Turbah Karbala (Arabic: تربة کربلاء, lit. 'Soil of Karbala'),[1][2][3] or Khāk-e Shifā (Lisan al-Dawat, Persian, and Urdu: خاکِ شِفاء, lit. 'Medicinal Soil'),[4][5][6] or "Turbah of Imam Hussain"[7][8] is the soil taken from Hussain ibn Ali's grave in the city of Karbala. Shia Muslims use it to make turbah and misbaha.[9][10]
Background
editAccording to Islamic (Shi'i) narrations, "Turbah Karbala" has diverse effects,[11][12][13] and prostrating on it is considered as a Mustahab (recommended) practice[14] during the time of prayer(s).[15] The sixth Imam of Shia Islam, Ja'far al-Sadiq named this soil as affairs trouble-shooter.[16][17]
Turbah which means soil,[18][19] grave, tomb, etc.,[20] is regarded (as a probability) as every soil around each holy grave(s) among the Islamic prophet Muhammad, The Twelve Imams and Imamzadehs; but exclusively it is attributed to the soil of Hussain ibn Ali's grave,[21] and the phrases "Tin-al-Qabr" or "al-Tin" are considered as it according to the hadiths of Shia Imams.[22]
"Turbah Karbala" has various influences, amongst:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Prostration on the Soil of Karbala (Imam al-Husayn’s Martyrdom land) al-islam.org Retrieved 11 Dec 2018
- ^ Soil of Karbala hawzah.net Retrieved 9 Dec 2018
- ^ The soil of Karbala; traits of imam Hussain Turbah akairan.com Retrieved 11 Dec 2018
- ^ "Khak-e Shifa (Earth of Karbala)". Archived from the original on May 2, 2020.
- ^ "History of Islam: Khak-e Shifa (The Earth of Karbala)". December 19, 2010. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020.
- ^ "The History of Khak-e Shifa". December 20, 2017. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020.
- ^ Soil of Imam Hussain (a.s.) alalam.ir Retrieved 9 Dec 2018
- ^ The Turbah of Imam Hussain shia-news.com Retrieved 9 Dec 2018
- ^ The prostration of Shia on Turbah al-islam.org Retrieved 9 Dec 2018
- ^ Muhr and Tasbih smtnews.ir Retrieved 9 Dec 2018
- ^ Eight excellence of Karbala land (soil of Karbala) qudsonline.ir Retrieved 11 Dec 2018
- ^ Imam Hussain's turbah virtues islamquest.net Retrieved 11 Dec 2018
- ^ 8 Effects of Karbala turbah akairan.com Retrieved 11 Dec 2018
- ^ Shia's prostration on Turbah makarem.ir Retrieved 11 Dec 2018
- ^ It is Mustahab to prostrate on Imam HussainTurbah hawzah.net Retrieved 11 Dec 2018
- ^ Effects of Turbah of Karbala portal.anhar.ir Retrieved 6 Dec 2018
- ^ Turbah Karbala hawzah.net Retrieved 6 Dec 2018
- ^ Turbat vajehyab.com Retrieved 11 Dec 2018
- ^ (The meaning of) Turbah vajehyab.com Retrieved 12 Dec 2018
- ^ Turbah (meaning) dictionary.abadis.ir Retrieved 12 Dec 2018
- ^ What is Turbah? mehrnews.com Retrieved 11 Dec 2018
- ^ Which soil is among the Turbah of Imam Hussain (a.s.)? fa.alkawthartv.com Retrieved 11 Dec 2018
- ^ Profits of Turbah Imam Hussain ashoora.ir Retrieved 11 Dec 2018
- ^ Turbah Karbala pajoohe.ir Retrieved 11 Dec 2018
- ^ The excellence of Turbah Imam Hussain (a.s.) alkawthartv.com Retrieved 11 Dec 2018
- ^ Imam Hussain's 3 traits isna.ir Retrieved 11 Dec 2018
- ^ On The Soil of the Grave of Al-Husayn al-islam.org Retrieved 11 Dec 2018