The Shari’a condones one’s walking to his death when doing so to serve a common interest greater than that of his own life, such as the continuity of the creed or of the Shari’a, or to bring to life a certain fact, an objective which cannot be

We have tried so far to set the martyr of Karbala in his religio‑devotional context. It is hopefully clear from what has been said up to this point, that Imam Husain, before being a martyr, was a man of special status in the religious and social history of

In this part of the article titled “Imam Husain and his martyrdom”, we shall discuss some other relevant issues related to the martyrdom of Imam Husain (a.s). Snare of Riches Meanwhile, Persia came within the Muslim orbit. When Medina was captured