Ashura

This is a translation of a series of four sermons delivered by the author during the month of Muharram of 1389 H. (March 1969) on the topic of the meaning and significance of 'Ashura and the martyrdom of Imam Husayn (a) at Karbala. Sermon 1 Meaning of distortion (tahrif) in general Description and examples of the distortions that have taken place in regard to the historic event of 'Ashura. Factors responsible for these distortions Further examples of distortions Sermon 3 Distortions of meaning and their cause Character of a sacred movement Sermon 4 Responsibility of the 'ulama and the common people in regard to these distortions About the AuthorHe was born Shaikh Murtada ibn Muhammad Hussain Mutahhari in 1338 AH in Fariman, Iran. At the early age of 12, he began his religious education in the Shia seminary in Mashhad, where he mainly studied religion as well as philosophy. With the rise of the Qom seminary under the leadership of Shaikh Abdul Karim Haeri, Shaikh Mutahhari moved there a..