THE EVENT OF TAFF: THE EARLIEST HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE TRAGEDY OF KARBALA

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First Pages a1
PREFACE 15
PREAMBLE 17
INTRODUCTION 19
Karbala’ 23
Abu Mikhnaf 26
The Family of Abu Mikhnaf as Reported by Tabari 28
The Family of Abu Mikhnaf as Reported by Nasr bin Muzahim al-Minqari 31
The Works of Abu Mikhnaf 35
His Faith (madhhab) and Reliability (withaqah) 37
Hisham al-Kalbi 40
The Maqtal Currently in Circulation 43
The Grave Errors of this Maqtal 45
The Sources of Abu Mikhnaf (isnad) 52
The Detailed List of the Narrators 54
The First List 0
The Second List 56
The Third List 63
The Fourth List 65
The Fifth List 79
The Sixth List 98
AL-HUSAIN (‘A) IN MADINAH 109
Mu’awiyah’s Last Will 0
Mu’awiyah’s Death 114
Yazid’s letter to Walid 117
Walid Seeks Counsel from Marwan 126
Walid’s Envoy 127
Al-Husain (‘a) Meets Walid 131
Al-Husain (‘a) in the Mosque of Madinah 135
The Stance of Muhammad bin al-Hanafiyyah 136
Al-Husain (‘a) Leaves Madinah 138
AL-HUSAIN (‘A) IN MAKKAH 141
Al-Husain (‘a) on the Way to Makkah 0
‘Abdullah bin Muti’ al-‘Adawi 0
Al-Husain (‘a) in Makkah 142
The Letters from the People of Kufah 144
The Reply of al-Husain (‘a) 155
The Journey of Ibn ‘Aqil 156
Muslim’s Letter to al-Husain (‘a) On His Way to Kufah 157
Al-Husain’s Response to Muslim 0
THE EVENTS IN KUFAH AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF MUSLIM BIN ‘AQIL 159
Muslim (‘a) Enters Kufah 0
Al-Husain’s Letter to the People of Basrah 166
Ibn Ziyad’s Address in Basrah 173
Ibn Ziyad Enters Kufah 174
Ibn Ziyad’s Address Upon His Arrival in Kufah 176
Muslim Moves from the House of Mukhtar to that of Hani’ 178
Ma’qil al-Shami spies on Muslim (‘a) 179
The Meeting for Planning the Assasination of Ibn Ziyad 182
Ma’qil Visits Muslim 183
Ibn Ziyad Inquires About Hani’ 184
Hani’ Summoned to Ibn Ziyad 187
Hani’ in the Presence of Ibn Ziyad 189
Ibn Ziyad’s Speech After Hani’s Arrest 195
The Rise of Muslim (‘a) 196
The Coming of the Noblemen to Ibn Ziyad 197
The Noblemen Come Out With Banners of Protection 199
The Loneliness of Muslim (‘a) 201
The Stand of Ibn Ziyad 206
Ibn Ziyad’s Address after Muslim (‘a) had Remained Alone 208
Ibn Ziyad in Pursuit of Muslim (‘a) 0
The Stand of Mukhtar 210
Muslim’s Hiding Place Disclosed 212
The Move to Arrest Muslim (‘a) 213
Muslim (‘a) Fights Ibn Ash’ath 0
Muslim (‘a) Attacked with Stones and Fire 214
Muslim (‘a) Taken as a Prisoner 215
Muslim’s Will to Ibn al-Ash’ath 216
Muslim (‘a) at the Gate of the Palace 0
Muslim’s Will to ‘Umar bin Sa‘d 219
Muslim (‘a) in the Presence of Ibn Ziyad 220
The Martyrdom of Ibn ‘Aqil (‘a)] 222
The Martyrdom of Hani’ bin ‘Urwah 224
Those Who Were Killed After Muslim (‘a) and Hani’ 226
The Imprisonment of Mukhtar 227
The Heads of Muslim (‘a) and Hani’ Sent to Yazid 0
AL-HUSAIN’S DEPARTURE FROM MAKKAH 233
Ibn al-Zubair's Stand Vis-à-Vis al-Husain (‘a) 0
Al-Husain’s Conversation with Ibn ‘Abbas 235
A Second Conversation with Ibn ‘Abbas 238
His Conversation with ‘Umar al-Makhzumi 239
His Last Conversation with Ibn al-Zubair 240
The Stand of ‘Amru bin Sa’id al-Ashdaq 242
THE STATIONS ON THE WAY TO KUFAH 249
Tan’im 0
Sifah 250
Hajir 253
A Watering Place of the Arabs 254
[Khuzaimiyyah] 255
Zuhair bin al-Qain Joins al-Husain (‘a) 256
