ASHURA

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First Pages a1
PUBLISHER’S FOREWORD 13
INTRODUCTION 15
CRITICAL JUNCTURE IN THE LIFE OF MANKIND 17
Days of separation 0
Ashura is among the days of Separation 0
First class 18
Second class 19
Third classa 21
Comparison between the first and second class 22
The story of how Umar ibn Sa'ad tried to escape fighting Husayn (pbuh) 23
The story of how al-Hurr tried to escape fighting Husayn (pbuh) 24
A return to Umar ibn Saad at the point of separation 26
Comparison between the second and third class 27
Another comparison between al-Hurr and Zuhayr (may God be pleased with them) 31
Aversion and inaction 33
Shock and hesitation 0
Willingness to meet Husayn (pbuh) 0
Response and acceptance 0
Analysis of al-Hurr's unusual stand 34
Conclusion 36
MEDITATIONS ON HUSAYN(PBUH)’S SPEECH ON THE DAY OF ASHURA 39
1- “You have drawn the sword with which we armed you, against us.” 0
2- ‘And you ignited the fire which we kindled against our enemy and your enemy, against us.’ 41
3- “You have joined hands with the forces of your enemies against your allies.” 43
4- “They have not established any justice among you, nor do you expect any good from them.” 44
5- “Woe to you! Are you heading towards these people and forsaking us? 45
6- “O slaves of (this) nation and strangers!” 46
7- “Away with you, O slaves of the nation and strangers to the parties!” 47
8- “An old treachery that was part and parcel of your forefathers” 48
POLITICAL GOALS OF IMAM HUSAYN (PBUH)'S UPRISING 51
The Imam tells about his death in Iraq 54
Where military campaigns fail, armed struggle succeeds 57
1- Freeing the people's will 0
2- Stripping the Ruling System of Legitimacy 64
HUSAYN (PBUH)’S LETTER FROM KARBALA TO HIS BROTHER, MUHAMMAD 69
The reason the letter was written 0
Devotion to God and withdrawing from the world 70
What are the world and the hereafter? 71
How can a person be among the people of the hereafter while living in this world? 0
From the hereafter to the hereafter 73
Incentives and Barriers 74
‘As if the world has never been’ 75
As if the hereafter has always been 76
The results that follow the two viewpoints 79
The outcome of the second view 80
Expelling the world from the mind and replacing it with the hereafter 0
First point 81
Second Point 83
DEFYING DEATH ON THE DAY OF ASHURA 85
How do we deal with death? 0
How do people face death? 86
Fear of death 0
Causes 87
The stand 88
Changing from a position of no stand to that of a contrary stand 89
The last stage of apostacy 91
Realignment on the opposing side and a turnabout 0
Three states in man’s life 0
The first state 92
The second state 0
The third stage 93
The effects of fear of death on society 0
Educative methods for fighting this situation 94
Some scenes of confronting death in al-Taff 95
His companions’ reply 97
SOME INSTANCES OF LOYALTY IN THE SUPPLICATION: ZIYARAT AL-WARITH 99
First Aspect: Salutation 0
Second Aspect: Testimony 100
Third Aspect: Stand 102
Repudiation: The other face of loyalty 104
The groups that are cursed in Ziyarat al-Warith 108
What conflicts of civilization do to man 111
The First Day of Separation 112
The Second Day of Separation 113
The Third Day of Separation 0
LOYALTY AND REPUDIATION IN THE SUPPLICATION OF ZIYARAT ASHURA 131
Loyalty and Repudiation: The Most Prominent Features of the Day of Ashura 132
The three peculiarities of the Al-Taff battle theatre 134
An inherited theatre 0
A Separating Theatre 137
A Legator Theatre 140
Emotional co-existence with the Al-Taff tragedy as expressed in Ziyarat Ashura 143
Scenes of Loyalty and Repudiation in Ziyarat Ashura 144
Loyalty, Repudiation and Hostility 145
Greetings of peace and cursing 146
Peace and War 0
Association and Disassociation 147
Distress and Vengeance 149
Loyalty and Repudiation are two faces of the same question 152
Loyalty and Repudiation: Blessing and Honour that God bestowed on Man 154
Generalizations of Loyalty in Ziyarat Ashura 159
Generalizations of Repudiation in Ziyarat Ashura 160
Monotheism and Purity of Faith Depicted in Loyalty 162
Loyalty comes under the concept of Monotheism 0
Monotheism and Purity of Faith Depicted in Repudiation 166
Two Loyalties Cannot Meet in the Heart of a Faithful Person 169
Ascension Points of Loyalty and Repudiation in Ziyarat Ashura 171
Honour and Distinction 173
Avenging the Death of Husayn (pbuh) 0
To be in the company of the Ahl al-Bayt (pbuth) and attain a good standing with them 174
The Company of the truthful 0
The Laudable Station 176
Sincerity to God in life and death 177
Unlimited Reward from God 0
Stairways for getting proximity to God 180
IMAM HUSAYN (PBUH)’S PORTRAYAL OF ISLAMIC SOCIETY DURING UMAYYAD RULE 181
1- The condition of the world at that time 184
2- The peoples disregard for truth and their inclination towards falsehood 185
3- Need for aversion to the world and desire to meet God 0
THE FOUR UNCHANGEABLE ASPECTS OF IMAM HUSAYN (PBUH)’S UPRISING 187
1- Inevitability of martyrdom 188
2- Certainty of Victory 189
3- Relationship between victory and martyrdom 194
4- This victory will not be repeated in history 0
LOYALTY AND REPUDIATION ON THE DAY OF ASHURA 197
Conflict of Loyalty 0
Monotheism and polytheism in Loyalty 0
Ferociousness of the conflict of loyalties 198
The theatre of conflict entails a stand and rejects onlookers 0
Elements and Instance of Loyalty 199
An analysis of the state of challenge and confrontation between monotheism and polytheism 202
Loyalty is within the domain of monotheism 205
True Guardianship is only by God's permission, within the domain of His Guardianship and by His appointment 0
The Role and Importance of Guardianship in the life of the Community 206
Arrogance and Abasement 208
Features of the Conflict between Truth and Falsehood 209
The Incident of Al-Taff: A touchstone for Loyalty and Repudiation 214
THE FIRST SPEECH OF IMAM HUSAYN'S (PBUH) UPRISING 219
1- Listen! Anyone who will sacrifice his life for our sake 220
2- 'Who will sacrifice? 221
3- 'For our sake' 222
4- Sincerity 224
5- Reconciling oneself 225
6- Meeting God 226
7- Let them set out 228
8- 'With us' 230
9- 'If God wills' 231

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بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

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