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This photo is for the Islamic poet reciter Bassim AlKarbalaie while mourning Imam Hussain (A) and his companions.
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In these days of the Islamic calender, the whole Shiate Muslim community live the sorrow of Imam Hussain (A) martyrdom. The event, in which Imam Hussain was killed, was a tragedy of different aspects.
In the month of Muharram 61 AH in Iraq at a place known as Karbala, a large army which had been mobilised by the Umayyad regime besieged a group of persons numbering less than a hundred and put them under pressure to pay allegiance to the Caliph of the time and submit to his authority. The small group resisted and a severe battle took place in which they were all killed. It appeared at that time that like hundreds of similar events, this battle would be recorded in history and forgotten in time. However, the events that occurred on the 10th day of Muharram in Kerbala were to become a beacon and an inspiration for future generations. Imam Hussain (A) was the leader of the small band of men who were martyred in Karbala. He is the son of Ali bin Abi Talib (A) and Fatima AlZahra'a (A) the daughter of the Holy Prophet Muhammed (S). Living in this holy family with its well known Islamic knowledge, there is no wonder why people recognized him before the event of Ashura for their religious needs. An example of the depth of his perception can be seen in his beautiful du'a on the day of Arafat, wherein he begins by explaining the qualities of Allah, saying:
"(Oh Allah) How could an argument be given about Your Existence by a being whose total and complete existence is in need of you? When did you ever disappear so that you might need an evidence and logic to lead (the people) towards You? And when did You ever become away and distant so that your signs and effects made the people get in touch with you? Blind be the eye which does not see You (whereas) You are observing him. What did the one who missed You find? And what does the one who finds You lack? Certainly, the one who got pleased and inclined toward other than You, came to nothingness (failed)."
On the other hand, we have Yazid, whose father (Muawiya) and grandfather (Abu Sufyan - the arch-enemy of the Prophet) had always tried to sabotage the mission of the Holy Prophet, and who showed his true colour by stating in a poem, "Bani Hashim had staged a play to obtain kingdom, there was neither any news from God nor any revelation." Thus, it is no wonder that Husain's response to Yazid's governor, when asked to pay allegiance to Yazid was, "We are the household of the prophethood, the source of messengership, the descending-place of the angels, through us Allah had began (showering His favours) and with us He has perfected (His favours), whereas Yazid is a sinful person, a drunkard, the killer of innocent people and one who openly indulges in sinful acts. A person like me can never pledge allegiance to a person like him ..."
The revolution of Imam Husain (A) was an Islamic movement spearheaded by one of the great leaders of Islam. The principles and laws of Islam demanded that Imam Husain (A) act to warn the Ummah of the evil situation which it was in, and to stand in the way of the deviating ruler. As Imam Husain (A) himself remarked when he left Madina for the last time, "I am not rising (against Yazid) as an insolent or an arrogant person, or a mischief-monger or tyrant. I have risen (against Yazid) as I seek to reform the Ummah of my grandfather. I wish to bid the good and forbid the evil."
Imam Hussain (A) was killed on the battlefield. His head was removed from his body on the plains of Karbala, mounted on a spear, and paraded through villages and towns as it was taken to Damascus and presented at the feet of Yazid.
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Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/2
Focal Length: 50 mm
Lens: Nikkor 50mm AF f/1.8
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0/6 EV
Flash: Flash fired, auto mode
Software: Adobe Lightroom 2 & Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
Exposure Program: Manual
Depicts the famous Battle of Karbala
Found in the Brooklyn Museum, January 2010
Stitched together in Photoshop from 16 smaller pictures. I did this because I had to take the pictures from a grazing angle to avoid reflections from the display lights. After that, compensated from lens and perspective distortion. The upside is the resolution of the final result : a whopping 9795 x 4612. However, this is misleading as there is not enough detail in the picture to justify that. The main reason for that is that I shot on a high ISO range, and try to mask the noise with a strong bilateral filter with a big threshold (smart blur in Photoshop). It would have worked with just decreasing the resolution, but it does add a bit to the painterly quality of the picture. Probably I could have spend that time better by making sure the brightness was better matched between the different scenes. Oh well...
At this night, Imam Hussain's family were taken captive to Kufa and later to Damascus in chains.
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Camera: Nikon D80
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO Speed: 3200
Software: Adobe Lightroom 2
Exposure Program: Manual
Date and Time (Original): 2009:01:07 23:03:42
Photographed by my brother, Ahmed.
Lighting by Abbas Al-Yousify team www.usefi.tv
Retouched by me using Adobe Lightroom 2
This photo is for the poet reciter Ali Mahdi during his making of his Islamic video clip for Muharam 2009 (1430)
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N.B: Color treatment in the video clip is different
Zuljana The Steed of Imam Hussain
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuljanah
Dhuljanah (Arabic: ذو الجناح) was the horse of Husayn ibn Ali. The original name of Zuljanah was Murtajiz and he was purchased by Prophet Muhammad from an Arab named Haris. It features prominently in the traditional retelling of the story of the Battle of Karbala. It is thought to have been a white stallion. According to the legend, when Husayn was a mere child and learning to crawl, he used to go frequently to the stable of Zuljanah and look at him. Once Prophet Muhammad said that his grandson was looking curiously at the horse as if some mysterious conversation was taking place, so he asked the child if he wished to ride the horse. On being answered that he did, Prophet Muhammad ordered the horse saddled. When Husayn approached the horse, however, the horse suddenly lowered itself to the ground to allow the boy to mount him. In the battle of Karbala, Husayn used this horse and went to the battle field. According to Shia's belief, Zuljana killed 31 enemies of Husayn. After the death of Husayn, Zuljana went to the camps of Bibi Zainab and then he jumped into the Furat lake over the sorrow of Hussayn's death.
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