The Shi'i Islamic martyrdom narratives of Imam Al-Ḥusayn : an introduction / Muhammad-Reza Fakhr-Rohani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fakhr-Rohani, Muhammad-Reza, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslim martyrs.

Ḥusayn ibn ʻAlī, -680.

Ḥusayn ibn ʻAlī.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (275 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2023]

Summary:

Martyrdom narratives (maqtals) represent a prominent genre of Islamic, particularly Shiʽi, literature. In this genre, the heart-rending aspects of the martyrdom scenes of religiously prominent people are depicted graphically. Although not exclusively limited to the martyrdom accounts of Imam al-Ḥusayn and his companions, who were martyred on the plain of Karbala, Iraq, a great majority of Islamic martyrdom narratives deal with the Ashura episodes. As the first book-length treatment of this genre in English, this text takes the reader from the dawn of Islam in ancient Arabia, exploring the background of the Battle of Karbala and giving a view of the various maqtals and several related studies. Although examining Arabic and Persian sources, this book presupposes little background knowledge on the part of the reader.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Remarks on the Transliteration and Spelling Used

Part One

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Part Two

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Part Three

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Part Four

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Selected Bibliography and Further Reading.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Print version: Fakhr-Rohani, Muhammad-Reza The Shi'i Islamic Martyrdom Narratives of Imam Al-Ḥusayn

ISBN:

1-5275-9229-4