Imam Hussein and Ashura Epic in Razavi Culture

Ahl-al-Bayt’s behavior and speech are the best source for understanding the true nature of Ashura, Imam Hussein’s personality aspects and the duties of Muslims and Shiites. Imam Reza endeavored a lot to reveal religious identity, Ashura lessons and messages and duties and responsibilities of Muslims. Therefore, Razavi Hadiths regarding Ashura are credible and reliable sources for studying and benefiting from the revolution of Ashura. With a descriptiveanalytical method, this article seeks to reveal aspects to Imam Hussein’s personality and the responsibilities of Muslims regarding him according to Imam Reza’s Hadiths. Translations and analyses of these Hadiths are presented into two categories of “Imam Hussein’s Characteristics” and “Responsibilities and Duties of Imam Hussein’s Followers” and offered to researchers of Imam Hussein’s uprising. The purpose of this article is to recognize Imam Hussein’s epic according to Imam Reza’s Hadiths in reliable hadith sources, to model Imam Hussein’s words and actions and to move in the direction of growth and perfection.