Karbala

Foreword
	By Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu)
Introduction
Question
Answer
	A Fundamental Principle
Chapter 1 - Historical Events Before the Appointment of Yazeed
	The Demise of Hazrat Ali (
	Hazrat Mu’aawiyah ( Calling the People to Pledge Allegiance
	Hazrat Mu’aawiyah ( Instructing Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar ( to Pledge Allegiance
	Why did Hazrat Mu’aawiyah ( Wish to Appoint his Son Yazeed as Khaleefah After Him?
	Why Were the Senior Sahaabah ( Reluctant to Pledge Allegiance to Yazeed?
Chapter 2 - Historical Events After the Appointment of Yazeed
	Yazeed Claiming Khilaafat
	The Governor of Madeenah Munawwarah Receiving the Letter of Yazeed
	Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar ( Cautioning Hazrat Husain ( and Hazrat Abdullah bin Zubair (
	Yazeed Dispatching his Troops to Makkah Mukarramah against Hazrat Abdullah bin Zubair (
	Yazeed not Sending the Muslims for Jihaad
	The Mission of Hazrat Husain ( to Remove the Tyranny and Oppression of Yazeed and his Governors
	The Love and Support of Sahaabah ( and the People of Hijaaz for Hazrat Husain (
	Hazrat Abdullah bin Zubair ( Offering Support…
	Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbaas ( advises Hazrat Husain ( …
	What was the Purpose of Hazrat Husain ( Setting out for Kufah?
	The  Opinion of Hazrat Moulana Habibur Rahmaan A’azami (
	Hazrat Husain ( meeting Farazdaq, the Poet, on the way to Kufah
	How did the Sahaabah ( Respond to the Wrongs of Yazeed
	The Sermons of Hazrat Husain ( Before Arriving at Karbala
	The Final Sermon of Hazrat Husain (
Chapter 3 - The Incident of Karbala
	Hazrat Muslim bin Aqeel ( Entering Kufah…
	Yazeed Ordering the Murder of Hazrat Muslim bin Aqeel (…
	Ubaidullah bin Ziyaad entering Kufah…
	Haani bin Urwah being Summoned…
	The People of Kufah Abandoning Hazrat Muslim bin Aqeel (…
	Ubaidullah bin Ziyaad Fulfilling the Command of Yazeed…
	Hazrat Husain ( being Appraised of Events…
	The Reason for the People of Basrah and Kufah Forsaking Hazrat Husain ( After Pledging Allegiance to him
	Mischief-Makers in Kufah
	Grief of the People of Kufah Over not Assisting Hazrat Husain ( at Karbala
	Noor Emanating from the Blessed Head of Hazrat Husain (
	In the Court of Ubaidullah bin Ziyaad
	The Mother of Ubaidullah bin Ziyaad Curses him
	The Manner in which Yazeed Treated the Family of Hazrat Husain (
	How did Yazeed Treat the Blessed Head of Hazrat Husain (
	The Happiness of Yazeed Over the Killing of Hazrat Husain (
	The Letter of Yazeed to Hazrat Abdullah bin Abbaas ( after Karbala
	The Reply of Hazrat Ibnu Abbaas ( - What Really Transpired at Karbala?
	Did Hazrat Husain ( Offer to Pledge Allegiance to Yazeed?
Chapter 4 - The Incident of Harrah and Makkah Mukarramah
	The Events which Led to the Battle at Harrah
	The Extent of Yazeed’s Evils and Wrongs Before the Sahaabah and Taabi’een Broke their Allegiance with Him
	Killing of Sahaabah ( and Taabi’een ( at Harrah through the Army of Yazeed
	Haafiz Ibnu Hajar Makki  ( Describes the Atrocities of the Army of Yazeed at Harrah
	Treatment of Hazrat Abu Sa’eed Khudri ( at Harrah
	The Army of Yazeed Wishing to Kill Hazrat Sa’eed bin Musayyib (
	Yazeed Expresses His Gratitude for Harrah
	The Opinion of Allaamah ibn Katheer ( regarding Yazeed’s Role in Harrah
	Was it Permissible for the Sahaabah ( and Taabi’een ( to Break their Allegiance to Yazeed?
