Such is Kerbala and its turba: the piece of earth upon which we prostrate.

Such is Kerbala and its turba: the piece of earth upon which we prostrate. Allah is our Lord, and our Sunnah and its tradition is the Sunnah of our Prophet (P) and its tradition, and to Allah does all Praise belong. And what reason do we have not to believe in Allah and in the truth that has come to us while we earnestly desire that our Lord lets us join the (ranks of) the good people?

(Holy Qur'an, 5:84) And so that those who have been given the knowledge may know that it is the truth from your Lord, so that they may believe in it and their hearts may be humbled before it. Most surely Allah is the Guide of those who believe in a straight path. (Holy Qur'an, 22:54) Previous…