The Tragedy: A Narration of the Saga of Karbala Allama Al-Hilli I gingerly picked it up

I gingerly picked it up and held it out at arm’s length

Scholar and Poet

al-Kafi is the earliest and most important compilation of traditions from Prophet Muhammad and his successors

He is the author of In Search Ali ibn Abi Talib’s Codex: History and Traditions of the Earliest Copy of the Qur’an

The Tragedy: A Narration of the Saga of Karbala Allama Al-Hilli I gingerly picked it upOn the tenth day of the month of Muharram, fifty years after the passing of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (s), Imam Hussain (a) and a small number of family members and companions were slaughtered at the hands of the Umayyad government. They made their stance on the land of Karbala with determination and resolve. They did not waiver in the face of an army of thousands. They made that stance in the hope that their memory would bring life to a Muslim nation