Every year, millions of Muslims visit Imam Hussain ibn Ali's shrine in Karbala. Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is considered sacred by Muslims around the world. The onset of the ...

The Battle of Karbala, fought on the 10th of Muharram in 680 CE (61 AH), marks one of the most significant and sorrowful events in Islamic history. It was on this day that Imam Hussain ibn Ali, the ...

My Name is Naved Ahmad who had completed his high school from St. Mary’s School, Najibabad in 1998 and Master in Finance from Aligarh Muslim University in 2007. Having a professional experience of six ...

The memory of the Battle of Karbala is as old as time itself. According to a hadith in Bihar Al-Anwar [a comprehensive collection of traditions or ahadith compiled by Shia scholar Mohammad-Baqer ...

The idea of defiance against tyranny and oppression owes a great deal to Hussain ibne Ali, the hero of the battle of Karbala in 680 AD. With just 72 valiant followers and family members, the grandson ...

I was planning to write another article on Ashura and the great Karbala tragedy in a few days. But I could not wait any longer after hearing the appalling account of the significance of Ashura during ...

Lucknow: The historic Shahi Zarih procession, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain and his 71 companions at Karbala, was taken out with traditional grandeur from Asifi Imambara (Bara ...

Muslims around the world are commemorating the great martyrdom of Imam Hussain and rest of the family of Prophet Muhammad and his companions in the year 61 Hijra (680 CE). The memory remains strong ...

KARACHI: Out in the distance, the alam faltered. But Abbas, the alamdaar (standard-bearer), would ensure that his body hit the ground before the alam did. But it never came crashing down. That defiant ...

I am interested in knowing what exactly happened in the battle of Karbala? I would also like to ask if there are any good books you could advise me in buying that could explain to me what happened in ...