	Dispatching Troops to Makkah Mukarramah
	Ubaidullah bin Ziyaad Refuses to do the Dirty Work of Yazeed for the Second Time
Chapter 5 - The Views of the Sahaabah (, Taabi’een ( and Luminaries of the Different Eras of Islam
	1. The View of the Sahaabah ( regarding Yazeed
	2. The View of Hazrat Abdullah bin Zubair (
	3. The View of Hazrat Abu Hurairah (
The Views of the Taabi’een (
	4. The View of the Son of Yazeed (Demise: 64 Hijri)
	5. The View of Hazrat Sa’eed bin Musayyib ( (Demise: 94 Hijri)
	6. The View of Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Azeez ( (Demise: 101 Hijri)
	7. The View of Hazat Hasan Basri ( (Demise: 110 Hijri)
The Views of the Fuqahaa and Muhadditheen of the Different Eras
	8-9. The View of Imaam Abu Haneefah ( (Demise: 150 Hijri) and Imaam Maalik ((Demise: 179 Hijri)
	10. The View of Hazrat Imaam Ahmad bin Hambal ( (Demise: 241 Hijri)
	11. The View of Imaam Abu Bakr Jassaas Hanafi ( (Demise: 370 Hijri)
	12. The View of Ibnu Hazm Zaahiri ( (Demise: 456 Hijri)
	13. The View of Imaam Baihaqi ( (Demise: 458 Hijri)
	14. The View of Qaadhi Abu Ya’laa Mowsili ( (Demise: 458 Hijri)
	15. The View of Shaikh Ebrahim bin Ismail ( (Demise: 534 Hijri)
	16. The View of Qaadhi Iyaadh Maaliki ( (Demise: 544 Hijri)
	17. The View of Allaamah Ibnul Jowzi ( (Demise: 597 Hijri)
	18. The View of Allaamah Ibnul Atheer Shaafi’ee ( (Demise: 630 Hijri)
	19. The View of Ibnu Salaah ( (Demise: 643 Hijri)
	20. The View of Mufassir Qurtubi ( (Demise: 671 Hijri)
	21. The View of Allaamah Ibnu Taimiyyah Hambali (Demise: 728 Hijri)
	22. The View of Allaamah Zahabi Shaafi’ee ( (Demise: 748 Hijri)
	23. The View of Allaamah Ibnu Katheer Shaafi’ee ( (Demise: 774 Hijri)
	24. The View of Allaamah Taftaazaani Hanafi ( (Demise: 791 Hijri)
	25. The View of Allaamah Ibnu Khaldoon ( (Demise: 808 Hijri)
	26. The View of the Author of Fataawa Bazzaaziyah (Demise: 827 Hijri)
	27. The View of Haafiz Ibnu Hajar Asqalaani Shaafi’ee ( (Demise: 852 Hijri)
	28. The View of Allaamah Suyuti Shaafi’ee ( (Demise: 911 Hijri)
	29. The View of Allaamah Ibnu Hajar Makki Shaafi’ee ( (Demise: 974 Hijri)
	30. The View of Mullah Ali Qaari ( (Demise: 1014 Hijri)
	31. The View of Hazrat Mujaddid Alf Thaani Hanafi ( (Demise: 1034 Hijri)
	32. The View of Shaikh Muhaddith Abdul Haqq Dehlawi Hanafi ( (Demise: 1052 Hijri)
	33. The View of Shah Waliyyullah Hanafi ( (Demise: 1176 Hijri)
	34. The View of Allaamah Bahrul Uloom Lukhnowi Hanafi ( (Demise: 1225 Hijri)
	35. The View of Allaamah Aaloosi ( (Demise 1270 Hijri)
	36. The View of Hazrat Moulana Abdul Hayy Lukhnowi ( (Demise: 1304 Hijri)
	37. The View of Hazrat Moulana Abdul Haqq Haqqaani ( – The Author of Tafseer-e-Haqqaani (Demise: 1336 Hijri)
Views of Ulama of the Recent Past
	38. The View of Hazrat Moulana Salaamatullah Saheb Kashfi (
	39. The View of Hazrat Moulana Qaasim Naanotwi Hanafi (
	40. The View of Hazrat Moulana Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi (
	41. The View of Hazrat Moulana Khaleel Ahmad Sahaaranpuri (
	42. The View of Hazrat Mufti Azeezur Rahmaan Uthmaani (
	43. The View of Allaamah Anwar Shah Kashmiri (
	44 - 45. The View of Hazrat Mufti Jameel Ahmad Saheb Thaanwi ( and Mufti Abdush Shakoor Tirmizi (
	46. The View of Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi Hanafi (
	47. The View of Hazrat Moulana Husain Ahmad Madani Hanafi (
	48. The View of Hazrat Mufti Muhammad Shafee Saheb Hanafi (
	49. The View of Hazrat Moulana Abdush Shakoor Lukhnowi (
	50. The View of Hazrat Moulana Yusuf Binnori (
	51. The View of Hazrat Mufti Mahmood Gangohi (
	52. The View of Hazrat Moulana Qari Muhammad Tayyib Hanafi (
	53. View of Hazrat Moulana Muhammad Ameen Safdar Hanafi (
	54. View of Hazrat Moulana Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi (
Responses to Personalities Regarding Whom it is Understood that they were in Favour of Yazeed
	Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (
	Muhammad bin Hanafiyyah (
	Qaadhi Abu Bakr bin Arabi Maaliki (
	Statement of Ibnul Arabi (
	The Refutation of Allaamah Ibnu Khaldoon (
	The Refutation of Allaamah Ibnul Jowzi (
	The Refutation of Allaamah Munaawi (
	Other Errors of Ibnul Arabi (
	The First Error of Ibnul Arabi (
	The Second Error of Ibnul Arabi (
	The View of Imaam Ahmad bin Hambal ( regarding Yazeed
Chapter 6 - The Hadeeth of Constantinople
	First Answer
	Second Answer
	Third Answer
	The Hadeeth regarding Deen remaining Strong as long as Twelve Leaders of the Quraysh remain
	Judging People Based on their Apparent Condition
Chapter 7 - The View of the Ulama in Regard to Cursing Yazeed
	The View of Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya ( and Hazrat Moulana Rasheed Ahmad Gangohi ( Regarding Cursing Yazeed
	The View of the Majority Ulama with Regard to Cursing Yazeed
Conclusion
	Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya’s ( Request
	The Importance of Remaining within the Parameters set by the Pious Predecessors
	Imaam Ghazaali ( Discourages Publicly Discussing Mushaajaraat