of Abu Hurayra and Marwan in the mosque of the Prophet (S) in Madina. Abu Hurayra then said: I heard the truthful and trusted by Allah (i.e. the Prophet (S)) saying, “The destruction of my followers will be through the hands of young men from Quraish.” Marwan retorted: ‘May the curse of Allah be on these

In brief, these acts are narrated by Sheikh Abdallah S. Farsy, on pages 29 to 41, and they are as follows : 1. He ordered his Governor of Madina, Khalid bin Hakam, to extract oath of allegiance from Husayn bin Ali bin Abi Talib, Abdullah bin Umar bin Al Khattab, Abdullah bin Al Abbas and Abdullah bin Zubair. (By then Abdur Rahman bin Abu Bakr was dead). The order was “He should make it absolutely sure that they accepted Yazid as the Caliph of all Muslims. If they refused to do so, then their properties should be confiscated, their marriages nullified, and their slaves be declared free.” 2. When the governor wanted to impose Yazid’s terms on Imam Husayn and Abdullah bin Zubair, they asked him to wait till the following day. Sheikh Abdallah Saleh Farsy reports (page 30) that “On reaching their homes, they bade farewell to their kith and kin and went secretly to Mecca, which was the haven of safety for them…” When Yazid came to know about this, he was outraged and “revoked

Before Yazid’s reign in 60 A.H., his father, Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan, ruled over the Muslims. Both, the father and the grandfather, accepted Islam only as a measure of last resort, after the recapture of Mecca and their defeat as leaders of intense opposition against Prophet Muhammad (S). This is the same Muawiya who, not only rebelled and waged a war against “The Fourth Caliph” (Imam Ali bin Abi Talib a. s.), who had been elected by the Muslims to be their Caliph, but also opposed and fought Imam Hasan (the brother of Imam Husayn a. s.), who, according to Sheikh Abdallah S. Farsy, “was murdered by being poisoned” by Yazid, the so called Amirul Mu’minin! (Refer Sheikh Abdallah S. Farsy’s book Maisha ya Sayyidnal Hasan (The Biography of Sayyidna Hasan) p. 24, 1999 ed., published by Adam Traders, Mombasa. Ten years before he was poisoned, Imam Hasan had signed a ceasefire agreement with Yazid’s father, Muawiya, after an intense battle. In his book, on page 16, Sheikh Abda

Ziyad was a very intelligent man, a good politician, wise and a shia of Alee  (a.s) , who made him a governor in Fars. When Muawiya joined Ziyad to himself (by saying that you are son of Aboo Sufiyan and my brother) he turned into the worst enemy of the family (of the Prophet) and Shi'ee of Alee (a.s)   and he is the one who killed Hujr Ibn Adi  and his people ... Source: Lisan al-Mizan Asqalani Vol 3, Pg.  #  531 " Ziyad  (لعنت اللہ)  was always in search of the Shiites of Alee   (عليه السلام)  and killed them , when Hassan Ibn Alee   (عليه السلام)    heard it he prayed to Allah (swt) and said: "O my Allah (swt) put his death soon, because death is his punishment".  Source: Majmahul Zawahid Haithami Vol 6, Pg.  #  408 This has also been recorded in:  Mohjam al-Kabir Tabarani Vol 3, Pg.  #  68, Siyar Ahlam Nobala Zahabi Vol 3, Pg.  #  496, Tarikh al-Islam Zahabi Vol 4, Pg.  #  210 Ibn Ziyad now as a governor for Yazid (la) set

