بیشترلیست موضوعاتDownloading the EncyclopediaIntroductionVERSION 2.0
Chapter 1.a
VERSION 2.0Quran and Ahlul-BaytWhy
School of Ahlul-Bayt?
Who are Ahlul-Bayt?
Part iPart iiPart iiiPart ivPart vPart viPart viiThe Word House (Ahlul-Bayt) in QuranSunni Feedback on the Issues of Infallibility
and Ahlul-Bayt
Chapter 1.b
VERSION 2.0Who Offended the Blind?
Infallibility of the Prophets
Part iPart iiPart iii
Leadership and Infallibility
Part iPart ii
The Twelve Imams
Part iPart iiThe Holy Quran and the Pure ImamsThe Reward of Loving Ahlul-BaytHow to Send Greetings to Prophet
Muhammad?Is Being a Member of a Party Forbidden in
Islam?The Term "Shia" in Quran and
Hadithal-Azhar Verdict on the Shia
Chapter 2
VERSION 2.0The Last LuminarySunni Documentation on Imam al-Mahdi (AS) Special specifications of Imam al-Mahdi (AS)
Necessity of the Existence of Imam al-Mahdi
(AS) More on Imam al-Mahdi (AS) The Knowledge of the Unseen & the
Knowledge of the BookSome Traditions on the Virtues of Imam Ali
(AS)
Chapter 3
VERSION 1.5
Caliphate of Imam Ali (AS)
The Major Difference Between the Shia and
the Sunni
Ghadir Khum
Part iPart iiPart iiiCertainly your Master is .Who is the successor of the Prophet
(PBUH&HF)?The Prophet Announcing His Successor in
His First PreachHow is This Possible?The Opinion of Imam Ali (AS) on
Caliphate
Chapter 4
VERSION 1.5Respecting the Righteous CompanionsA Shi'ite View of the CompanionsThe Tragedy of ThursdayConspiracy Against Imam Ali (AS)Attacking the House of Fatimah (AS)Usurping the Land of FadakLady Fatimah (AS) protests against Abu Bakr's
ActionsMore Facts on FadakA short history of Fadak after the
Martyrdom of Fatima
Chapter 5.a
VERSION 1.5Muawiyah and Abusing Imam Ali (AS)More on MuawiyahDevelopment of History and Hadith
Collections
Islam of Abu Talib (Parts I through IV)
Part iPart iiPart iiiPart ivWas Azar the Father of Prophet Abraham?Who was Umm Kulthum the wife of Umar?On the Companions who Murdered UthmanThe Innovations of the Early CaliphsAre Munafiqeen Counted Among the Sahabah?Shia vs. Iran
Chapter 5.b
VERSION 1.5Imam Husain (AS): A brief Description and
AnalysisSome Traditions on Imam al-Husain (AS)Reasons Behind the Commemoration of Imam
al-Husain (AS)Did Imam al-Husain (AS) Know He Would Be
killed?The Martyred Ones
Tragedy of Karbala as reported by the Sunnis
Part iPart iiPart iiiPart ivPart vPart viPart viiPart viiiPart ix
Chapter 6.a
VERSION 2.0
Temporary Marriage in Islam:
Part 1: Evidences From Quran and the Sunni
CommentariesPart 2: Evidences From the Sunni Hadith
CollectionsPart 3: Evidences From the Sunni
History/Fiqh/Misc. BooksPart 4: Some Contradicting ReportsPart 5: Purpose of Marriage; Prohibition of
Illegal Sex & AlcoholPart 6: Similarities and Differences of
Mut'a and Regular MarriagePart 7: The Necessities and the
Advantages of Mut'aPart 8: Some Frequently Asked Questions on
Mut'aDebate on the Legitimacy of Mut'a:
Chapter 6.b
VERSION 1.5
al-Taqiyya/Dissimulation
Part iPart iiPart iiiKhums (one fifth)Tawassul (Resorting to Intermediary)Evidence for Tawassul by a Sunni WriterDid Muhammad Receive Revelation by
Mistake?!
