Inconsistency of Statistical Reports of the Historical Studies; a Case Study, the Number of Imam Hussein's Injuries

Contradiction of statistical reports of the historical studies is considered as one of the issues of the history science and particularly historiography. This issue gets a great significance when there exists a plentiful statistical report on an event. Regarding the tragedy of Karbala، it is found numerous statistical reports in different sources. One of these reports is concerned with the number of Imam Hussein’s injuries. According to the author، it has been registered around 14 reports in this regard while their conformity with one another is not easy. In this article، the author tries to achieve a sound statistical report via putting the date of report، taking the reports of injury apart from the reports on the tear of clothes، determining the clothes of Imam in the scene of battle، the comparative investigation of the narrations by Sheikh e-Mofid، Ibn e-A’sam and Kharazmi related to the last moments of Imam Hussein’s life as well as the reconstruction of battle scene relying on the narration by sheikh e- Mofid.