Husayn Holding ʿAli al-Asghar at the Battle of Karbala

Titre: En Husayn Holding ʿAli al-Asghar at the Battle of Karbala; Fr Husayn portant ʿAli al-Asghar lors de la bataille de Kerbala
Type: Poster
Créateur/ Créatrice: Unknown
Identifiant: ME.12-2011
Format: Printed poster
Dimension: L. 50 cm, W. 35.2 cm
Lieu de découverte: Iran
Résumé: En In Iran, religious posters are commonly displayed in homes, workplaces and religious buildings. This poster depicts Imam Husayn with his son Ali al- Asghar at the Battle of Karbala in 680AD.

The majority of Iran’s population are Shi'ia Muslims. The Shi’ite sect began in the 650s, when Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad and Husayn’s father became Caliph (leader of the Muslim people). The supporters of Ali became known as the Shiites, which means "the followers of Ali”. However Muhammad had not named his successor and the years following his death were marked with rival claims to power. In 680 the rival Umayyad Caliph killed Husayn, along with most of his male family and followers at the Battle of Karbala in Iraq. Shi'ites consider Husayn a martyr and mark his death every year during the month of Muharram.

In this poster Husayn is shown, shortly before his own death, holding his son who has been shot with an arrow by the rival army. Posters like this are designed to have an emotional impact on the viewer and remind Shi'ites of Husayn's martydom.; Fr Cette affiche, produite en Iran dans les années 1990, représente l'imam Husayn tenant son fils nourrisson, Ali al-Asghar, frappé par une flèche lors de la bataille de Kerbala en 680 ap. J.-C. Cette image, extrêmement chargée émotionnellement, est utilisée dans le cadre de la commémoration annuelle de Muharram pour rappeler le sacrifice de la famille du Prophète.
Date: ca. 1990
Contribution: Dr Patricia L. Baker
Source: Given by Dr Patricia L. Baker
Edition: Victoria and Albert Museum, London (Middle East Section)
Référence: Victoria and Albert Museum
Langue: Ar
Droits: © Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
Licence: Usage en ligne non commercial autorisé jusqu'à 768 pixels pour une durée de 5 ans.

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