Ashura - Misrepresentations and Distortions
Martyr Ayatullah Murtada Mutahhari
Translated from the Persian by Ali Quli Qara'i
(Al-Tawhid, Vols. 13 No. 3-4, and Vol.14 No. 2)
First Sermon
Ashura - History and Popular Legend
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
All Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds and the Maker of all creation, and may Peace and benedictions be upon His servant and messenger, His beloved and elect, our master, our prophet, and our sire, Abul Qasim Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his pure, immaculate, and infallible Progeny. I seek the refuge of Allah from the accursed Satan