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Hadith of the week
When the people completely surrounded al-Husayn, he mounted his horse and demanded that the masses fall silent, he praised Allah and sent blessings upon the Prophet (saw). Then he said: [...] Behold! The bastard, son of a bastard [Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad] has forced me to choose between two paths: between [death by] the sword and total humiliation. And how far removed is humiliation from us! Allah absolutely forbids it for us, as does His Messenger, the true believers, the pure laps that nursed us, the fiercely proud souls, and the dignified spirits who refuse to ever prefer the nursing of the vile over the honorable death of the noble!
(Tuhaf al-Uqul by Ibn Shu'ba al-Harrani)
BOOK UPDATE
— Second Edition —
Maqtal al-Husayn (a) - The Martyr of the Tear
Constructed from the Books of Shia Ahadith
This Maqtal narrates the tragedy of Karbala entirely through the ahadith of the Prophet and the Imams (as), as preserved in the books of Shia hadith, rather than through the historical works upon which most Maqtal accounts rely. This new edition draws on a far wider range of primary sources than before. Alongside al-Kafi, the three Amali, and Kamil al-Ziyarat, it now gathers narrations from Uyun Akhbar al-Ridha, al-Khisal, Ilal al-Shara'i, Kamal al-Din, Thawab al-A'mal, al-Mahasin, Tuhaf al-Uqul, Dalail al-Imamah, Maqatil al-Talibiyyin, and others.
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Narrated in al-Khisal, Imam Ali (asws) said,
“Those who know about oppression, who assist it and who are content with it are all partners in it.”
