Living Martyr Episode 3: A Tale Of Four Cities

10/04/19 • 36 min

Muawiyah is dead. Yazid has ascended the throne. He sends his threats to Imam Hussain regarding paying allegiance to him or facing death but the Imam knows that with allegiance comes the acceptance and advocation of tyranny in the name of religion. This episode find us following the journey of Imam Hussain from his house when he hears the news of Muawiyah's death to the city that promised him sanctuary and support... until they didn't.

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Living Martyr Episode 2: The Origins Of Hussain And Yazid

The two main characters involved in the story of Karbala are often spoken about confined to the tale. What this doesn't allow for is a wider inspection of how they came to be.
Episode 2 looks at Hussain and Yazid from the early days: how they grew up, how they saw the world around them, what characteristics they embodied and how all of these things, and more, shaped them to become the personalities they were and ideologies they had come 680 AD. It also allows those unfamiliar with Hussain and Yazid to gain some wider context into their backgrounds - just who exactly are you exactly listening about?
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Living Martyr Episode 4: His Final Destination

Imam Hussain departs from Makkah with visions of support for him in Kufa. He would never reach that city, however: his final destination was to be Karbala.
What did he know of his situation beforehand? What happened on that journey of his? With whom was he with and why was that so integral for both the tale and for him? Episode 4 seeks to answer these questions.