The Events of Muharram 4th as Narrated by Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi

ʿUbaydullah’s response to Umar ibn Saʿd’s letter/ Imam Husayn ('a)’s dignified and uncompromising attitude toward ibn Ziad and his remarks in his letter/ Imam Husayn ('a)’s response to Qays ibn Ashʿath with regard to pledging allegiance to Yazid/ The day Kanānah ibn ʿAtīq j o i ned Imam Husayn ('a) in Karbala

The Events of Muharram 3rd as Narrated by Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi

Imam Husayn ('a) narrates the story of prophet Yaḥya ('a)’s martyrdom/ Imam Husayn ('a) predicts his own martyrdom/the promise of the advent of Imam Mahdi ('a) who will avenge Imam Husayn ('a)/the arrival of Umar ibn Saʿd in Karbala/Umar ibn Saʿd’s letter to Ibn Ziad

The Events of Muharram 2nd as Narrated by Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi

The arrival of Imam Husayn ('a)’s caravan in Karbala/ Imam Husayn ('a)’s remarks upon his arrival in Karbala/ʿUbaydullah ibn Ziad learns about Imam Husayn ('a)’s arrival in Karbala/The Letter of ʿUbaydullah ibn Ziad to Imam Husayn ('a) on Muharram 2nd/ Imam Husayn ('a)’s crushing response to Ibn Ziad/ Imam Husayn ('a)’s uncompromising attitude toward injustice and its agents/ Imam Husayn ('a)’s letter to the people of Kūfah/ Imam Husayn ('a)’s last word of warning to the people of Kūfah

The Events of Muharram 1st as Narrated by Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi

Muharram, a time of grief and sorrow for the Ahl-al-Bayt (‘a)/Muharram from the viewpoint of Imam Riḍa (‘a)/ The Imam camps at a lodging place called the “Palace of Bani-Muqātil”/ Imam Husayn (‘a) asking ʿUbaydullah ibn Ḥurr to j o i n and help him/ Imam Husayn’s (‘a) remarks to ʿUbaydullah ibn Ḥurr Juʿfī/ ibn Ḥurr: one of those who remained behind/ Imam Husayn (‘a)’s last ultimatum to all the people

The Anniversary of the Demise of Lady Zaynab (s)

Here you could find interesting notes on the life of this great lady

A Practical Strategy towards Confronting the Arrogant Super-Powers from the Perspective of Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi

We must emphasize the important, strategic fact that we have never submitted to the pressures exerted upon us by the arrogant superpowers, nor will we submit to them in the future. Through the blessings of the Islamic Revolution, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been transformed in to an example of what is possible. Other nations, including those of Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, as well as many others have in turn rejected the pressures of the Global superpowers and they have decided to stand up to America and the Zionist Regime.