A master’s thesis was discussed in the College of Islamic Sciences at the University of Karbala, which was titled “The Image of the Martyr between the Holy Qur’an and Contemporary Vertical Poetry, Imam Hussein (PBUH), as chosen by the student in the Arabic Language Department, Abd al-Ilah Jamil Jassem Muhammad, and in the hall of Imam Hussein (PBUH) in the college.

The researcher reached a number of results, including:
The image of the martyr is a source of life, rather it creates life, not as some imagine it to be killing, sabotaging or destroying life, and it is the spirit that nourishes the approach of resistance and the true moral supporter of every jihad. The diversity of the meaning of testimony between language and terminology. Among the many meanings mentioned by the language dictionaries, the research referred to the meaning of presence, knowledge, news, and slain for the sake of God and life. The researcher also reached an enrichment of the meaning of the martyr in the Holy Qur’an and the ancient Arab heritage, as the early scholars stood at many meanings and great connotations carried by the meaning of the martyr, all of which indicated the lofty status enjoyed by the martyr. It is related to the dignity that the martyr gets from God Almighty, and that talking about the martyr is related to holiness, faith and dignity.

The discussion committee consisted of Prof. Dr.: Hussein Lafta Hafez from the University of Kufa – Center for Kufa Studies – Chairman. And Prof. Dr.: Muhammad Abd al-Rasul Jassim – from the University of Karbala – College of Education for Human Sciences, member: Assistant Professor Dr. Nablus Salal Hewell from the University of Karbala – College of Islamic Sciences, member, and Prof. Dr. Hazem Allawi Obaid from the University of Karbala – College of Education for Human Sciences, member and supervisor