Shabbir Hassanally’s Reviews > In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs > Status Update

Chapter 1 speaks about the epic of Kerbala; however the manner in which the author speaks of it indicates the lack of actual knowledge of both Iran and Islam, specifically the Shia school. The epic of Ashura, the murder of Imam Husayn with his family and companions was a purely temporal and sectarian issue; since it definately wasn't and was about preventing Islam from being corrupted and turned into a monarchy.

Chapter 1 speaks about the epic of Kerbala; however the manner in which the author speaks of it indicates the lack of actual knowledge of both Iran and Islam, specifically the Shia school. Indicating that the epic of Ashura, the killing of Imam Husayn with his family and companions was a purely temporal and sectarian issue; since it definately wasn't and was about prevent Islam from becoming a tyrannical monarchy.