Zainab refused to be silenced when she challenged tyrant Yazid in his court and would play a key role in memorializing her brother Hussain’s fight for upholding Islam's foundational ideals of egalitarianism and justice
Tag: What Happened in Karbala
Mukhayyam Al Husayni: Site Of Imam Hussain’s Encampment
Fought Centuries Back, How Battle Of Karbala Was About Essence Of Muslim Faith
The Prophet’s grandson, Imam Hussain, opposed the undermining of basic Islamic values of egalitarianism, justice, and equity, triggering the Battle of Karbala that ended with his massacre along with 72 of his companions and family members in the month of Muharram
Source Of Strength: Imam Hussain For Iraqis Battling ISIS
Labbaik Ya Hussain: Among Faithful At One of Islam’s Holiest Shrines
Arbaeen: Why Millions Gather In Karbala For World’s Largest Annual Pilgrimage
Millions of devotees symbolizing defiance against oppression march through Iraq to the holy city of Karbala to mark the end of the 40-day mourning period of Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hussain, making Arbaeen the world's biggest annual pilgrimage
Karbala: Iraq’s Booming City Of Resistance
Karbala: Metaphor For Suffering, Sacrifice, Resistance To Tyranny
Karbala symbolises for Muslims the foundational Islamic values—egalitarianism, justice, and equity— the Prophet’s Muhammad favourite grandson, Imam Hussain, laid down his life there in the seventh century resisting Umayyad ruler Yazid violating these ideals
Ali ibn Abi Talib: Unifier, Muslim Hero Known For Compassion
A history of mutual Shia-Sunni influence and interaction challenges simplistic narratives of the rivalry between two main sects of Islam that ignore recent geopolitical and racial roots of sectarianism and Ali ibn Abi Talib's unifying role