Marthiya/ marsiya mskes an important daya for research into Husayni literature. As artistic expression makes the content more endurable, the poetic language of marthiya contributes to the eternal life of Husayni literature. The Iranian poet Shahriyar composed some poems to mark his devotion to Imam al-Husayn. In it, Shariyar renders a poetical rendition of the life and times of Imam al-Husayn from his leaving Medina to Mecca, and then to Karbala. In this way, he showed to be aware of thevhistorical-cum-doctrinal aspects of that phase of Shiite history.
