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Karbala Event

The Karbala event began when Hazrat Hussain refused to pledge allegiance to Yazeed after the death of H Muawaiyah, leading him to Makkah and later to Kufa in response to calls for support. Despite initial promises from the people of Kufa, they abandoned Hazrat Hussain due to fear of the governor Obaidullah bin Ziyad, resulting in the tragic Battle of Karbala where Hazrat Hussain and his companions were martyred. This event exemplified the struggle against tyranny and the importance of standing firm in one's beliefs.

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Karbala Event

The Karbala event began when Hazrat Hussain refused to pledge allegiance to Yazeed after the death of H Muawaiyah, leading him to Makkah and later to Kufa in response to calls for support. Despite initial promises from the people of Kufa, they abandoned Hazrat Hussain due to fear of the governor Obaidullah bin Ziyad, resulting in the tragic Battle of Karbala where Hazrat Hussain and his companions were martyred. This event exemplified the struggle against tyranny and the importance of standing firm in one's beliefs.

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Karbala Event

• When H Muawaiyah died his son Yazeed became caliph.


• Hazrat Hussain (RZ) and some other senior companions didn’t accept him as caliph after
H Muawiyah’s death.
• He went to Makkah due to pressure of the governor of Medina for pledge on Yazeed’s
hand and he didn’t want yazid to cause bloodshed in Madina.
• Thousands of People of Kufa wrote letters to H Hussain in Makkah to come out against
Yazeed and promised their support.
• He wanted to go to Kufa but on the suggestion of people of Makkah and senior
companions, he sent his cousin Hazrat Muslim b Aqeel to do just against unjust
appointment of Yazeed.
• Muslims b Aqeel first was welcomed and with in 4 days 40000 people took pledge on his
hand. Muslim b Aqeel wrote letter to Hazrat Hussain and assured him the loyalty of the
people of Kufa.
• Hazrat Hussain left for kufa with his few supporters and family members.
• He was adviced to do struggle from Makkah, or at least not to take his family to Kufa.
• Obaidullah bin Ziyad was appointed as the governor of Kufa replacing Hazrat Noman bin
Bashir to stop rebellion in Kufa. Ibn e Ziyad bribed the leaders of Kufa and took strict
measures in kufa against the supporters of H Hussain who were terrified and due to
pressure, they broke their promise.
• Before his assassination Muslim b Aqeel wrote another letter to Hazrat Hussain
suggesting him not to come to kufa as people of Kufa had already broken their promises.
Later Muslim bin Aqeel was assassinated too. This news came by Farzaq when H Hussain
was on his way to Kufa.
• When Hazrat Hussain reached Kufa, people of Kufa didn’t come to help him because of
the fear of obaidullah ibne ziyad.
• Hur bin Yazid was asked by Obaidullah bin ziyad to cut water supplies but when Hur
showed leniency so ibne ziyad sent Amar b saad and also offered him the governorship
of Al Ray. H Hussain was besieged at Karbala on 2nd Muharram.
• Hazrat Hussain demanded to go back or to talk with Yazid directly but ibne Ziyad
demanded that first pledge should be done on his hand without any condition.
• Hazrat Hussain refused and suffered many difficulties like water supplies to the camp
were cut but didn’t surrender nor accept Yazeed as caliph.
• Battle of Karbala took place on 10th of Muharram in 61 A.H or 680 A.D
• Shimr and Amar b saad had the huge army of 4000 against only 72.
• Hazrat Hussain led the army and all of them achieved martyrdom including Qasim bin
Hasan, Ali Akbar, Ali Asghar and 4 brothers of Hazrat Hussain (Abbas bin Ali, Abu bakar
bin Ali, Umar bin Ali, Usman bin Ali) and were martyred mercilessly. When Hazrat
Hussain was offering Asr prayer Shimr beheaded Hazrat Hussain.
• Only one of his sons Ali b Hussain survived because he didn’t participate because of his
sickness.
• He set an example for Muslim Ummah that one should never bow down against evil.

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