The Love of Today’s Children for Bibi Sakina (S.A.) and Ali Asghar (A.S.)

Why Today's Children Love Bibi Sakina and Ali Asghar (A.S.) So Deeply

A Bond That Crosses Thirteen Centuries There is a particular kind of tear that falls when a child today hears the story of Bibi Sakina and Ali Asghar. It is different from the grief shed for the grown martyrs of Karbala. It is the grief of recognition, of one child somehow reaching across more than […]

The Arrival of Imam Hussain (A.S.) at Karbala: The Story of 2nd Muharram

Discover the story of 2nd Muharram, 61 AH — the day Imam Hussain (A.S.) arrived at Karbala with his family and companions, setting the stage for the tragedy of Ashura.

A Caravan Stopped in the Desert It was a Thursday, the 2nd day of Muharram in the year 61 AH (2 October 680 CE), when a small caravan came to a halt on a barren, windswept plain beside the Euphrates River. At its head rode Imam Hussain ibn Ali (A.S.), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad […]

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