History of Kerbala: Part One - Preliminaries

        Section One

        Section Two

History of Kerbala: Part Two - Hussayn's Stand

History of Kerbala: Part Three - The Aftermath

And still they came: commemorations of Muharram

Tears are not enough: the need for a more active approach to Ashoura

Red Shiism versus Black Shiism by Dr. Ali Shariati (external site)

Horr: The Battle of Kerbala by Dr. Ali Shariati (external site)

Ashoura: Misrepresentations and Distortions - By Ayatullah Murtadha Mutahhari (external site)

The Truth About Imam Hussain's Revolt - By Ayatullah Murtadha Mutahhari (external site)

Imam Hussain's Revolution - By Ayatullah Hadi al-Modaressi (external site)

Imam Hussain: "Savior" of Islam

Text of the Sermon of Imam Hussain to the Army of Yazeed

Text of the Sermon of Zainab to the people of Kufa

Text of the Sermon of Zainab to Yazid in Damascus

Sacrifice, Suffering, and Atonement in Islam

Classical Theatre as a Way of Sharing Islamic History

On the Further Need for Development of Aza' 

Sunni thinkers on Imam Hussain and the Tragedy of Kerbala

Sayyid Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Ninowy

Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi

Abdullah Yusuf Ali