Ma`rifat Kalami

The epic of Ashura glitters on the apex of the history after the lapse of centuries, quenching the thirsty soul of those men seeking the truth. This dramatic effect reveals the depth, dimensions and many overt and hidden aspects of this monumental event. Among these, the emotional and epical aspects of this event have been paid most attention to, though along with it, the analytical approach gradually found its place in the thought system of the thinkers, historians and reformers, in which – apart from heartfelt perception – the event is looked at through rational perception. The rational analysis of the event of Taff is acceptable only when we can make a consistency among the different elements of this monumental event. And this would not be done except when we, first of all, pay attention to the theological backgrounds and the doctrinal motivations deriving Imam Hussein towards this movement, and its historical, political and sociological elements are analyzed in the light of those backgrounds and motivations. In this regard, the present article expresses five views of Shiite thinkers in the theological approach to the philosophy of Imam Hussein's uprising, arriving at its chosen view through a review and investigation.