Zarud 259
Tha’labiyyah 261
Zubalah, 263
Batn al-‘Aqabah 264
Sharaf 265
Dhu Husam 266
Baidah 271
‘Udhaib al-Hijanat 274
Qasr Bani Muqatil 278
Nainawa 280
THE EVENTS FROM THE 3RD TO THE 8TH OF MUHARRAM 285
The Coming Out of Ibn Sa‘d Against al-Husain (‘a) 0
Ibn Sa‘d’s Arrival in Karbala’ 288
Ibn Sa‘d’s First Letter to Ibn Ziyad 291
Ibn Ziyad’s Response to Ibn Sa‘d 292
Ibn Sa‘d’s Meeting With al-Husain (‘a) 0
Ibn Sa‘d’s Second Letter to Ibn Ziyad 294
Ibn Ziyad’s Second Response to Ibn Sa‘d 296
Shamir Brings the Letter to Ibn Sa‘d 297
The Safe-Conduct of Ibn Ziyad for ‘Abbas and His Brothers 298
Obstructing the Imam (‘a) and His Companions from Reaching the Water 299
THE EVENTS OF THE 9TH OF MUHARRAM 303
Ibn Sa‘d Advances Against al-Husain (‘a) 0
THE EVENTS OF THE NIGHT OF ‘ASHURA’ 309
The Speech of al-Husain (‘a) on the Night of ‘Ashura’ 0
The Stand of the Hashimites 310
The Stand of His Companions 311
The Imam (‘a) on the Night of ‘Ashura’ 312
Al-Husain (‘a) and His Companions on the Night of ‘Ashura’ 315
THE DAY OF ‘ASHURA’ 319
The First Speech of the Imam (‘a) 321
The Speech of Zuhair bin al-Qain 327
The Return of Hurr al-Riyahi 333
The Speech of Hurr 336
THE BEGINNING OF THE BATTLE 338
The First Attack 340
A Miracle and Guidance 341
The Malediction of Burair and His Martyrdom 343
The Second Attack 347
The Martyrdom of Muslim bin ‘Awsajah 348
The Third Attack 350
The Attacks of the Companions of al-Husain (‘a) 0
The Fourth Attack 353
Preparation for the Noon (zuhr) Prayers 354
THE MARTYRDOM OF THE COMPANIONS OF AL-HUSAIN (‘A) 356
The Martyrdom of Habib bin Muzahir 0
The Martyrdom of Hurr bin Yazid al-Riyahi 358
The Noon (zuhr) Prayers 359
The Martyrdom of Zuhair bin al-Qain 360
The Martyrdom of Nafi’ bin Hilal al-Jamali 361
The Martyrdom of the Two Brothers from Ghifar 362
The Martyrdom of the Two Young Men from Jabir 363
The Martyrdom of Hanzalah bin As`ad al-Shabami 0
The Martyrdom of ‘Abis bin Abi Shabib and His Retainer 365
The Martyrdom of Yazid ibn Ziyad, Abu Sha'tha’ al- Kindi 367
The Martyrdom of the Four Men 369
The Martyrdom of Suwaid al-Khath’ami and Bashir al-Hadrami 0
THE MARTYRDOM OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF AL-HUSAIN (‘A) 373
The Martyrdom of ‘Ali bin al-Husain al-Akbar (‘a) 0
The Martyrdom of Qasim bin al-Hasan (‘a) 377
The Martyrdom of ‘Abbas bin ‘Ali (‘a) and His Brothers 379
The Martyrdom of the Infant of al-Husain (‘a) 380
The Martyrdom of the Two Sons of ‘Abdullah bin Ja’far 381
The Martyrdom of the Members from the Household of ‘Aqil 382
The Martyrdom of other Two Sons of al-Hasan bin ‘Ali (‘a) 384
THE MARTYRDOM OF AL-HUSAIN (‘A) 387
Al-Husain (‘a) Advances Towards the Battlefield 0
The Martyrdom of al-Husain (‘a) 393
AFTER THE MARTYRDOM OF AL-HUSAIN (‘A) 397
The Looting of the Tents 0
The Trampling on al-Husain’s Body 400
THE HOUSEHOLD OF AL-HUSAIN (‘A) IN KUFAH 403
The Burial of al-Husain (‘a) and His Companions 404
The Head of the Imam (‘a) Before Ibn Ziyad 0
The Captives in the Court of Ibn Ziyad 407
The Stand of ‘Abdullah bin ‘Afif 411
THE HOUSEHOLD OF AL-HUSAIN (‘A) IN SHAM 415
In the Court of Yazid 416
THE HOUSEHOLD OF AL-HUSAIN (‘A) IN MAD INAH 424
The Arrival in Madinah 0
THE FIRST VISITOR OF AL-HUSAIN (‘A) FROM KUFAH 430
FINAL REMARKS 433

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