Let us now cite a summary of the events recorded by Ibn Kathir records in Al- Bidayah [Arabic], Volume 7 page 154 and Volume 8 page 1002 of Urdu version published by Nafees Academy Karachi: Upon returning to Makka he [Hussain] received letters from the people of...
The main objection that the hypocritical Nasibis have against the Sahabi Suleman bin Sard (ra) and those who repented along with him is that their repentance evidences their involvement in the murder of Imam Hussain (as) and the real murderers like Ibn Ziyad and...
The disliking and frustration of the majority Kufans from the oppressions of Bani Umayah The common people of Kufa were infuriated by the oppression inflicted by the rulers of Bani Umayyah, beginning during the caliphate of Uthman. They repeatedly voiced their...
We will present some historical facts to understand how this despot attained power. Was Yazid chosen to uphold the values of Islam? Certainly not preserving the Deen did not even come into the equation. The truth was one of Muawiya’s cohorts Mughira bin Shuba...
The majority of Kufans were avid supporters of the Khilafat of the Shaikhain. The famous Sunni scholar Allamah Shibli Naumani in his world famous book Al-Farooq had credited the second caliph Omar for the construction of city of Kufa by writing: al-Faruq (English) Vo....
