The Events of the Day of Arbaʿin as Narrated by Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi

Ṣafar 20th: the day of Arbaʿīn/Jābir ibn Abdullah al-Anṣārī: the first pilgrim of Imam Husayn’s tomb/The caravan of the Ahl-al-Bayt (ʿa) returns from Damascus to Karbala/ Arbaʿīn: the day when the heads of the martyrs were j o i ned with their bodies/A word about the time that the caravan of the Ahl-al-Bayt (ʿa) returned to Karbala based on the historical proofs.

The Events of Muharram 11th as Narrated by Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi

The dividing of the martyrs’ heads among the clans of Kūfah/The caravan of captives leaves Karbala/The names of the captives of the Prophet’s Ahl-al-Bayt (ʿa)/The caravan of captives passes the beheading site of Imam Husayn (ʿa)/Zeynab (ʿa) gives Imam al-Sajjad (ʿa) solace/The manner in which the women and children of the Ahl-al-Bayt (ʿa) were moved as captives.

The Events of Muharram 9th as Narrated by Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi

The arrival of Shimr in Karbala/Besieging Imam Husayn (‘a)’s camp in Karbala/Safe-conduct for Umm Al Banīn (‘a)’s sons/The mobilization of troops to begin the war/The speech of Imam Husayn (‘a) to his companions/Imam Husayn (‘a) advises the women of the Ahl-al-Bayt (‘a) to be patient in the face of calamities to come