The Message of Karbala

I find the below message quite inspiring. Reminds one of Ali Shariati’s Arise and Bear Witness.
A Message from Sheikh Muhammad Bin Yahya Al-Ninowy:
Virtues of Muharram
Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim
“Among the believers are Men, who delivered their promise to Allah” (Ayah 23/Surat Al-Ahzab)
If history has taught us anything, it has certainly delivered a message with unequivocal resonance; Haqq [...]

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Every Day is Ashura, Every Land is Karbala

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Candles and Love: Shame-Ghariban in Iran

Images: Candles lit for Imam Hussain, his household, and companions on “Shame-Ghariban” or “Evening of the Dispossessed”. People all over Iran light candles in streets to remember the tragedy of Karbala on the 10th of Muharram.
From Tabnak.ir

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Remember Hussain

An inspiring video. The description says: This is a tribute to Imam Hussain and an invitation to everyone in the world to stand up for truth and justice and to strive together to make our world a better place.

Muharram
More than 13 hundred years have passed since …Imam Hussainthe grandson of the [...]

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Latmiya – Zayn al-’Abidin and Karbala

The below short latmiya (devotional elegy) is about Imam Zayn al-’Abidin’s suffering in the historic tragedy of Karbala. He is the son of Imam Husayn and, among other things, is well known for his inspiring supplications, collected in the book Sahifa-e-Sajjadia. He had fallen deadly ill in Karbala and was taken captive after the oppressors [...]

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