P
P.B.U.H.
These acronyms refer to the phrase "Peace Be Upon/with Him" which mean in Arabic: "'Alaihis Salam" عليه السلام, an expression articulated when the name of a prophet is mentioned. This expression does not convey the meaning of "Salla Allahu 'Alaihi Wa Alihi wa Sallam" صلى الله عليه وعلى اله و سلم which means: Allah blesses him and his family and sends them His greetings."
- Karbala and Beyond
- Dedication
- Publisher’s Preface
- Prologue: Eternal Struggle Between Right And Wrong
- Introduction
- Part 1: Husayn And His Foes, Martyrdom
- Abu Sufyan
- Mu’awiyah and Yazid
- Ali, Husayn’s Father
- Imam Husayn Son of Imam Ali
- Islam’s Message to Humanity
- Origins of Deviation
- Yazid Appointed as Supreme Ruler
- The Noble Motives Behind Imam Husayn’s Revolution
- The Revolution’s Process
- Husayn in Mecca
- Muslim Swears Oath of Allegiance for Husayn
- Hani Ibn Urwah
- Muslim’s Uprising
- Al-Mukhtar Jailed
- Muslim at the House of Taw'a
- Muslim Meets Ibn Ziyad
- Qasr Muqatil
- The Kufian Hosts
- Efforts to Secure Water
- Conditional Respite Granted
- Another Confrontation at Watering Place
- Firm Resolution
- Love and Devotion
- Ashura
- The First Lady Martyr
- Al-Abbas is Martyred
- Martyrdom of The Imam
- Husayn’s Horse
- Al-Husayn Marauded
- Part 2: A Summary of Post-Martyrdom Events
- The Steed
- The Severed Heads
- Leaving Karbala’
- At Kufa
- Zainab’s Speech
- Fatima Delivers a Speech
- As-Sajjad Delivers a Speech
- The Burial
- At The Governer’s Mansion
- Al-Mukhtar At-Thaqafi
- The Sacred Head Speaks
- Al-Ashdaq
- Abdullah Ibn Ja’far
- The Captives Taken to Syria
- In Syria
- Husayn’s Severed Head
- A Syrian Encounters Fatima
- Zainab Delivers Another Speech
- At The House of Ruin
- Back to Medina
- The Severed Head Rejoins Body
- The Arba’een
- In Medina
- Part 3: The Revolution’s Outcome
- Part 4: Husayn’s Successors - Nine Infallible Imams
- Conclusion
- Appendix: Arabic Poems Eulogizing Imam Husayn’s Martyrdom
- Glossary of Islamic Terms