Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Imam Hussein's Supreme Sacrifice - A Review in History



This is an interactive presentation on Hussein ibn Ali (a.s.) grandson of Holy Messenger of Islam - Prophet Mohammed (s.a.w.w) who was martyred in Karbala, Iraq along with 72 of his close relatives & companions by large army sent by 2nd Ruler of Ummayad Dynasty Yazid ibn Muawiya in 680 AD.

The concept behind the presentation is to serve as an educational tool to highlight important events from Birth of Imam Hussein (a.s.) leading upto his Journey and Martyrdom in Karbala.

The Presentation is divided into following sections. 

Background and Pretext 

Part 1 (626 CE - 632 CE) 
Birth of Imam Hussein - Last Sermon of Holy Prophet 

Part 2 (632 CE - 656 CE) 
Death of Holy Prophet - Murder of Caliph Uthman 

Part 3 (656 CE - 669 CE) 
Imam Ali as 4th Caliph - Martyrdom of Imam Hasan 

Imam Hussein's historic journey from Medina to Karbala 

Part 1 (680 CE) 
Medina - Makkah 
27 Shaban, 60 AH - 8 Dhul-Hijjah, 60 AH 

Part 2 (680 CE) 
Makkah - Zuhasm 
8 Dhul-Hijjah, 60 AH - 29 Dhul-Hijjah, 60 AH 

Part 3 (680 CE) 
Zuhasm - Karbala 
29 Dhul-Hijjah, 60 AH - 10 Muharram, 61 AH 

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Note: The presentation is created using Adobe Flash, so its not currently view-able on IPhone, IPad or other tablets/smart-phones that do not support Adobe Flash. 

The site is best viewed on Google Chrome.