This is a series of three lectures delivered by Sheikh Shomali on the topic "The Connection Between Imam Husayn (a) and Imam Mahdi (a)" at Dar al-Tilawah hall in the Holy Shrine of Lady Masumah (s). In these lectures, he highlights the importance and reason of the connection of Imam Mahdi (a) with Imam Husayn (a) and how we can understand it in historical context.

This paper is the second part of a series of three papers on the subject, initially conceived as part of a series of lectures delivered by the author in London, at the Islamic Centre of England in Muharram 1433/November and December 2011, entitled, "Spiritual Struggle of Karbala."