Imam Husayn and His Martyrdom

Author: Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Publisher: http://www.al-islam.org

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Chapters

  1. Introduction
  2. Preface
  3. Sorrow as a Bond of Union
  4. How Martyrdom healed divisions
  5. Commemoration of great virtues
  6. Plan of discourse
  7. Geographical Picture
  8. Abundant water & tragedy of thirst
  9. Karbala’ and Its Great Dome
  10. Cities and their Cultural Meaning
  11. Vicissitudes of Mecca and Medina
  12. Spirit of Damascus
  13. Snare of Riches
  14. Basra and Kufa: town-planning
  15. Rivalry and poison of Damascus
  16. Driven from city to city
  17. Invitation from Kufa
  18. Journey through the desert
  19. Call to Surrender or Die
  20. Water cut off; Inflexible will, Devotion and Chivalry
  21. The Final Agony; placid face of the man of God
  22. Heroism of the Women
  23. Lesson of the Tragedy
  24. Explorers of Spiritual Territory

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