Maqtal al-Husayn (by al-Muqarram)

*Maqtal al-Husayn (a)*
	Bibliographical Information
Author	'Abd al-Razzaq al-Musawi al-Muqarram
Original title	(مَقتَلُ الحُسَین(ع
Series	1 vol.
Subject	Uprising of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Genre	History
English translation
En. title	Maqtal al-Husayn (Martyrdom Epic of Imam al-Husayn)
En. publisher	Al-Kharsan Foundation for Publications

Maqtal al-Ḥusayn (a) (Arabic: مَقْتَلُ الحُسَین), known as Maqtal al-Muqarram (Arabic: مَقْتَلُ المُقَرَّم) written by 'Abd al-Razzaq al-Muqarram from Shi'a scholars deals with the life of Imam al-Husayn (a), his uprising and martyrdom and the events after it, as well as the consequences of the Battle of Karbala.

About the Author

Sayyid 'Abd al-Razzaq b. Muhammad al-Musawi al-Muqarram known as "al-Muqarram" (b. 1316/1898-9 in Najaf) was a Shi'a scholar of 14th/20th century . His fame is mostly because of his works about the lives of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) of the Prophet (s).

Writing Approach

Al-Muqarram tried to cite from authentic sources and speak based on clarification, argumentation and proof. Through research and matching with authentic documents, he wrote the book based on reflection and fluency in stating the realities and delivering messages.^[1] He mentions many of the baseless and forged issues and rejects them with reason. Also, this book contains a series of discussions in jurisprudence, lexicon and literature in the footnotes and offers different researches regarding common terminology of transmitters of hadith so that the reader benefits the sources which the author has benefitted during his researches and discussions. There are different figures, including men, women and children in the battle of Karbala and sometimes, their names are mistaken with each other, and due to the method of the author, all such problems are solved in this book.^[2]

Content

Generally, the book is organized in seven sections:

First section: An introduction about the uprising of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Second section: The story of Karbala
Third section: Exiting Medina
Fourth section: Moving toward Iraq
Fifth section: Day of 'Ashura
Sixth section: Martyrdom of the Ahl al-Bayt (a)
Seventh section: Events after 'Ashura

Sources

In the main section of the book which is maqtal ^[3], the author has collected his discussions from different books and maqtals such as Maqtal al-Khwarazmi, Muthir al-ahzan, Nafas al-mahmum, Tadhkirat al-khawas, Tarikh al-Tabari, Al-Irshad of al-Shaykh al-Mufid, Al-Luhuf and Al-Amali of al-Shaykh al-Saduq and sometimes has quoted less reliable issues from books such as Asrar al-shahada. He has also mentioned poems and elegies of contemporary poets.^[4]

Translation and Publication

English: Yasin T. Al-Jibouri has translated Maqtal al-Husayn (Martyrdom Epic of Imam al-Husayn) into English and the book is published by Al-Kharsan Foundation for Publications.

Farsi: Maqtal al-Husayn has been translated to Persian, tilted as Chihra-yi Khunin-i Husayn Sayyid al-Shuhada' (a) (The Bloody Face of the Master of Martyrs (a) ) or Dastan-i Karbala (The Story of Karbala) by 'Azizullah 'Atarudi in 1972-3.

External Link

Maqtal al-Husayn by Abd al-Rrazzaq al-Muqarram

Notes

↑ Muqarram, Tarjuma-yi Maqtal al-Ḥusayn, p. 34.
↑ Muqarram, Tarjuma-yi Maqtal al-Ḥusayn, p. 38.
↑ Narrations about the martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn and his companion
↑ Muqarram, Tarjuma-yi Maqtal al-Ḥusayn, p. 282.

References

Muqarram, ʿAbd al-Razzāq al-. Tarjuma-yi Maqtal al-Ḥusayn. Translated to Farsi by Muḥammad Mahdī ʿAzīz Allāhī Kirmānī. Qom: Nawīd-i Islām, 1381 Sh.

[1] Muqarram, Tarjuma-yi Maqtal al-Ḥusayn, p. 34.

[2] Muqarram, Tarjuma-yi Maqtal al-Ḥusayn, p. 38.

[3] Narrations about the martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn and his companion

[4] Muqarram, Tarjuma-yi Maqtal al-Ḥusayn, p. 282.

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History	Hayat al-Imam al-Husayn (a) • Ma'a al-rakb al-Husayni •
Excellence	Al-Khasa'is al-Husayniyya
Narrations	Musnad al-Imam al-Shahid • Mawsu'a kalimat al-Imam al-Husayn (a)
Maqtal	Muthir al-ahzan • Al-Luhuf • Dhakhirat al-darayn • Rawdat al-shuhada' • Maqtal Abi Mikhnaf • Nafas al-mahmum • Maqtal al-Muqarram • Maqtal al-Khwarazmi • Lawa'ij al-ashjan • Fayd al-dumu' • Nafthat al-masdur • Mawsu'a Karbala • Al-Husayn wa batala Karbala • Tasmiyatu man qutila ma'a al-Husayn (a) • Dhawb al-nudar • Darsi ki Husayn bi insanha amukht • Adab al-taff • Tasliyat al-majalis • Tazallum al-Zahra • Asrar al-shahada • Al-Dam'a al-sakiba • Qamqam-un zakhkhar • Tufan al-buka' • Al-Imam al-Husayn (a) wa ashabuh • Maqtal-i jami'-i Sayyid al-Shuhada' (a)
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Theology	'Abaqat al-anwar • 'Aqa'id al-imamiyya • Al-Nass wa al-ijtihad • Asl al-Shi'a wa usuluha • Misbah al-hidaya • Ilzam al-nasib • Hidaya al-umma • Nur al-afham • Naqd al-washi'a • Manar al-huda • Dala'il al-sidq • Nur al-afham • Shabha-yi Pishawur • Kashf al-astar • Al-Huda ila din al-Mustafa • Fayd al-qadir
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