Imamat vs. Prophethood
Part iPart iiFinality of the Prophethood
Chapter 7
VERSION 1.5
The Shia/Sunni Jurisprudence:
Shia ScholarsThe Rules of Modesty (according to five
Schools)Fasting (according to five Schools)Call for Prayer (Adhan) and Ablution
(Wudu)Joining Prayers and Other related
IssuesPrayer (according to five Schools)
Chapter 8
VERSION 1.5
Shia/Sunni and Quran:
Belief of Shia in the Completeness of
QuranDifferent Arrangements of QuranSome Sunni Reports on the
Incompleteness of QuranThe Quran Compiled by Imam Ali (AS)Tabarsi and incompleteness of QuranThe Book of Fatimah (AS)Can ANY human do that?Early Debates on the Integrity of the
Quran (Incomplete)
Chapter 9
VERSION 1.5Outline of DifferencesTraditions which falsely allege physical
attributes to AllahAbu Huraira vs. PaulSimilarities of Jews/Christians/MuslimsIbn Taymiya and his WorksThe Wahhabis
Chapter 10
VERSION 1.5
Abdullah Ibn Saba
Part iPart iiPart iiiPart ivPart v
Kaab al-Ahbar
Part iPart iiPart iii
Chapter 11
VERSION 1.5Kumail's Invocation and other
SupplicationsFree Will and FatalismDivine Justice and the Problem of EvilSome traditions from al-Kafi on the place of
reason in religionSome stories on Imam Ali (AS)Islamic Scientistsتوضیحاتافزودن یادداشت جدید Tragedy of Karbala as reported by the Sunnis (Part VIII)Shamir b.Dhi al-Jawshan turned back against them but (some) of hismen were killed and the rest retreated to their positions.(Thenumber) of killed was apparent among the followers of al-Husayn,peace be on him, because of the fewness of their number while it wasnot so apparent among the followers of 'Umar b.Sa'd because oftheir great number.The battle (continued to be) fought fiercely anddesperately.The number killed and wounded among the followers ofAbu 'Abd Allah al-Husayn, peace be on him, continued to grow untilthe sun began to decline.Al-Husayn and his companions prayed theprayer according to the rite of the prayer of fear.Hanzala b.Sa'd al-Shibami advanced in front of al-Husayn, peacebe on him, and called out:People of Kufa, O people fear for you the same (that happened)on the Day of Parties.If earforyou on the Day of Summoning[ XL : 30,32 ].O people, do not kill al-Husayn, for God willdestroy you with punishment.He who forges a lie will bedisappointed.[ XX, 61 ]He advanced and fought until he was killed, may God have mercyon him.After that, Shawdhab, retainer (mawla) of Shakir, wentforward, (after saying): "Greetings, Abu 'Abd Allah and may Godstore his mercy and blessings for you."He fought until he was killed, may God have mercy on him.Thencame Abis b.Shabib al-Shakiri.He greated al-Husayn, peace be onhim, and fought until he was killed.Each man of (al-Husayn's)followers continued to go forward and be killed until there onlyremained with al-Husayn, peace be on him, the members of his ownHouse.His son, Ali b.al-Husayn, peace be on them, whose mother wasLayla daughter of Abu Murra b.Urwa b.Masud al-Thaqafi, was(the next) to advance.He was one of the most handsome men of thetime.On that day he was nineteen years of age.He attacked theenemy declaring:I am Ali b.al-Husayn b.Ali.By the House of God, weare those rightly (endowed) with the Prophet.By God, the son of a spurious son will not judge us.Iwill strike with my sword in defence of my father.I will strike with the blow of a Hashimi, a Qurayshi.He did that several times, and the Kufans were afraid to kill him.Then Murra b.Munqidh al-Abdi saw him.He said: "May thefelonies of the Arabs come on me, if he gets past me doing the same ashe has been doing, (and) if I do not deprive his mother of him."('Ali b.al-Husayn) continued to attack the enemy as he had beendoing but then Murra b.Munqidh came against him and stabbedhim.He was struck down and the enemy fell upon him, cutting himwith their swords.Al-Husayn, peace be on him, went out until hestood over him and said:May God kill (the) people who killed you, my son.How foolhardy they are against the Merciful and in violating thesacredness of the family of the Apostle, may God bless himand his family.His eyes filled with tears and he said: "There will (only) be dust onthe world after you."Zaynab, the sister of al-Husayn, peace be on him, came hurryingout, crying: "My brother, my nephew!"She came up and threw herself on (her dead nephew).Al-Husaynraised her head and then led her back to the tent.He told his young(sons): "Carry your brother back."They carried him and put him before the tent which they had beenfighting in front of.