Elegy (Marthiya) on Husayn: Arabic and Persian
An academic paper exploring the place of elegies on Hoseyn in literary and religious tradition, Persian and Arabic. Includes some examples in translation. Karbala and the Imam Husayn in Persian and Indo-Muslim literature
Academic paper examines the martyrdom of the Prophet's grandson at the hands of the Umayyad troops, and its impact on later literature and culture. Imam Husayn and Karbala
A collection of articles and audio resources, from a Shia perspective, about the Third Imam and the Battle of Karbala. Some are devotional, others deal with aspects of history. Husayn
Profile of the Third Imam, second son of Ali and Fatima, grandson of the Prophet; died after the battle of Karbala. From the Encyclopedia of the Orient.