Skip to content
An official website of the OECD. Find out more
Created by the Public Governance Directorate

This website was created by the OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation (OPSI), part of the OECD Public Governance Directorate (GOV).

How to validate authenticity

Validation that this is an official OECD website can be found on the Innovative Government page of the corporate OECD website.

P. 78 | Bihaar Al-anwar Vol. 43

One critical note for researchers: exists in multiple editions. The most widely used is the 110-volume edition (Beirut: Mu’assasat al-Alami, 1990). In this edition, vol. 43, p. 78 is as described.

Additionally, some critics claim Majlisi included fabricated material. But concerning the core Karbala narratives on , comparative analysis with Tarikh al-Tabari (vol. 5, p. 419) shows remarkable consistency in the sequence of events, thus supporting the page’s historical credibility. bihaar al-anwar vol. 43 p. 78

A key hadith on this page quotes the Prophet Muhammad through angelic revelation: “When Husayn is killed, the heavens will weep for him with red rain and dust.” Majlisi uses this page to validate the phenomenon of celestial mourning—a core Shi’a belief that cosmic elements (the sun, the sky, the jinn) sympathize with the oppressed Imam. One critical note for researchers: exists in multiple