Karbala is an event that carries no parallels and transcends beyond time and space. There have been several incidents where people have lost lives and families have been destroyed. However, Karbala is ...

It was 3:30am in Khokhar Mohalla, one of Hyderabad’s oldest neighbourhoods, when streams of women clad in black crossed security barriers on July 4. Some carried sleepy toddlers in their arms; others ...

The event of Karbala has so captured the imagination of Muslims as well as all others interested in the history of Islam that numerous tomes have been written on the topic, approaching it from various ...

Sacrifice for the glory of Islam enlivens the brave heart. Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), resurrected the Islam with his martyrdom at Karbala. The incident of ...

How appropriate is this verse to Pakistan’s prevailing situation? When Prof Iqbal Shahid recited it in his usual style, I was forced to admire his extraordinary taste in poetry. The ability to recall ...

Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar, is considered sacred by Muslims around the world. The onset of the holy month is marked by a period of deep mourning and reflection, especially on ...

The Battle of Karbala is not only history but a haunting reality. A marriage of medieval theology with Iran's attempt to produce nuclear weapons should alarm all people and leaders of the free world ...