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Imam Husain (PBUH) in Edward G. Brown Words
05 8th, 2012“…a reminder of that blood-stained field of Karbala, where the grandson of the Apostle of God fell, at length, tortured by thirst, and surround by the bodies of his murdered kinsmen, has been at anytime since then, sufficient to evoke, even in the most lukewarm and the heedless, the deepest emotion, the most frantic grief, and an exaltation of spirit before which pain, danger, and death shrink to unconsidered trifles.”
Edward G. Brown (Professor at the University of Cambridge),
“A Literary History of Persia”,London, 1919, p.227
Dezful Ashura Cultural Institution (DACI) would like to offer its deep condolence on the death anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and the martyrdom anniversary of his elder grandson, Imam Hassan al-Mujtaba (PBUH) on Safar 28th, and also the martyrdom anniversary of the eighth Imam, Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (PBUH) on Safar 30th.
Death Anniversary of Ruqayyah Bint Al-Husain:
12 29th, 2011
Ruqayyah was the youngest daughter of Imam Husain (PBUH). She was just three or four years old.
After the martyrdom of the Imam and his followers in Karbala, the cruel enemy took her family into captivity and moved them to Sham (Damascus).
The Caravan, Part 6
12 10th, 2011
RECEIVING THE FIRST LETTERS: On Ramadan 10th, 37 days after the Imam’s arrival in Mecca, the first letters were delivered. Abdullah ibn Sabi’ al-Hamdani and Abdullah ibn Wāl al-Taymi were the first group of the letter carriers. 63
Fatima, the daughter of Imam Hassan al-Mujtaba (PBUH)
12 10th, 2011
Her teknonym (Kunya) was Umm Abdullah and her mother was a bondwoman. Regarding her glory, it would be enough to say that she is the mother of the fifth Imam, Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (PBUH). There have been many wonders wrought by this respected lady including the following story which deceased Kulayni has written in his honored book “Al-Kāfi”:
Imam Sajjad’s Martyrdom Anniversary
12 8th, 2011
Dezful Ashura Cultural Institution (D.A.C.I.) offers its condolence for the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali ibn Husain al-Sajjad (PBUH) on Muharram 12th.
Imam Husain’s Martyrdom Anniversary
12 6th, 2011
The Night before Ashura:
Imam Husain (PBUH) gathered his companions and told them his last words. Here is some part of his speech in the night before Ashura: “Beware that I know your tomorrow destiny well while fighting the enemy. I let you free to choose. I nullify my allegiance from you so that you can have this chance to leave here with peace of mind. You can go now that the darkness of night prevents the eyes to see the others.”
Roozedahom Periodical, Vol. II
11 28th, 2011
Dezful Ashura Cultural Institution (DACI) published the second volume of its English periodical in the first decade of Muharram on the occasion of Imam Husain’s martyrdom.
You can download “ROOZEDAHOM II” in PDF format. (ROOZ-E-DAHOM means the tenth day and it refers to Muharram 10th, the day of Ashura.)
The Twenty-Fifth Station: Niynawa (Karbala)
11 28th, 2011TIME OF ARRIVAL: On Thursday, on Muharram 2nd
Karbala means softness. It was a land full of thorns having soft soil and had a very short distance to Euphrates.
SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS:
Stopping the caravan from going further by the order of Hurr ibn Yazid al-Riyahi after receiving the letter of Ubaydallah ibn Ziyad; The Imam’s expression of his martyrdom and carrying his head on the spear to Zuhayr ibn al-Qayn
The Twenty-Forth Station: Qasr Bani Muqatil
11 27th, 2011TIME OF ARRIVAL: Muharram 1st, 61 A.H.
There was a palace (qasr) belonged to Muqatil ibn Hasan ibn Tha’labah in this region between Ayn Al-Tamr and Qutqutaniyyah
SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS:
The meeting between Imam Husain (PBUH) and Ubaydullah ibn Hurr Ju’afi (Imam Husain invited him to join them but he refused.); Anas ibn Hārith’s joining to the caravan