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
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2006, 2006
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