Source: Minhaj Al-Sunnah Vol 6, Pg.  #  201 Muawiyah Paves The Way During this  reign of  Muawiya's  (l.a)  he appointed  Ziyad Ibn Sumaya  (l.a) in charge of Kufah and surrounding areas. In this period and even before  many loyal supporters of Ahlulbayt (a.s) were systematically murdered. Before Muawiyah's  (la)  passed away he had appointed his son Yazid  (la)  as his successor. Yazid (la) followed in the lines of his cursed father and now had appointed the son of  Ziyad Ibn Sumaya known as Ibn Ziyad   (la) to take his demonic position إذ لجأ بنو أمية إلى الفتك بمحبي أهل البيت وإذلالهم. فقتلوا حجر بن عدي صبراً في عهد معاوية لأنه أنكر سب علي على المنابر “The Umayyad's killed and humiliated the lovers of Ahlulbayt  (a.s) , and ruthlessly killed Hujr bin Adi  during Muawiyah's reign on account of his criticism of their act of cursing Imam Alee (a.s) from the pulpits” Source: Hasan bin Farhan al-Maliki ‘Qeraah fi Kutub al-Aqaed’, Pg.  #   170

In order to understand the political, social and economical situation of Kufa prior to the event of Karbalah one needs to delve into the history in order to get a clear picture of how  Kufa was developed into a state. It was founded during the leadership of Umar Ibn Khataab  (la), and it was inhabited by more than one thousand Companions of the  Prophet  (saw)   including twenty-four who had participated in the battle of Badr. Notable Sunni scholars such as  Allamah Shibli Naumani in his famous book 'Al-Farooq' had praised Umar ibn Khataab (la) for the construction of city of Kufa:- "When a number of cities were conquered, Saad bin Waqqas wrote to Omer that Arabs are becoming spoiled (with all the successes), Omer wrote back to find a spot that has both land and sea strategic importance. Hence Suleiman Hazeefah choose the land of Kufa and named it such. The city was founded in 17 AH and, as Omar had expressly commanded, houses sufficient to lodge forty

The enemy's of Ahlulbayt  (a.s)  have perpetuated lies that the Shi'ee had been responsible for the tragedy that transpired in Karbala . The purpose of this article is to refute such claims and bring to light the true face of the enemy. Firstly it is important to establish the term 'Shi'ee' in early Islamic history. One finds it perplexing that the term ‘Ahle Sunnah’ was non existent in early Islamic history and those who comprise of ‘Ahl Sunnah’ today were actually once referred to as ‘Shias’! Unknown to many, the first Shi'ee encompassed all the groups that would later be deemed the present day 'Sunni' and 'Shi'ee' . Thus it is essential for one to distinguish which group of Shi'ee were responsible. The ‘Twelver Imami Shi'ee’ in those days were called ‘Rafidhi’ (Rejectors).  It was these religiously affiliated Shias that are known as ‘Imami Shia’ today. The  ‘Imami Shia’  never accepted the Khalifat of Aboo Bakr , Umar

Matam  or the beating of the chest is a ritual Shias do during the Islamic month of Maharrum and Safar.   It is one of the most confused, misinterpreted concepts in the Shia sect, after mutha of course (heh)  I feel like this subject is very touchy and emotional for Shias, and for Sunnis it is very confusing. Outwardly it appears that Shias are harming themselves and the question comes up isn’t self-harm haram.  I hope I can make sense of what matam is about and give my personal opinion on it. This is all from personal experience, not from any other resources I was born and raised Shia so these customs and traditions were normal to me and I never questioned it. Never had a reason to either, I believed in it and I understood why we did it. For those of you who don’t know the story of Karbala, definitely read on it, it will give you more insight. But growing up it was always tradition for me. You heard poetry in the beginning of the program then listened to a speech

There is whole history behind our protest against yazeediat and our love for Imam hussain a.s . we do matam because we love our Imam Hussain (a.s.) I have lot of verses and hadeeth pak to prove matamdari which i would like to share with all of you who are unaware and don't know about the matam and mourning for our imam a.s. we have been doing mourning since the time of prophet Mohammad (s.a.w) when Hazrat Muhammad (s.a.w) said his followers to do matam on the martyrdom of Hazrat Hamza .      We do matam as a sign of remembrance for Imam Hussain (as). look at these hadiths, if these holy people can do matam then we shia's can do matam as well, Here is a reference from the Quran related to matam: In Surah adh-Dhaariyaat we read that Sara (as) struck her face when she was told that she would conceive a baby. "Then came forward his wife in grief, she smote her face and said (what! I) An old barren woman?" (Quran 51:29) Smote means to