Hussein, known as Imam Hussein to Shia Muslims, was killed by soldiers loyal to the Umayyad Caliph Yazid I during the Battle of Karbala in the seventh century. The imam's followers, who came to be ...

In the Battle of Karbala, the chivalrous Hussain and his followers were surrounded on all sides, just as the Pandava prince Abhimanyu was surrounded by the Kauravas in the Battle of Kurukshetra ...

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Imam Hussein (AS), the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (AS) and son of Imam Ali (AS), was martyred in 680 AD on the plains of Karbala in a battle against the forces of Yazid. To mark the 40th day of ...

Imam Hussein bin Ali’s death in the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD is believed to have cemented the split between Shiites – who consider him a rightful successor to the prophet – and Sunnis ...

The 5th International Congress on “Health in Arbaeen” was held in Tehran from May 26 to 27 with the participation of six ...

Indeed, many believe that Hussein knew before he left Medina that his supporters had been rounded up and that his cause was doomed. Intercepted by the caliph’s army on the plain of Karbala after ...