EditorialUbeydullah ibn Ziyad in Kufa, seated on a stool, listening while Huseyin's followers pledge their support for him. A miniature painting from a manuscript of Maktel-i Ali Resul, a mesnevi poem on the martyrdom of Huseyin. Maktel-i Ali Resul. Turkey, lat...
EditorialAbbas ibn Ali, brother of Huseyin, fighting the Umayyads in order to get water from the Euphrates for Huseyin and his followers. A miniature painting from a manuscript of Maktel-i Ali Resul, a mesnevi poem on the martyrdom of Huseyin. Maktel-i Ali Resu...
EditorialThe Battle of Nehrevan (658 A.D.), between Ali and the Havaric (Kharijites). Ali, mounted on Duldul, is wielding his double-bladed sword, Zulfikar. A miniature painting from a manuscript of Maktel-i Ali Resul, a mesnevi poem on the martyrdom of Huseyin...
EditorialHuseyin's followers led by Abbas ibn Ali fighting the army of the Umayyads who are wearing hoods. A miniature painting from a manuscript of Maktel-i Ali Resul, a mesnevi poem on the martyrdom of Huseyin. Maktel-i Ali Resul. Turkey, late 16th or early 1...