The prominent and historical role of the Sunnis in promoting the mourning of the Ahl al-Bayt of the prophet, especially Imam Hussain

Abstract

Imam Hussain is Islam’s prophet grandson and one of the religious leaders of Islamic community. He is not limited to any Islamic religions, but is considered a prominent Islamic and global figure. After the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, various individuals and groups started to perform taziyeh ceremonies for that Imam. Specially Mecca, Medina and Kufa citizens and some Famous people such as Abdullah Ibn Umar, Zayd Ibn Arqam, Abu Barza Aslami, Anas Ibn Malik, Wathila Ibn Isqa, Abdullah Ibn Harr Jaafi, Bashar Ibn Ghalib Asadi, Faras Ibn Jada Ibn Habira Makhzumi, Zahak Ibn Abdullah Mashreqi Ashura have reacted and became sad. The mourning ceremonies among the Imams from Imam Hussain generation and his friends lasted until this public ceremony was held by the government in Baghdad in 352 AH during the Caliphate of Al-Mustaqafi. After that, the scholars, people and friends of Imam Hussain from different sects and religions of Islam have held this ceremony. Scholars have written many books in this regard, including eight books written on the history and events of Ashura, which are first-hand sources in this section, six of which are from Sunni scholars. In addition, other books have been written by Sunni scholars in this regard. Among the books written by the Sunnis of Khorasan are the book, The Murder of Hussain Kharazmi and the Shrine of the Martyrs by Kashfi. The most important and specialized book of Roza al-Shuhada is by Hussain Vaez Kashefi, the preacher of the Timurid court in Herat, and one of the Sunni scholars who follows the Naqshbandiyya method in Sufism. This book has been written especially for the morning ceremony of Imam Hussain in the first decade of Muharram and has been arranged in ten chapters that started from the fall of Prophet Adam and ended with the events after the martyrdom of Imam Hussain and the fate of his killers. In this book, the initiative of escaping from the case under discussion to the sufferings of Imam Hussain is used for the first time, and even the names of the taziyehs after the publication of Roza al-Shuhada in the name of this book, until now, are tied to the meetings of Roza. Key words: Ahl al-Bayt, Imam Hussain, Sunnis, mourning, role.