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After narrating the events of Ashura and the return of the caravan of captives to Medina, Majlisi has included the narrations in honor of the martyrdom of the Imam under five chapters (40-44). During what was said in Bihar al-Anwar about Imam Hussain, Majlis did not refuse to include poems about that event. For example, the whole of Chapter 44 (Volume 45) is devoted to presenting such poems.<ref>Majlisi, vol. 45, pp. 241- 299</ref>
After narrating the events of Ashura and the return of the caravan of captives to Medina, Majlisi has included the narrations in honor of the martyrdom of the Imam under five chapters (40-44). During what was said in Bihar al-Anwar about Imam Hussain, Majlis did not refuse to include poems about that event. For example, the whole of Chapter 44 (Volume 45) is devoted to presenting such poems.<ref>Majlisi, vol. 45, pp. 241- 299</ref>


== The value and importance of books ==
== The value and importance of the book ==
The book Bihar al-Anwar in general, as well as that part of the book which is about the event of Karbala and Ashura, is considered as one of the most important research sources for the authors of the Maqtals and the tragedy letters and other books and treatises related to that event in the following centuries. .
The book Bihar al-Anwar in general, as well as that part of the book which is about the event of Karbala and Ashura, is considered as one of the most important research sources for the authors of the Maqtals and the tragedy letters and other books and treatises related to that event in the following centuries. .