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Karbala [a] is a city in central Iraq, located about 100 km (62 mi) southwest of Baghdad, and a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate , and has an estimated population of 691,100 people (2024).
The Battle of Karbala (Arabic: مَعْرَكَة كَرْبَلَاء, romanized: maʿraka Karbalāʾ) was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar) between the army of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I (r.
In Karbala alone, seven thousand of such hospitality units (mawakib, sg. mawkib) were set up in 2014. [31] Indeed, this generosity and hospitality are said to characterize the Arba'in pilgrimage. When the pilgrims finally reach the shrine of Husayn in Karbala, they recite the ziyara of Arba'in , a supplication for this occasion.
In 1801 and 1802, the Saudis under Abdul Aziz ibn Muhammad ibn Saud attacked and captured the Shia holy cities of Karbala and Najaf in today's Iraq, massacred parts of the Shia Muslim population and destroyed the tomb of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad and son of Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law.
After the battle of Karbala the captured family of the prophet and the heads of those who were killed were taken to the Levant by the forces of Yazid. [4] On the first day of the month of Safar, [5] according to Turabi, they arrived in the Levant and the captured family and heads were taken into Yazid's presence. First, the identity of each ...
The fall of Karbala was counted as a defeat for Buyuk Sulayman Pasha, creating an opportunity for the Ottoman sultan to "dismiss him", especially because his situation was further weakened after he was criticized by the Shah of Persia, Fath Ali Shah, for his inability to confront the Wahhabis.
Battle of Karbala, an oil painting by Abbas Al-Musavi The Skies Fell, an oil painting by Hassan Rouholamin that portrays the final hours of Husayn's life. Abu Bakr adopted the title of khalifat rasul Allah, commonly translated as the successor to the messenger of God. [62] This was shortened to khalifa, from which the word caliph arose. [63]
A Turbah Karbala, made from soil around Husayn ibn Ali's grave. Karbala is especially important to Shi’a Muslims because the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali is considered one of the major dividing lines between Muslims of the time. Husayn is important because of his relationship with Muhammad, and so the dust from Karbala is considered sacred.