Description :

 

This book provides an historical rendition of the events which culminated within Karbala. It is made distinct due to the fact that the rendition provided is based strictly upon narrations deemed authentic according to the conditions of the hadith scholars. The chains of narration and references have been provided for every narration.

 

 

From the author's Foreword :


The manipulation of historical facts and the distortion of the image of Islam is not a new phenomenon, especially with matters that rouse emotions in Islamic history. I am personally not aware of one that is more appealing to storytellers than the martyrdom of Imam al-?usayn, may Allah be pleased with him. For his martyrdom was truly a tragedy that has caused tears to flow and uprisings to erupt.


However, another disaster is that the martyrdom of al-?usayn has devolved into a Greek tragedy, one that pushes away those that are rational, due to the fabrications and distortions that have tarnished his great image. Does al-?usayn need fabricators to make him great?! Is he not a leader of the youth of paradise?! If that is the case, then it is high time we strip ourselves from our subjective preconceptions and learn of his history through an academic lens.


This book, as short as it may be, shall be sufficient for the reader, for the lengthy versions are riddled with fabrications. If Allah wills, this book will provide the reader with a clear perspective of what exactly transpired.





Table of Contents :

 

 

---Preface,

---A Summary of Events.

 

Part [1]. Al-Husayn during the Caliphate of Mu'awiyah,

---Al-Hasan resigns the Caliphate to Mu'awiyah,

---The Relationship of al-Hasan and al-Husayn with Mu'awiyah,

---The Enmity Between al-Hasan and al-Husayn and the Governor of Madinah Marwan bin al-Hakam,

---Mu'awiyah Seeks Pledge of Allegiance for his son Yazid,
---The Relationship Between al-Husayn and al-Walid bin 'Utbah bin Abi' Sufyan,

Part [2]. Al-Husayn During the Caliphate of Yazid,

---Al-Husayn's Reasons for Leaving Madinah for Makkah,

---Al-Husayn's Reasons forLeaving Makkah for Kufa,

---The Events that Occurred in Kufa Before the Arrival of al-Husayn,

---The Martyrdom of Al-Husayn,

---The Names of those that were Killed with al-Husayn,

---The End of 'Ubaydullah bin Ziyad and 'Umar bin Sa'd.

Appendix One : The Contradictions and Additions in the Narrations of the Historians and Storytellers that Oppose the Authentic Version of the Martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn ;

---1. The Narration of Abu Mikhnaf Lut bin Yahya [d.157h],

---2. The Late Narration of Abu Mikhnaf,

---3. The Narration of Ibn Sa'd [d.230h],

---4. The Narration of Abu Ma'shar [d.170h],

---5. The Narration of 'Ammar al-Duhani [d.133h]

---6. The Narration of Ibn Babawayh al-Qummi [d.381h],

Appendix Two : Exaggerations in Statistics,

---References.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More on the Ahl al-Bayt.

More Hadith.

 

 

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*Dimensions : 21 x 15cm.