Maqtal

Nafasul Mahmum

Shaykh ‘Abbas Qummi

The classic, heart-rending narration of Karbala by the celebrated author of Mafatih al-Jinan.

Nafasul Mahmum is the classic narration of Karbala by Shaykh ‘Abbas Qummi, the scholar best known for the supplication manual Mafatih al-Jinan.

Its title — roughly, ‘the breath of the sorrowful' — captures its character: a moving, carefully classified account that has shaped how the tragedy is recounted in mourning gatherings for generations.