IMAM HUSAYN’S REVOLUTION

Title: Iman Husayn¡`s Revolution
Author: Ayatollah Shaykh Muhammad Mahdi Shamsuddin
Project supervisor: Translation Unit, Cultural Affairs Department Ahl al-Bayt (a) World Assembly (ABWA)
Translator: Isa Makama
Editor: Sayyidah Iffat Shah
Proofreader: Muhammad Mahdi Baghi
Publisher: ABWA Publishing and Printing Center
First Printing: 2014
All rights reserved.

Table of Contents
Preface― 9
Publishers' Foreword― 11
Preface to the Fourth Edition― 13
Introduction― 17
Features of Husayn’s Revolution― 21
PART ONE:
Socio-political Circumstances
Prologue― 29
Dialogue of the Saqifah― 30
'Umar's Principle of Grants― 31
The Shura― 32
'Uthman's Political Economy and Administration― 35
'Uthman's Behaviour with his Opponents― 39
Results of 'Uthman's Politics― 41
'Ali’s Position on Leadership after 'Uthman― 43
'Ali’s Reforms and the Opinion of Muslims― 45
Mu'awiya's Political Policy― 51
Terrorize and Starve― 51
Revival and Exploitation of Tribal Disputes― 59
Deception: In the name of Religion― 70
Incapacitating the Revolutionary Spirit― 70
Effect of Mu'awiyah's Politics on Islamic Society― 79
Hassan (‛a) And Husayn’s Stand on Umayyad Politics― 81
PART TWO:
Reasons for the revolution
Why Husayn Didn't Revolt against Mu'awiyah― 85
Psycho-Social Conditions― 87
Mu'awiyah's Character― 94
Pledge and Agreement― 97
Yazid's Character ― 99
Husayn’s Stand on Yazid During the Lifetime of Mu'awiyah― 100
Husayn’s Stand on Allegiance to Yazid― 101
Husayn’s Reasons for the Revolution― 103
The Social Need of the Revolution― 108
The Revolution for the Revolutionaries― 109
PART THREE:
Effects of the Revolution on Islamic Society
Preamble― 113
Crushing the Religious System― 119
The Feeling of Guilt― 130
New Moral Standards― 135
Reviving the Spirit of Struggle― 141
The Atoners' Revolution― 143
The Revolution of Medina― 147
Mukhtar al-Thaqafi's Revolution― 149
Mutrif Ibn Mughayrah's Revolution― 151
Ibn Ash'ath's Revolution― 152
Zayd Ibn 'Ali Ibn Husayn's Revolution― 155
Abu al-Saraya's Revolution― 156
How the Nation Benefitted from the Revival of the Spirit of Struggle― 157
Conclusion― 159