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Imam Hussain ibn Ali (a.s)

Ahle Bait (a.s.)

Who is Husain (a.s.)

Reading Time: 3 minutesPersonality of Imam Husain (a.s.) is unmatched on many counts, like genealogy for instance. If only the Muslims had paid attention to these virtues, they would have no difficulty in choosing him (a.s.) over tyrants like Muawiyah and Yazid. Here is an interesting report on how the [...]

Muharram

Imam Husain (a.s.)

Imams (a.s.) embraced martyrdom out of submission NOT suicide

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe skeptics claim that the Imams (a.s.) so long as they knew the result of their actions (martyrdom in Karbala, death through poisonous grapes, etc) could be guilty of suicide (self-destruction) which Allah has forbidden in this verse: وَلاَ تُلْقُواْ بِأَيْدِيكُمْ إِلَى التَّهْلُكَةِ …and cast not yourselves [...]

Mourning

Martyrs are alive – Example of Jafar al-Tayyar (a.s.)

Reading Time: 2 minutesCritics of mourning (azadari) claim that once dead, all Muslims, including the martyrs, are as lifeless as stones and do not retain any hearing, sight or capability for that matter. Hence, they [...]

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