The impact of Karbala on the consciousness of Muslim society. Ziyara (pilgrimage), lamentation poetry, remembering Imam Husayn (a), and weeping.
- The Revolution of Imam al-Husayn (a)
- Publisher’s Foreword
- Introduction
- The Ziyara
- I. The Legality Of The Ziyara
- II. The History Of The Ziyara Before Al-Husayn
- III. The Ziyara To Al-Husayn: Its Objectives And Aims
- IV. The Ziyara In The Legal Texts
- V. Two Examples Of The Ziyara To Al-Husayn
- Vl. The Ziyara in the Poetry of Lament for Al-Husayn
- VII. Three Other Ziyaras Concerned With the Revolution of Al-Husayn
- Lamentation Poetry
- I. The Doctrinal Background To The Literature Of Lamentation For Al-Husayn As A Manifestation Of The Revolution Of Al-Husayn In Popular Consciousness
- II. The Hostile Attitude of the Authorities
- III. Poetic Content And Man S Psychological Disposition
- IV. The Themes Of The Poetry Of Lamentation For Al-Husayn
- Human Grief
- Nature's Grief
- The Grief of the Angels and the Jinn
- 4. The Virtues of the Holy Family
- The Human Enemies of the Revolution
- The Women of the Holy Family
- The Children and the Young Men of the Holy Family
- The Story of the Battle
- Water and Thirst
- Karbala': The Bank of the Euphrates and the Graves
- The Humiliation of Quraysh and the Humiliation of Islam and the Muslims
- The Meeting with the Apostle of God and the Holy Family
- The Martyrs.
- The Hardship the Poets Faced because of their Allegiance
- Support with the Tongue
- V. The Value Of The Poetry About Al-Husayn
- Rites of Remembrance for al-Husayn
- Weeping
