The Path of Imam Hussein (A): The Road to Karbala

In the previous section, we said that the sources provide two versions of Imam Hussein’s (A) letter to the people of Kufa. We have analyzed the first version, which is…

The historical reports about the letter of Imam Husayn (A) to the Kufis are confusing and contradictory. Therefore, we will first present these reports themselves and then try to analyze…

The sources say that Imam Husayn (A) then continued moving on with his caravan until he reached a place called Zat-Irk. This place was established as a miqat for the…

Ibn Sa’d and a number of historians following him cite a report of a meeting between Imam Hussein (A) and Ibn Umar (the son of Umar ibn Khattab) and Ibn…