(Then) one of 'Umar b.Sad's men called 'Amr b.Subayh shot an arrow at 'Abd Allah b.Muslim b.Aqil.Abd Allahput his hand to guard his brow.The arrow struck his hand andpenetrated through his brow, and riveted the hand to it.He was notable to move it when another man came down on him with a spear,thrust it into his heart, and killed him.Abd Allah b.Qutba al-Ta'i attacked Awn b.'Abd Allah b.Ja'far b.Abi Talib and killed him.Amir b.Nashhal al-Tamimi attacked Muhammad b.Abd Allahb.Ja'far b.Abi Talib and killed him.Uthman b.Khalid al-Hamdam launched himself against 'Abd al-Rahman b.'Aqil b.Abi Talib, and killed him.[Humayd b.Muslim reported:]It was like that among us (i.e.many of al-Husayn's supporters hadbeen killed by 'Umar b.Sa'd's army) when a young lad came outagainst us.His face was young like the first splinter of the new moonand he carried a sword.He was wearing a shirt and a waistcloth (izar),and a pair of sandals, one of whose straps was broken.'Umar b.Sa'd b.Nufayl al-Azdi said to me: "et me attack him." I said:Praise be to God, what do you want to do that for? Leavehim.While even one of the family of al-Husayn remains,that will be enough to take vengeance on you for his (death).But he insisted: "By God, let me attack him."So he rushed against him and did not turn back until he had struckhis head with his sword and split it in two.The young lad fell facedownwards and he called out: "O uncle!"At this, al-Husayn, peace be on him, showed himself just like thehawk shows itself.He launched into attack like a raging lion andstruck Umar b.Sad b.Nufayl with his sword.That man tried to fendoff the blow with his arm but his arm was cut off from the elbow, andhe gave a great shriek (of pain) which was (even) heard by the peoplein the camp.As al-Husayn, peace be on him, turned away from him,the cavalry of Kufa attacked in order to save him but they (onlysucceeded) in trampling him to death beneath the horses' hooves, andthe dust rose.I saw al-Husayn, peace be on him, standing by the head of theyoung lad, looking at his feet and al-Husayn, peace be on him wassaying:May the people who have caused your death perish.Forthe one who will oppose them on the Day of Resurrectionon your behalf will be your grandfather (Ali, or greatgrandfather, i.e.the Prophet).Then he continued:By God, it is hard on your uncle that you called him andhe did not answer you, or rather he answered but your crywas (too late) to help you.For by God, those who kill hisrelatives are many but those who help him are few.Then he carried him in his arms.It is just as if (even now) I amlooking at the two legs of the boy making marks (as they trail) on theground.He took him and put him with his son, 'Ali b.al-Husayn, peacebe on them both, and the other members of the household who had beenslain.I asked about the boy and was told that he was al-Qasim b.al-Hasanb.Ali b.Abl Talib, peace be on them.Then al-Husayn, peace be on him, sat in front of the tent.Hebrought his son, 'Abd Allah b.al-Husayn, peace be on him, who was(just) a baby and sat him on his knee.But one of the Banu Asad shotan arrow which slaughtered the child.Al-Husayn, peace be on him,caught the child's blood in the palm of his hand.When his palm wasfull, he poured (the blood) on to the ground and said:O Lord, if it be so that You have kept the help of Heavenfrom us, then let it be because (Your purpose) is betterthan (immediate help).Take vengeance on these people whoare (such) oppressors.Then he carried the child and laid him with the (other) members of hishousehold who had been slain.(Just then) Abd Allah b.Uqba al-Ghanawi shot an arrow at AbuBakr b.al-Hasan b.Ali, peace be on them, and killed him.Whenal-Abbas b.Ali saw the number of his family who had been killed,he said to his brothers on his mother's side, Abd Allah, Ja'far andUthman:My brothers through my mother, go forward so that I may seethat you have remained true to God and His Apostle.For youhave no children (to defend).Abd Allah, may God have mercy on him, advanced and foughtfiercely.He exchanged blows with Hani' b.Shabib al-Hadrami andHani' killed him.After him Ja'far went forward and Hani' also killedhim.Khawali b.Yazid al-Asbahi, may God curse him, went againstUthman who had taken the place of his brother.He fired an arrow athim and brought him down.One of the Banu Darim attacked him(while he was down) and cut off his head.The group then launched an attack against al-Husayn, peace be onhim, and cut off his access to his camp.His thirst became severe, andhe set off towards the dam, trying to reach the Euphrates.In front ofhim was his brother, al-'Abbas.However, the calvary of Ibn Sa'd,may God curse him, blocked his route.Among these was a man fromthe Banu Darim; he said to (the cavalry):Woe upon you! Prevent him from reaching the Euphrates, don'tlet him get water.Then al-Husayn, peace be on him, cried out: "O God, I amthirsty." The Dariml became angry and shot an arrow at him whichlodged in his throat.Al-Husayn, peace be on him, pulled out thearrow and held his hand below his throat.Both his palms were filledwith blood which he shook away, then he said:O God, I complain to You about what is being done to the sonof the daughter of Your Prophet.Then he returned to his position, while his thirst had become (evenmore) severe.Meanwhile the people had surrounded al-Abbas and cut him offfrom (al-Husayn).Single-handed he began to attack them until hewas killed, may God have mercy on him.The two who took part inkilling him were Zayd b.Warqa al-Hanafi and Hahm b.al-Tufail al-Shabsi, after he had been covered with wounds and could not move.[ The account of al Abbas death is missing from Tabari ]When al-Husayn, peace be on him, came back from the dam to histents, Shamir b.Dhi al-Jawshan advanced towards him with a groupof his followers and surrounded him.The fastest of them was a mancalled Malik b.al-Nusayr al-Kindi.He cursed al-Husayn, peace be onhim, and struck him on the head with his sword.(Al-Husayn) waswearing a cap.(The sword) went through it right into his head andmade it bleed.The cap was filled with blood.Al-Husayn, peace be on him, said to him:May you never eat or drink with your right hand! May Godgather you (on the Day of Judgement) with those people whoare wrong-doers.Then he threw away the cap and called for a cloth which he tied aroundhis head.Then he called for another cap, put it on and bound it (inplace).[ The above portion is missing from the account of Tabari ]Shamir b.Dhi al-Jawshan and those who were with him hadwithdrawn from him to their (earlier) positions.After a short delaythey came again against him and surrounded him.'Abd Allah b.al-Hasan b.Alieace be on them, came out against them, he was only aboy, not yet mature enough to leave the women.He rushed forwarduntil he stood beside his uncle, al-Husayn, peace be on him.ThenZaynab, the daughter of Ali, peace be on him, came after him to stophim, and al Husayn, peace be on him, told her to stop him.Howeverhe refused (to take any notice of her) and determinedly prevented her(from taking him away).He said: "By God, I will not leave myuncle."(At this) Abjar b.Ka'b rushed towards al-Husayn, peace be onhim.With sword (in hand), the young lad said to him: "Woe uponyou, you son of an impure woman, are you trying to kill my uncle?"Abjar struck at him with his sword.The boy tried to fend off (theblow) with his arm.The sword cut through (his arm) to the skin (onthe other side).There was the arm hanging (by the skin).The boycried out: "O my mother!" Al-Husayn took hold of him andembraced him.He said to him:My nephew, try to bear what has come to you and be comforted withthe news that God will unite you with your righteous ancestors.Then al-Husayn, peace be on him, raised his hand and said:O God, even as You have made life pleasant for them for a time,divide them into factions and make them follow the ways offactions and let their rulers never be pleased with them.Theysummoned us so that they might support us and then they becamehostile to us and killed us.[ Abjar is mentioned as Bahr in Tabari ]The foot-soldiers launched an attack from right and left againstthose who were left with al-Husayn, peace be on him, until only agroup of three or four remained with him.When al-Husayn, peace beon him saw that, he called for a pair of dazzling Yemen trousers(sarawil).He tore them and put them on.He tore them so that heshould not have them plundered after he had been killed.When al-Husayn, peace be on him, was killed, Abjar b.Kab set on him,plundered him of the trousers and left him naked.After that the twohands of Abjar b.Ka'b, may God curse him, became so dry in thesummer that they were like sticks and then soaking wet in the winterso that they sprinkled drops of water and puss, until God destroyedhim.When nobody except a group of three members of his family wasleft with al-Husayn, peace be on him, he moved against the people,while the three protected him until (all) three were killed.Al-Husayn,was left alone.Despite being weighed down by wounds in his headand body, he began to strike against them with his sword and theyscattered, to right and left, away from him.Then Humayd b.Muslim said:By God, I have never seen such persistence.His sons have beenkilled, and the members of his household and his followers, yethe is still as brave as ever and he has not allowed his spiritto leave him.When the soldiers attack him, he fights back withhis sword and scatters them to right and left of him like goatswhen a wolf comes upon them.When Shamir b.Dhi al-Jawshan