The spectacle of Imam Husain's (a.s.) martyrdom
The spectacle of Imam Husain’s (a.s.) martyrdom in the words of Imam Mahdi (A.T.F.S.) The monumental incident of Karbala has been illustrated in historical books vividly, and at great length. However, some historians have recorded this incident without adequate research on this topic. This has robbed their works of credibility. On the contrary, their account of the incident of Karbala has become the subject of intense debates and controversies among the common Muslims. Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) has depicted the incident of Karbala in ‘Ziarate Naahiyah’, in graphic detail, highlighting the enormity of this incident. This can only be expected from Imam (a.t.f.s.), as he alone is the inheritor and successor of Imam Husain (a.s.), and knows best what atrocities were heaped on the latter in Karbala. We have mentioned below extracts from this heart wrenching account of the incident of Karabala, that underlines the grief of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.), for his grandfather, Imam Husain (a.s.). Imam (a.t.f.s.) being the Imam of his time has power over everything after Allah. When he narrates this incident, it is as if the incident actually unfolds before his very eyes. He from his ‘Ilme Ghaib’ (knowledge of the unseen) is aware of certain facets of Karbala, that even the most astute historian could never discern. That is why in many ways this is the most reliable account of Karbala. On reading this narrative,...
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