A Study of the Events after the Martyrdom of Imam Hussein

The incident of Ashura and the martyrdom of Imam Hussein are of utmost importance in the history of humanity. The greatness of this incident can be studied through analyzing its backgrounds and the causes, as well as its repercussions and effects. The greatness of this incident is marked by the dramatic events, most of which occurring in an extraordinary manner following the martyrdom of Imam Hussein. Some of these events were relating to the elements of the universe such as the sun, the moon, the stars and the earth. Some others were relating to the prophets and the angles; there were still others relating to the jinn and some special animals, and others relating to human beings. In the present paper, through a review of the Shi'ah and Sunni traditions, these happenings have been investigated in ten lines of discussions.