Nafasul Mahmum, Relating to the heart rending tragedy of Karbala'

A historical account, using original sources, of the Tragedy of Karbala', from the time of the birth of Imam Husayn (as) till the time of Mukhtar's revolt.

• Translator’s Note
• Author’s Preface
• Introduction: Birth of Our Master Imam Husayn (a.s.), the oppressed
• On some of the virtues of Imam Husayn (a.s.)
• Forty Traditions (Ahadith) regarding the merit of mourning over the afflictions of Imam Husayn (a.s.), the reward of invoking curse upon his murderers, and prophesies regarding his martyrdom
• Part 1: On what befell Imam Husayn (a.s.) before Yazid bin Mu’awiyah claimed alle­giance from him, until his Martyrdom
• Relating to the death of Mu’awiyah bin Abu Sufyan
• The governor of Madina and Imam Husayn (a.s.)
• Discourse of Allamah Majlisi in Biharul Anwar
• On Imam Husayn (a.s.)’s intention on proceeding towards Makkah (from Madina) and the letters addressed to him by the people of Kufa
• Muslim bin Aqeel’s departure from Makkah in mid-Ramazan according to the discourse by Mas’oodi
• Imam’s letter to the noblemen of Basra
• Ubaydullah bin Ziyad’s exit from Basra towards Kufa
• Ubaydullah in Kufa
• Martyrdom of Meytham bin Yahya at Tammar
• Imam Husayn (a.s.)’s intention of proceeding towards Iraq from Makkah
• Relating to Imam Husayn (a.s.)’s departure from Makkah towards Iraq
• Information to Hurr bin Yazeed ar Riyahi, his encounter with Imam Husayn (a.s.) and resisting him from going towards Kufa
• Imam Husayn (a.s.) on way to Kufa
• Imam Husayn (a.s.)’s halt at the ground of Karbala, Umar bin Sa’ad’s entry, and the circumstances therein
• Imam Husayn (a.s.) in Karbala’
• Shimr bin Ziljawshan’s arrival at Karbala and the events on the night of ninth Muharram
• Relating to the events of the night before Ashura’ (the tenth of Muharram)
• Relating to the events of the day of Ashura’, the array of the two armies and Imam Husayn (a.s.)’s remonstration amidst the people of Kufa
• Praise of the battle of the companions of Imam Husayn (a.s.) and their Martyrdom (May Allah be pleased with them)
• Combat of the members of Imam Husayn (a.s.)’s Household (Ahlul Bayt) and their Martyrdom (May Allah be pleased with them)
• Relating to the Martyrdom of Our Master Abu Abdullah Husayn (a.s.), and furthermore the Martyrdom of a suckling child and Abdullah bin Hasan (a.s.)
• Part 3: Relating to the incidents after the Martyrdom
• After Martyrdom
• Plundering of the belongings of Imam Husayn (a.s.) and the wailing of the womenfolk of Ahlul Bayt
• Looting of the heads of the martyrs, jewelry of the women folk and Camels of the Master of the oppressed by the Kufan army
• Incidents of the evening of the tenth of Muharram (Ashura’) and dispatching the blessed heads to the accursed Ubaydullah bin Ziyad
• Exit of Umar bin Sa’ad from Karbala to Kufa
• Relating to the burial of our Master Imam Husayn (a.s.) and his companions
• Entry of the Household (Ahlul Bayt) of Imam Husayn (a.s.) into Kufa
• Relating to the entry of the Household of Imam Husayn (a.s.) into the presence of Ubaydullah bin Ziyad
• Ubaydullah bin Ziyad dispatches Abdul Malik Salami to Madinah with the news of Martyrdom of Imam Husayn (a.s.), and the sermon of Abdullah bin Zubayr in Makkah
• Dispatching of the blessed heads of the Pure Household by Ubaydullah bin Ziyad, the accursed, from Kufa to Syria, and the events that occurred thereafter
• A short Account of the Events taken place en route to Syria
• Entry of the Household (Ahlul Bayt) into Syria and the blessed head in Damascus
• Dispatching of the Household (Ahlul Bayt) by Yazid from Syria to Madinah
• Part 4: Relating to the events that manifested after the Martyrdom of Abi Abdullah Imam Husayn (a.s.)…
• Mourning of the Heavens and Earth and its inhabitants upon Imam Husayn (a.s.)
• Complaining of the Angels regarding the Martyrdom of Imam Husayn (a.s.) in the Audience of Allah and their lamenting upon him
• Bemoaning of the Genies upon the Martyrdom of Imam Husayn (a.s)
• Part 5: Relating to the number of children and wives of Imam Husayn (a.s.), the merit of visiting his blessed grave, and the oppression of the Caliphs upon his grave
• The children of Imam Husayn (a.s.) and some of his wives
• Merit of visiting the grave of Imam Husayn (a.s.)
• Oppression of the Caliphs upon the blessed grave of Imam Husayn (a.s.)
• Conclusion: An account of the Tawwabeen (Penitents) and the rising of Mukhtar bin Abu Ubaydah Saqafi to avenge the blood of Imam Husayn (a.s.)