Editing The Battle of Karbala (Book)

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}}The book '''''The Battle of Karbala''''' is an excellent piece of literature that everyone wants to know more about.

== About the Publisher ==
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Esoteric and Mythology.

== About the Book ==
This book published by Forgotten Books (January 28, 2008), has ‎ 130 pages and best sellers rank of 722,696 in Books.

It is advised that this book is a little hard to read without an Arabic background, but it advances the story in a balanced and healthy tone.

== Abstract of chapters ==

=== A Biography Of `abdul-zahrÁ' Al-ka`bee (mmauh) ===
This part is a little preview over the famous narrator of this epical battle, Sheik [[‘Abdul-Zahra’ AI-Ka'bee]], whose famous voice is always in the minds of Shiites all around the world.

=== Introduction ===
This part is a word about the revolution of [[Hussain ibn Ali|AI-Husayn]] and what were the goals and what are the benefits that Islam gained in return after such a massacre that reached the grandson of the [[Prophet Muhammad|prophet]], Al-Husayn, and his companions.

The [[Battle of Karbala]] (the fight between goodness and evil) took place on 10 [[Muharram]] 61 AH (October 9 or 10, 680 AD) in [[Karbala]], Iraq today. On one side were supporters and relatives of Muhammad's grandson Husayn ibn Ali (72 men); on the other side was a military detachment from the forces of [[Yazid]], the [[Umayyad]] caliph (at least 40,000 men).

=== The First Part ===
This part is the story of [[Ashura]] itself. It tells what happened aftre the death of Imam Al-Husayn until his household turned back to Medina was broadcasted from the station of Baghdad on the morning of [[Arba’een|Arbaeen]] in the year 1379 A.H. and 1380 A.H.

This battle also had significant effects on formation of subsequent revolts against the Umayyad dynasty.

=== The Second Part ===
This part is the story of the prisoners of women and children of AI-Husayn who were captured as prisoners and their journey in captivity from Karbala in Iraq to [[Damascus]], the capital of the Umayyad state, then back to Karbala then back to Medina (40 days passing the martyrdom of the eternal hero and the first revolutionist in Islam).

== Source ==

* [https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Karbala-Forgotten-Books/dp/1605067091 Amazon website]

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