1-Lexical and Idiomatic Meanings.2-Background.3-Maqtals of Imam al-Husayn (a).4-Story, literary and Rawda-related Sources.5-Authenticity.6-Sources of Maqtals of Ashura.7-Famous Maqtals.7.1-2nd/8th Century.7.2-3rd/9th Century.7.3-4th/10th Century.7.4-5th/11th Century.7.5-6th/12th Century.7.6-7th/13th Century.7.7-8th/14th Century.7.8-10th/16th-13th/19th Century.8-Writing Maqtal in Contemporary Centuries.8.1-14th/20th Century.8.2-15th/late 20th- beginning of 21st Century.9-Notes.10-References.