From Medina to Karbala - In the words of Imam al-Husayn

369 Pages·2020·5.825 MB·English

by  Muhammad Sadiq Najmi (translated by Muhammad Raza Fakhr Rohani)

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Translated and annotated by

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In the Words of Imam al-Kusayn

Ayatollah Muhammad-Sadiq Najmi
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Sun Behind The Cloud Publications Ltd
PO Box 15889, Birmingham, B16 6NZ
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Imam al-Husayn's Sacred Sanctuary
Karbala, Iraq
This edition first published in paperback 2012
Copyright ©Muhammad-Reza Fakhr-Rohani published in 2012
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ISBN 978-1-908110-06-0
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Contents
Abbreviations 8
Transliteration Table
9
About the Author n
Acknowledgments
x3
Translator's Introduction
x5
Maps
Figure 1: Imam al-Husayn’s Route From 18
Medina to Karbala
Figure 2: Imam al-Husayn's Route in the region
20
of Mecca
Figure 3: The Region of Karbala at the Time of 21
Imam al-Husayn's Movement
Part One: From Medina to Mecca
1: Addressing the Governor of Medina
23
2: In Response to Marwan b. al-Hakam 29
3: By the Shrine His Grandfather (1) 34
4: By the Shrine of His Grandfather (2) 37
5: In Response to ‘Umar al-Atraf 40
6: In Response to Lady Umm Salamah 43
7: In Response to Muhammad al-Hanafiyyah 47
8: Imam al-Husayn's Last Will and Testament
5i
9: Imam al-Husayn's Remark While Departing Medina 55
10: While Entering Mecca 58
11: In Response to ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Umar 61
12: A Letter to the Hashimids 69
13: Imam al-Husayn b. ‘All's Letter to the
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Inhabitants of Basrah
14: Imam al-Husayn b. ‘All's Letter in Response 76
to the Letters of the Kufans
15: A Letter to Muslim b. ‘Aqll 80
16: Imam al-Husayn's Sermon at Mecca 83
17: In Response to Ibn ‘Abbas 88
18: In Response to ‘Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr 93
Part Two: From Mecca to Karbala
19: In Response to Muhammad b. al-Hanafiyyah 100
20: In Reply to ‘Abd Allah b. Ja‘far and ‘Amr b. Sa‘ld 107
21: With al-Farazdaq 111
22: A Suggestion to the Cameleers 115
23: The Second Letter to the Inhabitants of Kufa 118
24: On Route to al-Kufa 123
25: In Response to Lady Zaynab 130
26: At al-Tha‘lablyyah 133
27: At al-Tha‘lab!yyah: In Response to a Query 137
28: In Response to Another Query 140
29: At al-Shuquq 144
30: At al-Zubalah 147
31: At Batn al-‘Aqabah 151
32: Imam al-Husayn's Speech after the Noon Prayer in Sharaf 154
33: Imam al-Husayn's Second Speech in Sharaf 158
34: In Response to al-Hurr 163
35: At al-Baydah 166
36: In Response to Abu Hiram 173
37: In Response to Tirimmah b. ‘Uday and his Associates 176
38: A Conversation with ‘Ubayd Allah b. al-Hurr al-Ju‘fi 181
39: In Response to ‘Amr b. Qays and His Cousin 186
40: Near Karbala 190
Part Three: In Karbala
41: On Arriving in Karbala 194
42: Imam al-Husayn's Sermon after Arriving in Karbala 198
43: A Letter to Muhammad b. al-Hanaftyyah
202
44: In Response to Ibn Zlyad's Letter 205
45: With ‘Umar b. Sa‘d 208
46: Imam al-Husayn's Discourse on the Tas‘a Afternoon 211
47: Imam al-Husayn's Sermon on the Eve of Ashura 215
48: Another Epic in the words of Imam al-Husayn 221
49: Imam al-Husayn's Poems and Advice 225
to his Sisters and Wives on the Eve of Ashura
50: Imam al-Husayn's Qur’an Recitation on the Eve of Ashura 228
51: Imam al-Husayn's Dream on the Eve of Ashura 232
52: Seek Help from Perseverance and Prayer 235
53: Imam al-Husayn's Supplication on Ashura Morning 239
54: Imam al-Husayn's First Speech on Ashura 242
55: Imam al-Husayn's Second Speech on Ashura 253
56: The Curses Imam al-Husayn Invoked 261
57: An Address to ‘Umar b. Sa‘d 265
58: An Address to Harthamah 270
59: In Response to ‘Amr b. al-Hajjaj
273
60: Addressing His Companions at the Outset of the Battle 276
61: The Causes of Allah's Wrath 279
62: Imam al-Husayn's Statements at the 282
Time of His Companions Martyrdom
63: The Final Departure 335
64: Imam al-Husayn's War Poems on the Battlefield 348
65: A World Charter 35i
66: The Last Supplication of Imam al-Husayn 355
Bibliography 358
Abbreviations
• A.H., (in dates, anno Hegirae) Arabic-cum-Islamic lunar calendar
• b., (Arabic ibn) son of
• bt., (Arabic bint) daughter of
d., (followed by dates) died
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r./eigned
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• Sh./amsi, Persian-cum-Islamic solar calendar
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