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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
The Story of Karbala: Imam Hussain and His Great Sacrifice
For Details about the tragedy of Karbala - Click on links below
Karbala and the Imam Husayn in Persian and Indo-Muslim literature By Annemarie Schimmel, Harvard University, Al-Serat, Vol XII (1986)
The Excellences of the Imam Husayn in Sunni Hadith Tradition by M. Ayoub, University of Toronto
Karbala, When The Skies Wept Blood - Documentary (Youtube Link)
Illustrated Story of Karbala from Ummah.net
The Tragedy of Kerbala: Imam Hussain's Martyrdom - from two leading credible sources
The Victory of Truth: The Life of Zaynab bint 'Ali by M H Bilgrami
Imam Husain And His Martyrdom - lecture by Abdullah Yusuf Ali (renowned translator and commentator on Holy Quran) - 1931
Related Posts:
The Message of Karbala - by Hassan Abbas, 2011
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2 comments:
Another excellent article on the subject:
Ashura and the Legacy of Imam Husain : By Sadullah Khan - http://www.almadinainstitute.org/news/ashura-and-the-legacy-of-imam-husain-by-sadullah-khan/
Thank you for posting these very informative articles - balanced, accurate and above any sectarian division.
Omar Tufail
Informative Article thanks for sharing dear.
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