Islam: Faith, Practice & History

1. Birth & Early Life Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba —upon whom be peace— was the second Imam. He and his brother Husayn were the two ...

2. With ‘Ali Amiru ’l-Mu’minīn AfterthedeathoftheProphetwhichwasnomorethanthree,oraccord- ingto some, sixmonths earlierthanthe d ...

3. The Imamate of Hasan bin ‘Ali Afterthedeathofhisfather,throughDivinecommandandaccordingto the will of his father, Hasan becam ...

with anopenclaimto thecaliphate,hesent spiesinto Iraq,the seatof Imam Hasan’s caliphate, to incite rebellion and opposition. Aft ...

The caliphate would again return to Imam Hasan after Mu‘āwiyah’s death. The Imam’s household and partisans would be protected i ...

4. His Noble Character Inhuman perfection Imam Hasanwas reminiscent of his fatheranda perfectexampleofhisnoblegrandfather.Infact ...

5. His Death Intheyear 50 A.H.ImamHasanbin‘Ali(maypeacebeuponthem)was poisonedandmartyred byone ofhis own wives who,ashas been a ...

Question Paper on Lesson 39 Question 1: [20 points] Fill in the blanks from the list of words given below: ImamHasanbin‘Aliwasbo ...

(a) Hasan&HusaynwerewitnessestotheProphet'streatywiththe tribe of Thaqif. (b) Abu Dharr al-Ghifari was sent into exile on or ...

Part 42 The Third Imām (Husayn bin ‘Alī) ...

Name: Husayn. Agnomen: Abu ‘Abdillah. Title: Sayyidu ‘sh-Shuhadā. Father: ‘Ali bin Abi Tālib. Mother: Fātimah, daughter of the P ...

1. Birth & Early Life Imam Husayn (Sayyidu’sh-Shuhadā’, “the lord among martyrs”), the secondchildof‘AlīandFātimah,wasbornin ...

2. Mu‘āwiyah’s Rule ImamHusaynlivedunderthemostdifficultoutwardconditionsofsup- pressionandpersecution.Thiswasdueto thefactthat, ...

3. Yazīd’s Demand for Bay‘ah Paying allegiance(bay‘ah)wasan old Arabpractice which wascarried out in important matters such as t ...

ThestayofImamHusayninMeccacontinueduntiltheseasonforpil- grimagewhenMuslims fromallover theworld pouredin groupsinto Meccainorde ...

4. Towards Karbala Whileonthe wayto Kufaandstillafewdays’journeyaway fromthe city,hereceived newsthattheagentofYazidinKufahadput ...

Onthe ninth day ofthe month thelastchallenge tochoose between "allegiance or war" was made by the enemy to the Imam. The Imam as ...

5. The Consequences of Karbala TheeventofKarbala,thecaptureofthewomenandchildrenoftheAhlu ‘l-baytoftheProphet,theirbeingtakenasp ...

It must be said in truth that if Imam Hasan or Imam Husayn had foughtMu’āwiyahtheywouldhavebeenkilledwithouttherebeingthe leastb ...

Question Paper on Lesson 40 Question 1: [20 points] True or False: (a) Allbutthelastsixmonthsof ImamHusayn'simamatcoincided with ...