Reliving Karbala : martyrdom in South Asian memory /

In 680 CE, the prophet Muhammad's grandson, Husain, led a small band of followers in rebellion against the caliph, Yazid. Husain & his followers were slain at Karbala leading to the split between Sunni & Shiite Muslims. This book traces the development of the story from the earliest his...

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Main Author:	Hyder, Syed Akbar
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:	Shīʻah > India. Karbalāʼ, Battle of, Karbalāʼ, Iraq, 680. Shīʻah > Customs and practices. Martyrdom. Chiisme > Inde. Bataille de Karbalā, Karbalā, Irak, 680. Chiisme > Coutumes et pratiques. Martyre. RELIGION > Islam > Shi'a. Martyrdom Shīʻah Shīʻah > Customs and practices India Iraq > Karbalāʼ 680 Electronic books.
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