A Prayer
In the name and by the Grace of the Innocent Martyr
Imam Husayn bin Ali bin Abu Talib (a.s.), I beseech you,
O Allah, to forgive us our sins and grant us peace in this world
and in the hereafter, proximity to the Ma’sumeen (infallible ones) peace be on them.
- The Hidden Truth about Karbala
- Dedication of the first Edition
- Dedication of The second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Introduction to the First Edition
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Chapter 1: Preamble
- Chapter 2: Historical Background
- Chapter 3: The Antagonists
- Chapter 4: Nomination of Ali to the Caliphate by the Prophet (S)
- (1) The Feast of Youm ad-Dar
- (2) The Night of Emigration
- (3) The Bond of Brotherhood
- (4) The Sura of at-Tawba
- (5) Mubahala
- (6) Madinatul Ilm (the city of knowledge)
- (7) Ghadir Khum
- (8) Authenticity of the event of Ghadir Khum
- (9) The Last Will
- (10) The Oral Will
- (11) Miscellaneous Traditions
- Conclusion
- Chapter 5: The Intrigue
- Chapter 6: Attributing fallibility to the Prophet
- Chapter 7: Hadith
- Chapter 8: Mutilation of the Concept of Jihad
- Chapter 9: Mutilation of the Concept of Zakat and Khums
- Chapter 10: The Caliphate
- Chapter 11: Imam Ali, The only Caliph by Public Choice
- Chapter 12: Imamate
- Chapter 13: The Muslim Empire
- Chapter 14: Yazid bin Mu’awiya bin Abu Sufyan
- Chapter 15: Imam Husayn migrates to Mecca
- Chapter 16: Muslim bin Aqeel: Imam Husayn’s Ambassador to Kufa
- Chapter 17: Imam Husayn’s Migration from Mecca
- Chapter 18: Imam Husayn’s journey to Karbala
- Chapter 19: Yazid’s forces gather at Karbala
- Chapter 20: Seventh and eighth of Muharram
- Chapter 21: The Ninth of Muharram
- Chapter 22: Ashura; the Tenth of Muharram
- Chapter 23: The Martyrs
- Chapter 24: The Burial of the Martyrs
- Chapter 25: Persecution after Karbala
- Chapter 26: Miracles
- Chapter 27: Persecution of the Shia
- Part A: Demolition of the Shrines
- Part B: Persecution of the Shia by the Umayyads
- Persecution of the Shia by Mu’awiya from 11 to 30 AH
- (1) Sa’d bin Ubadah
- (2) Malik bin Nuwayra
- (3) The Tribes of Kinda and Hadhramaut
- (4) Abu Sa’eed Khalid bin Sa’eed bin al-Aas bin Umayya
- (5) Ubay bin Ka’b bin Qais al-Khazraji al-Ansari
- (6) Bilal bin Rabah al-Habashi
- (7) Al-Hurmuzan
- (8) Abu Dharr Jundab bin Junadah al-Ghifari
- (9) Al-Miqdad bin Amr
- (10) Salman al-Farsi
- (11) The Martyrs in the Battle of al-Jamal
- (12) Uthman bin Hunaif al-Ansari
- (13) The Martyrs in the Battle of an-Nahrawan
- (14) The Martyrs in the Battle of Siffin
- (15) Ammar bin Yasir
- (16) Hashim bin Utba bin Abi Waqqas az-Zohri
- (17) Owais al-Qurani
- (18) Huthaifa bin al-Yaman’s sons Sagwan and Sa’eed
- (19) Malik bin al-Harith al-Ashtari
- (20) Kinana bin Bishr
- (21) Muhammad bin Abu Bakr
- (22) A’yan bin Dhubay’ah
- (23) Muhammad bin Abi Huthaifa
- (24) Maytham at-Tammar
- Persecution by Mu’awiya between 30-60 AH
- Between 61 to 64 AH under Yazid bin Mu’awiya
- The Shia Martyred between 64 & 73 AH under Abdullah ibn az-Zubair’s rule
- Persecution between 64 to 85 AH, by Marwan and his son Abdul Melik
- Persecution of the Shia by Mu’awiya from 11 to 30 AH
- Part C: Persecution of the Shia by the Abbasid kings
- [1] Abul Abbas as-Saffah (133–137 AH)
- [2] Abu Ja’far al-Mansur ad-Dawaniqi (137–159 A H)
- [3] Muhammad al-Mahdi (157-169 A H)
- [4] Abu Muhammad Musa al-Hadi (169-170 A H)
- [5] Haroon ar-Rashid (170-193 A H)
- [6] Abdullah al-Ma’mun (198- 218 AH)
- [7] Al-Mu’tasim Billah (218-227 A H)
- [8] Al-Mutawakkil `Alallah (232-247AH)
- Part D: Persecuton of the Shia during the Period when a Multitude of Caliphs came to Rule the Muslim World
- Part E: Persecution under the Mongols and Recent Times
- Appendix: The Martyrs at Karbala
- (a) The Names of the 18 Martyrs from the Banu Hashim
- (b) Names of the 16 Martyrs who left Yazid’s army and fought with Imam Husayn
- (c) Names of the 14 Companions of the Prophet (S) who were Martyred at Karbala
- (d) Names of the 22 Companions of Imam Ali who fought with Imam Husayn
- (e) Names of the 42 valiant soldiers who fought and sacrificed their lives for Imam Husayn
- Summary
- Bibliography
- A Prayer