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» Elegy (Marthiya) on Husayn: Arabic and Persian
   An academic paper exploring the place of elegies on Hoseyn in literary and religious tradition, Persian and Arabic. Includes some examples in translation.
   http://al-islam.org/al-serat/Elegy.htm

» Husayn
   Profile of the Third Imam, second son of Ali and Fatima, grandson of the Prophet; died after the battle of Karbala. From the Encyclopedia of the Orient.
   http://i-cias.com/e.o/husayn.htm

» Imam Husayn and Karbala
   A collection of articles and audio resources, from a Shia perspective, about the Third Imam and the Battle of Karbala. Some are devotional, others deal with aspects of history.
   http://al-islam.org/topical.php?sid=305657393&cat=93

» Karbala and the Imam Husayn in Persian and Indo-Muslim literature
   Academic paper examines the martyrdom of the Prophet's grandson at the hands of the Umayyad troops, and its impact on later literature and culture.
   http://al-islam.org/al-serat/Karbala-Schimmel.htm