Reading Time: 2 minutesCritics of mourning (azadari) level the following charges in support of their claims: Weeping over dead is bidah (innovation) and there is no evidence of mourning from the Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) Sunnah Weeping is the cause […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe calamity of Karbala is etched in Islamic history forever with some peculiarities. One of these includes the weeping of skies over Imam Husain (a.s.). But some reject this as an exaggeration by the Shias […]
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe masses interpret victory and defeat in the language of general warfare. Going by this, they deem Yazid as the victor, while Imam Husain (a.s.) is deemed the vanquished one. However, this was not general […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesCritics of mourning (azadari) level the following charges in support of their claims: Weeping over dead is bidah (innovation). Islam does not sanction it and there is no evidence of mourning from the Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is the question of Prophet Moosa (a.s.) to Allah when he was informed about Ashura. And Allah’s reply to the question serves as a reminder about the importance of this Day in Islam and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesMany Shias from both classes – the common folks and the scholars – consider the slogan ‘Every day is Ashoora, every land is Karbala’ as Hadith Qudsi or authentic tradition from the Ahle Bait (a.s.) […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesDoubt: The tenth day of Muharram is âAashuraâ. The Jews of Madinah fasted on this day, the day on which Prophet Moses (a.s.) and his followers crossed the Red Sea miraculously. So the Holy Prophet […]
Reading Time: 9 minutesDoubt: Lamentations, breast-beating and mourning in memory of Husainâs martyrdom are not sanctioned by Islam. Though such martyrdoms are tragic, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) has forbidden holding mourning ceremonies on the death of any person. […]
Reading Time: 8 minutesWithout doubt, weeping over the Imam Husain (a.s.) the Chief of Martyrs (a.s.) has exemplary effects and blessings. Let us evaluate the different types of mourning so that we can identify the nature of weeping […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesAt times a question comes to mind that, was there mourning for Imam Husain (a.s.) at the times of the Holy Imams (a.s.) and did they (a.s.) also observing mourning for Imam Husain (a.s.)? The […]
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