Mas’ada narrates: One day, Imam (peace be upon him) was passing by a group of poor people. They had spread out a cloth and placed some pieces of bread on it. They asked the Imam (peace be upon him) to join them in their meal. The Imam (peace be upon him) immediately accepted, sat with […]

Before the Imam (peace be upon him) arrived in Iraq, Ibn Ziyad was busy preparing his army. He appointed Umar ibn Sa’ad as the commander of the army before the Imam (peace be upon him) entered Karbala, and on the third of Muharram, Umar ibn Sa’ad entered Karbala with four thousand men. In important matters, […]

The companions and family of Imam (peace be upon him), according to Mas’udi in “Muruj al-Dhahab,” were five hundred horsemen and one hundred foot soldiers. The number of those killed on the day of Ashura was eighty-seven. According to al-Tabari, citing his chain of narrators from Ammar al-Dahni from Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (peace be upon […]

Sayyid Ibn Tawus (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates in his book “Luhuf” that Omar ibn Sa’ad entered Karbala with four thousand men, and afterwards, Ibn Ziyad sent reinforcements, so that by the sixth of Muharram, twenty thousand men had gathered. Although we do not know exactly how many were in the army of […]

Zuhair ibn al-Qin was not a descendant of Ali, but an Ottoman. On the way, he had the honor of conversing with Imam Hussein (peace be upon him). His speeches in various situations reveal his position. When Zuhair embraced the cause of Hussein, he was aware that he was entering a battle against the Umayyads. […]

Zuhayr ibn Qayn, this brave and noble man, was one of the greatest supporters of the martyred Imam. Imam Husayn (peace be upon him) entrusted the right wing of his small army to Zuhayr. In battle, he was one of the greatest heroes and martyrs, and it was he who suggested to the Imam (peace […]

As mentioned earlier, the Arbaeen pilgrimage is a ritual deeply rooted in the traditions of the Shia Imams. During the occultation of Imam Al-Mahdi (aj), this pilgrimage, along with the Arbaeen walking ceremony, has been recommended by many scholars. However, it was only after the fall of Saddam Hussein that this ritual could be held […]

In an authentic narration from Sama’a, it is reported: “Gabriel brought the news of the martyrdom of Husayn (peace be upon him) to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family), while he was in the house of Umm Salama. Then Husayn (peace be upon him) entered, and Gabriel said: ‘Your nation will kill […]

In an authentic narration from Ibn Ri’ab, it is narrated that Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “When Fatimah (peace be upon her) was pregnant with al-Husayn (peace be upon him), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) told her: ‘Allah has granted you a child whose name is al-Husayn, […]

The companions of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him), although the best of companions, as he himself said on the night of Ashura: “For I do not know of any companions more loyal and better than my companions, nor any family more righteous and closer than my family. May Allah reward you on my behalf.” […]