Karbala in Sunni books
Abu Noam reports; “Once I was with Ali and Imam Husain in the Saqar Safeen. When we came to the town of Tainvi, Ali warned Husain to stop on the banks of the Euphrates. When I asked the reason, Ali revealed that he had been forewarned by Jibrail that Husain should be killed on the banks of the Euphrates, and he (the Apostle) had been shown a handful of dust of that place by the arch angel.” (Sunni source)
Baihaqee reports from Umm-e~Fazl: “Once I had Imam Husain in my lap that the Holy Prophet (pbuh) came and staring him burst into tears. I requested him to give the reason ofhis shedding tears. Thereupon, the Apostle revealed that Jibrail (Gabriel) had informed him that his followers would kill his son, Husain.’ Later Imam Husain was slain in Kerbala making the prophecy true.” (Sunni source)
Ibn-i-Asakar reports from Mohammad bin Umar bin Hasan: “Once I was with Imam Husain in the Kerbala. The Imam said on seeing Shimr, ‘Allah and his Messenger told the truth.” On enquiry he revealed, “The Holy Prophet (pbuh) told that he saw a white-spotted dog putting his snout in the blood of his skin; and Shimr had white leprosy and was spotted white. (Sunni source)
300 Authenticated Miracles of the Holy Prophet by Badr Azimabadi
What is Jihad?
The Arabic word jihad means to strive. Jihad is generally divided into two forms: the greater jihad and the lesser jihad.
The greater jihad is an internal struggle to be pious and good. The Prophet (sawa) is reported to have said: “The greatest jihad is the jihad against your own evil desires.” It is incumbent upon us to strive in the cause of Allah to better our surroundings and ourselves.
The lesser jihad is an external struggle, or defense, in protection of Islam and Muslims. It is obligatory for us to defend our religion when it is in danger, but we should never be the aggressors.
Let us take a look at what the Quran says about the severity of killing a person unjustly.
“Whosoever kills a human being for other than manslaughter or corruption in the earth, it shall be as if he had killed all mankind, and whoever…
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