IMAM ZAIN AL-A'ABEDIN (AS)

About the Book

This book deals with the comprehensive research about the precious life of the Lord of Worshippers and Model of the Ascetics. Who after the epic martyrdom of his exalted father the Lord of the Martyrs─Imam al-Husain (AS) in the Plain of Karbala, Iraq, in 61 AH─through the compilation of the most subtle prayers created a unique method, thus blessing a unique spiritual personality upon the Islamic Nation and thus rescuing the Holy Prophet’s (SAW) divine assignment from its destruction, deviation, and disintegration.

About the Author

Sayyid Hussein Alamdar P.E, holds a MSCE from the University of South Carolina, at Columbia, S.C. He served Duke Power Company, Charlotte N.C from 1971-1982. In 1983, he was invited to join the Water and Power Co in Tehran, where he served as a Project Manager for the Hydroelectric Projects until 2003. During his stay in Iran for 20 year (1983-2003) in addition to his engineering responsibilities he was blessed with the divine grace of also attending the Islamic Seminary under the able tutorship of Ayatollah Seyed Mohammad Taqi Hakim Shooshtari and Hajj Aghai Ali Solemani Aashtiani in Tehran. He also founded the Ahl al-Bayt (AS) Islamic Cultural Services (AICS) of USA to accomplish the following exalted objectives to publish Ahl al-Bayt’s (AS) Learning and Knowledge.

1. It has been narrated that Imam al-Rida (A.S) has said to one of his followers: “May Allah bless the servant who keeps our vicegerency (vilayat) alive through the publication of our learning (mu’arif) and knowledge (uloom).”
Alamdar, has translated the following books, some of them are also available on the internet at WWW. Al-Islam.org, Islamic Library Project of Stanford University California (USA). Some of his translated books are also being published by the Author house of Bloomington, Indiana, USA and are being marketed through Amazon.com and Burns and Nobles as hard copy, soft copy, and kindle book.
1. Self Building (Khud Sazi wa Tahzib wa Tazkiyeh Nafs): Ayatollah Ibrahim Amini
2. Truth and Falsehood: Martyr Ayatollah Murtaza Mutaheri (RA)
3. Discourse of Patience: Grand Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenie
4. Profundities of the Prayer: Grand Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenie
5. Spiritual Journeys of the Mystics: Grand Ayatollah Malaki Tabrizi (RA)
6. Etiquette of the Holy Month of Ramadan: Grand Ayatollah Malaki Tabrizi (RA)
7. Radiance of Vicegerency (Frooghe-e-Vilayat): Grand Ayatollah J’afar Sobhanie
8. Shi’i Replies to Wahabi Questions: Grand Ayatollah J'afar Sobhanie
9. The Story of Karbala: Ayatollah Ali Nazari Munfarid
10. How to Bridge the Generation Gap: Ayatollah Seyed Muhammad Taqi Hakim
11. Imam al-Zain al-A’abedin (AS): Seyed Munthir Hakim
12. Imam al-Baqir (AS): Seyed Munthir Hakim
13. Biography of Ash Sharif ar-Radi: Muhammad Ibrahim Nejad
14. History of the Holy Mosque of Jamkaran
15. Translation of the Death-Will of Grand Ayatollah Seyed Muhammad Rida Golpaygani (RA)
16. Every Must Know (Hame Bayad Bedanand): Ayatollah Ibrahim Amini
17. Fatimeh al-Zahra (SA): Seyed Munthir Hakim
18. Imam Jafar al-Sadiq (AS): Seyed Munthir Hakim