10 Facts About Karbala (The Battle) :
1.
Hazart Imam Hussain Was Called To Kufa To Provide
Guidance Not To Start War
People of Kufa told the imam that they were being oppressed
by the Khalifa of the time Yazeed and needed his help. Among the writers of the
letters, the names of some chiefs and famous figures of Shia such as Sulayman
b. Surad al-Khuza'i, Habib b. Muzahir, and Rifa'a b. Shaddad can be seen.
The number of letters has been reported hundreds and even
thousands. In those days, many messengers arrived in Mecca, and some messengers
delivered several letters. Shaikh 'Abbas Qummi mentioned the number of the letters
as 12000
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2.
Hazrat Muslim Ibn-e-Aqeel Was The First Shaheed Of
Karbala
He was sent by the imam with a response for the people of
Kufa. He was killed by Yazeed’s men. Muslim’s severed head was mounted on a
lance and taken along with the severed head of Hani ibn Urwa to Damascus. On
seeing the heads, Yazid gloated over them and directed that the heads should be
hung in the arch of the main entrance of Damascus. Yazid issued orders that
people should be imprisoned on the slightest suspicion or even false allegation
to be punished severely.
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3.
Hazrat Imam Hussain Did Not Take Any Army With Him
The Imam was
accompanied by 72 of his family members and followers only.
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4.
During The Journey Imam Hussain Met With A Poet Called
Farzooq
Who told the imam not to go to Kufa as the people would side
with the government and kill him.
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5.
When Imam Hussain Arrived At Karbala he Bought The Land
Imam Hussain had bought the land of Karbala as he knew it
would be his final resting place
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6.
Hur Returned To The Imam
The man who stopped the imam and his family from getting
water returned to the imam the night before the battle and asked for
forgiveness he also gave his life for the imam.
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7.
The Youngest Shaheed Of Karbala Was Hazrat Ali Asghar
He was only six months old and killed with a poison arrow
used to kill wild horses.
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8.
There Was Only One Male Survivor Of This Battle
Hazart Imam Zainul Abideen did not fight because he was ill
and became prisoner with the rest of the women in Imam Hussain’s family.
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9.
Imam Hussain was the last shaheed of Karbala
His head was cut off and paraded around by Yazeed’s army all
across the land.
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10.
The Women In Imam Hussain’s Family were Taken As
Prisoners
The women which included the Holy Prophet’s grand daughter
and other women of high respect were chained together and paraded through the
area of Syria.
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