realised (the position), he calledfor the cavalry and they came up at the rear of the foot-soldiers.Heordered the archers to shoot at (al-Husayn) and they showered himwith arrows until he became (quilted with arrows) like a hedgehog (iZwith spikes).He drew back from them and they stood facing him.His sisterZaynab, came to the door of the tent and called out to 'Umar b.Sad b.Abi Waqqas: "Woe upon you, Umar.Is Abu Abd Allahbeing killed while you (stand by and) watch?" But Umar did notanswer.Then she called out: "Woe upon you (all), is there not aMuslim among you?" But no-one answered.Then Shamir b.Dhi al-Jawshan shouted at the foot soldiers andthe Calvary: "Why are you waiting for the man? May your mothers bedeprived of you!" So they attacked him from every side.Zura b.Sharik struck him on the left shoulder-blade and cut intoit.Another of them struck him on the shoulder.He fell prostrate onhis face.Sinan b.Anas al-Nakhai stabbed him with a spear and killedhim.Khawali b.Yazid al-Asbahi hurried to him and bent down to cutoff his head but he trembled (too much).Shamir said to him: "MayGod crush your arm why are you trembling?" Then Shamir bentdown and decapitated him.He lifted the head (and handed it) toKhawati saying: "Take it to the commander 'Umar b.Sa'd."Then they began to plunder (the body of) al-Husayn, peace be onhim.Ishaq b.al-Hayat al-Hadrami, may God curse him, took hisshirt.Abjar b.Ka'b, may God curse him, took his trousers.Akhnasb.Marthad, may God curse him, took his turban.One of the BanuDarim took his sword.They plundered his saddle and his cameland they looted his womenfolk.[ The name of the plunderers and the plundered objects are differentin Tabari ][Humayd b.Muslim reported:]By God, I did not see one of his women or daughters or the womenof his family who did not have her clothes ripped from her back,taken away and removed from her forcibly.Then we came to Ali b.al-Husayn, peace be on them both.He was stretched out on a bed andhe was very ill.Shamir had a group of foot-soldiers with him and theyasked him, "Shall we kill this sick one?" I said: "Praise be to God, willboys be killed (too)? This is only a youth even though he is what heis." And I went on (arguing) until I had moved them away from him.Then 'Umar b.Sa'd arrived and the women cried out and wept inhis face.He ordered his followers: "None of you should enter thetents of these women nor disturb this sick boy." The women askedhim to return what had been taken from them so that they couldclothe themselves again.So he commanded that whoever had takenany of their belongings should return them to them.But by God,none of them returned anything.He then entrusted charge of themain tent and the tents of the women to a group (of men) who were; with him.He said: "Guard (the women) so that none of them mayleave and do not harm them."After this, he returned to his tent and called out to his followers:"Who will volunteer (to go) to al-Husayn and make his horse trampleon (al-Husayn's body)?" Ten volunteered.Of these, Ishaq b.Hayyatand Akhnas b.Marthad trampled on (the body of) al-Husayn withtheir horses until they had broken and bruised his back.Umar b.Sad despatched on that day-it was the day of 'Ashura', - the head ofal-Husayn, peace be on him, with Khawali b.Yazid al-Asbahi andHumayd b.Muslim al-Azdi, to Ubayd Allah b.Ziyad.Then heordered the heads of the remainder of his followers and members ofhis House (who had been slain) to be cut off.There were seventy-twoheads.He sent Shamir b.Dhi al-Jawshan, Qays b.Ash'ath and Amrb.al-Hajjaj with these.They journeyed until they brought them toIbn Ziyad.He ('Umar b.Sad) remained there for the rest of that dayand the next day until just after midday.Then he summoned thepeople for the journey, and set out towards Kufa.He took with himthe daughters and sisters of al-Husayn, peace be on him, togetherwith 'Ali b.al-Husayn, peace be on him.The latter was still sick witha dysentry and was almost on the point of death.When Ibn Sad departed, some of Banu Asad, who had beenstaying at al-Ghadiriyya went to al-Husayn, peace be on him, and hisfollowers.They performed the funeral prayer over them.Then theyburied al-Husayn at the place where his tomb still is, and they buriedhis son 'Ali b.al-Husayn al-Asghar (the younger) at the foot of thebody.They dug around the area next to the two feet of al-Husayn,peace be on him, for the martyrs from his House and his followers.They gathered them together and buried them all together.However,they buried al-Abbas b.'Ali, peace be on them both, in the placewhere he was killed, on the road to al-Ghadiriyya, where his tombstill is.[ These details are not given by Tabari ]