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Imam Husain and His Martyrdom 1 - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Imam Husain and His Martyrdom 1 2023-03-16 471 Views Imam Husain , Martyrdom of Husain The month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, brings with it the memory of the sacrifice of Imam Husain [a.s], the grandson of [s.a.w.a], and his noble family and friends.

This short text reflects the deep admiration of its author towards Imam Husain [a.s] and an insight into the tragedy of Karbala, its reasons and its consequences. It is presented with the hope that it will foster the Islamic unity and the brotherly love that the author seeks in his preface.

Contents Imam Husain and His Martyrdom Sorrow as a Bond of Union (2) How Martyrdom healed divisions Commemoration of great virtues Plan of discourse Geographical Picture The author, of course, is none other than the well-known Sunni English translator and commentator of the Qur’an, Abdullah Yusuf Ali, who died in 1952 in England.

Little would he have known that his English translation and commentary of the Qur’an would become so popular in the West and East alike, wherever English is read and understood? And little would he have known that later editions of his Qur’an translation and commentary would undergo tampering such that favourable references to Imam Hussain [a.s] would be deleted, amongst other changes! (1) Perhaps there are some out there who want to see the memory of Imam Husain [a.s] wiped out.

Perhaps Karbala is not quite over yet. Imam Husain and His Martyrdom Sorrow as a Bond of Union (2) I am going to talk this afternoon about a very solemn subject, the martyrdom of Imam Husain at Kerbala, of which we are celebrating the anniversary. As the Chairman has very rightly pointed out, it is one of those wonderful events in our religious history about which all sects agreed.

More than that, in this room I have the honour of addressing some people who do not belong to our religious persuasion, but I venture to think that the view I put forward today may be of interest to them from its historical, moral and its spiritual significance.

Indeed, when we consider the background of that great tragedy, and all that has happened during the 1289 lunar years since, we cannot fail to be convinced that some events of sorrow and apparent defeat are really the very things which are calculated to bring about, or lead us towards, the union of humanity.