Imam Hussein

 A Marthiyaa of Mir Anis,
translated into English verse by David Matthews
The sun had run his journey o\'er the night;
Unveiled, the Dawn revealed her glorious face.
The King who rides the heavens saw her light
And called his brave companions to their place.
\'The time has come at last; to God give praise;
Arise! In fitting prayer your voices raise.
Brave hearts! For strife and slaughter dawns this day;
Here the blood of Muhammad\'s race will flow.\'
Zahra\'s darling, honoured, seeks the fray;
The

 In His Name, The Most High

The Sermon of Mina
Al- 'Imam al Husayn's Everlasting
Message to Religious Leaders

In the year 60/680, al-'Imam al-Husayn (A) stayed for about three months at Makkah in the course of his movement against the succession of Yazid, the degenerate son of Mu'awiah, to the Caliphate. Yazid had assumed the leadership of the Islamic world on Mu'awiah's death in Rajab 60/ March 680. his way of life was representative of the common among the youth of the Umayyad

 The pilgrimage to the holy shrines of the Prophets, Imams, and saints is called Ziyara. It is different from the ritual pilgrimage to Mecca, which is called Hajj. Hajj however is obligatory upon every Muslim man and woman under specific conditions, whereas Ziyara is not obligatory. Yet, it is much recommended in the innumerable narrations of the Prophet and the Imams who have stated about the rewards of those who perfor

The pilgrimage to the holy shrines of the Prophets, Imams, and

 SURA-E-FATEHA

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Today is the first night of Moharram - the start of a new Islamic year.

We do not greet it with merry-making, nor celebrate it by holding parties. Our hearts are filled with sadness and grief because we remember those martyrs who were killed in Kerbala.

For the next twelve days and nights, we hold Majaalis-e-Husayn to mourn the death of Imam Husayn, his family and companions.

The word 'majaalis' means seatings where people gather and sit.

 Are we true to Imam Hussain [as]?

"If Husayn was one of us, we would have put up a flag and a minaret for him in every part of the earth and called the people to Christianity!" - Antoine Bara.

It isn't uncommon to hear people say "How fast Muharram has come and gone!" after the day of Ashura. For many of us, the climax of this period of mourning is the recitation of the Maqtal (martyrdom epic) of Imam Husayn (a) on the day of Ashura. While there is a quieter, deeper atmosphere of

 Al-Sayeda Zainab (p.b.u.h.) was born in the holy city of al- Madina al-Monawara on the 5th Jamadi-ul-Awwal in the 5th year of Hijrah /627 A.D.
Her Holiness became famous for her knowledge of the Holy Qu'ran and virtuous life. Her character she reflected the best attributes. In sobriety and serenity she was likened to Umm-al-Mumineen al-Sayeda Khadija (p.b.u.h.), her Grand-Mother, in chastity and modesty to her Holy Mother Fatima al-Zahra (p.b.u.h.) and in eloquence to her Holy

In the Name of Allah, the All-Beneficent, the Most Merciful. All Praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds and the Maker of all creation, and may Peace and benedictions be upon His servant and messenger, His beloved and elect, our master, our prophet, and our sire, Abu al-Qasim Muhammad, may Allah bless him and his pure, immaculate, and infallible Progeny.

I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Satan: “So for their breaking their compact We cursed them and made their hearst hard

 The Imam commenced his speech thus: "I thank Allah to the best of my ability and praise Him during the time of weal and woe. a Lord! I thank You because You have honored us by means of Prophethoodt taught us the Qur'an, made us comprehend the religion and its commandments, granted us eyes, ears and hearts; kept us free from the pollution of polytheism and then enabled us to thank You for Your blessings. It is a fact that I am not aware of any companions more faithful and honest than my

The Epic of Imam Husain

In this, the sixth programme in our series, we look at the many letters of invitation sent by the people of Kufa in Iraq to Imam Husain (PBUH), declaring their support for him and inviting him to come to Iraq. When the people of Kufa learnt that the tyrant Mu’awiya had died, and that the Prophet's grandson had refused to acknowledge the rule of the ungodly Yazid, it didn't take very long for the people of Kufa to find out that Yazid was certainly not the right