A study on report of Muhammad b. Sa’d from Imam Hussein’s biography and uprising

The book entitled Tabaqahat Al- Kubra is enlisted amongst many important sources of Islamic history and biographies of prophat companions and their followers. In addition, it is also held that the very book is appreciated as an oldest and most important source in regard to Imam Hussein (A.S) and Ashura’s uprisiing. It’s writer, Muhmmad b. Sa’d offers an unfair selective and partial report from Imam Hussein’s biography anduprisiing. The tone of the report is in a way that Omayyads are not deserving to be blamed of any error and emphasizes that Imam Hussein had been predestined to be killed. Moreover, it can be deduced of his account that Imam Hussein has hasted and ignored to listen to the advices made by his fellow well wishers. Thus his report and assessment of the event can be numerated as unfair and a kind of support in favor of Umayyads. Perhaps for the very purpose some of the Sunni historians biographers had seriously attended this source.