Lohoof (Sighs of Sorrow) chapter2

Lohoof Sighs of Sorrow

Chapter2

The Journey of Imam Husain

The Journey of Imam Husain

from Kitab al Irshad by Shaykh al Mufid, Pages 305 – 326

Chapter one

Imam Husain (as) sets out on his Journey

Al Husain, the blessings of God be on him, set out from Mecca to Iraq on the day of Muslim's (attempted) rising in Kufa, that is the day of Tarwiya, after staying in Mecca for the rest of Shaban, the month of Ramadhan, Shawwal and Dhu al Qada and eight days of Dhu- al-Hijja in the year 60 A.H. (680).

Ashura

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