Kashmiri newspaper highlights book on martyrdom of Imam Hussain published 500 years after its writing
The Kashmir Observer newspaper has highlighted a book recently published about the martyrdom of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, and his loyal companions, at the Battle of Karbala on Ashura.
The Persian book, Rawdat al-Shuhada, was written by Mulla Husayn Kashifi over 500 years ago, and was used by scholars as a major source to create maqtals, reports of Imam Hussain’s martyrdom, during the Safavid period and Qajar era.
The newspaper said in its report that "the book has undergone some corrections by the Persian linguist (Hasan Zulfiqari), as the word (Rawda) is an Arabic word meaning (garden), but after the book was circulated in the late fifteenth century, the Iranians began Using this word to commemorate Ashura through recitations and poems about the affliction of the pure family (peace be upon them). "
Rawdah is an Arabic word that literally means garden, but following the release of the book in the late 15th century, Persian linguists began using this word to name a remembrance through recitations and chanting of the suffering and martyrdom of Imam Hussain and other martyrs “Rawdahs”.