NAFASUL MAHMOOM (The Sigh of the Grieved) Relating to the heart rending tragedy of Karbala- by: Haj Shaikh Abbas Qummi

Relating to the heart-rending tragedy of Karbala. The book is a combined volume presented in five chapters. The writer exhorts on starting from the tragedy of karbala, martyrdom of the companions of Imam Hussain A.S, Captivity of Ahlul bayt, return of Ahlul Bayt to Madina, weeping of the heavens and the earth, and the angels, up to the uprising and elimination of the murderers of Imam Hussayn by MUKHTAR, The author in this book has directly quoted the versions of the narrators and has refrained from altering the original texts or furnishing his own opinion regarding a particular report, except in some cases. The original book is in Arabic. The remembrance of the tragedy of Karbala, that took place in the year 61 Hijra is a grand legacy passed on to us by the Infallible Imams and eminent scholars. This book is a comprehensive work authored by an eminent traditionalist and forms the basis of reference for contemporary authors, researchers, historians and orators, and is acclaimed by one and all. Ayatullah Al-Uzma saiyyed Ali Khamenehie, the spiritual leader in Iran, in one of his speeches on the importance of Ashura mentions “For the mourning of Imam Hussain A.S. open and read the book Nafasul Mahmoom of Mohaddith Qummi, you will witness that it would be a mean of invoking grief for listeners and will give rise to a tempest in the sea of love of Ahlul Bayt A.S.