Critical Juncture In The Life Of Mankind Ashura Is Among The Days Of Separation Comparison Between The First And Second Class The Story Of How Umar Ibn Sa'ad Tried To Escape Fighting Husayn (‘A) The Story Of How Al-Hurr Tried To Escape Fighting Husayn (‘A) A Return To Umar Ibn Saad At The Point Of Separation Comparison Between The Second And Third Class Another Comparison Between Al-Hurr And Zuhayr Willingness To Meet Husayn (‘A) Analysis Of Al-Hurr's Unusual Stand Meditations On Husayn’s Speech On The Day Of Ashura 1. “You Have Drawn The Sword With Which We Armed You, Against Us.” 2. ‘And You Ignited The Fire Which We Kindled Against Our Enemy And Your Enemy, Against Us.’ 3. “You Have Joined Hands With The Forces Of Your Enemies Against Your Allies.” 4. “They Have Not Established Any Justice Among You, Nor Do You Expect Any Good From Them.” 5. “Woe To You! Are You Heading Towards These People And Forsaking Us? 6. “O Slaves Of (This) Nation And Strangers!” 7. “Away With You, O Slaves Of The Nation And Strangers To The Parties!” 8. “An Old Treachery That Was Part And Parcel Of Your Forefathers” Political Goals Of Imam Husayn (‘a) 'S Uprising The Imam Tells About His Death In Iraq Where Military Campaigns Fail, Armed Struggle Succeeds 2. Stripping The Ruling System Of Legitimacy Husayn (‘a) ’S Letter From Karbala To His Brother, Muhammad The Reason The Letter Was Written Devotion To God And Withdrawing From The World What Are The World And The Hereafter? How Can A Person Be Among The People Of The Hereafter While Living In This World? From The Hereafter To The Hereafter ‘As If The World Has Never Been’ As If The Hereafter Has Always Been The Results That Follow The Two Viewpoints Expelling The World From The Mind And Replacing It With The Hereafter Defying Death On The Day Of Ashura Changing From A Position Of No Stand To That Of A Contrary Stand Realignment On The Opposing Side And A Turnabout The Effects Of Fear Of Death On Society Educative Methods For Fighting This Situation Some Scenes Of Confronting Death In Al-Taff Some Instances Of Loyalty In The Supplication: Ziyarat Warith Repudiation: The Other Face Of Loyalty The Groups That Are Cursed In Ziyarat Warith What Conflicts Of Civilization Do To Man Loyalty And Repudiation In The Supplication Of Ziyarat Ashura Loyalty And Repudiation: The Most Prominent Features Of The Day Of Ashura The Three Peculiarities Of The Al-Taff Battle Theatre Emotional Co-Existence With The Al-Taff Tragedy As Expressed In Ziyarat Ashura Scenes Of Loyalty And Repudiation In Ziyarat Ashura Loyalty, Repudiation And Hostility Loyalty And Repudiation Are Two Faces Of The Same Question Loyalty And Repudiation: Blessing And Honour That God Bestowed On Man Generalizations Of Loyalty In Ziyarat Ashura Generalizations Of Repudiation In Ziyarat Ashura Monotheism And Purity Of Faith Depicted In Loyalty Loyalty Comes Under The Concept Of Monotheism Monotheism And Purity Of Faith Depicted In Repudiation Two Loyalties Cannot Meet In The Heart Of A Faithful Person. Ascension Points Of Loyalty And Repudiation In Ziyarat Ashura Avenging The Death Of Husayn (‘A) To Be In The Company Of The Ahl Al-Bayt (‘A) And Attain A Good Standing With Them Sincerity To God In Life And Death Stairways For Getting Proximity To God Imam Husayn (‘a) ’S Portrayal of Islamic Society During Umayyad Rule 1. The Condition Of The World At That Time 2. The Peoples Disregard For Truth And Their Inclination Towards Falsehood 3. Need For Aversion To The World And Desire To Meet God The Four Unchangeable Aspects of Imam Husayn (‘a) ’S Uprising 3. Relationship Between Victory And Martyrdom 4. This Victory Will Not Be Repeated In History Loyalty and Repudiation on the Day of Ashura Monotheism And Polytheism In Loyalty Ferociousness Of The Conflict Of Loyalties The Theatre Of Conflict Entails A Stand And Rejects Onlookers Elements And Instance Of Loyalty 2. Love And Sincerity To God The Glorious 3. Helping God, His Messenger (S) And The Believers An Analysis Of The State Of Challenge And Confrontation Between Monotheism And Polytheism Loyalty Is Within The Domain Of Monotheism True Guardianship Is Only By God's Permission, Within The Domain Of His Guardianship And By His Appointment The Role And Importance Of Guardianship In The Life Of The Community Features Of The Conflict Between Truth And Falsehood The Incident Of Al-Taff: A Touchstone For Loyalty And Repudiation The First Speech of Imam Husayn's (‘a) Uprising 1. Listen! Anyone Who Will Sacrifice His Life For Our Sake The research and analysis on the Uprising of Imam Husayn (as) from Hijaz to Iraq. ABWA Publishing and Printing Center Ayatullah Muhammad Mahdi Al-Asifi Project supervisor: Translation Unit, Central Office of Research Cultural Affairs Department / The (‘a) World Assembly (ABWA) Translation Editor: Sayyidah Effat Shah Proofread by: Sayyid Baqir Husayni Publisher: ABWA Publishing and Printing Center Assembly Critical Juncture In The Life Of Mankind Ashura Is Among The Days Of Separation Comparison Between The First And Second Class The Story Of How Umar Ibn Sa'ad Tried To Escape Fighting Husayn (‘A) The Story Of How Al-Hurr Tried To Escape Fighting Husayn (‘A) A Return To Umar Ibn Saad At The Point Of Separation Comparison Between The Second And Thi