![]() ![]() However, on his arrival at Karbala, west of the Euphrates River, on October 10, he was confronted by a large army of perhaps 4,000 men sent by Ubayd Allh and under the command of Umar ibn Sad, son of the founder of Kfah. usayn nevertheless set out from Mecca with his family and retainers expecting to be received with enthusiasm by the citizens of Kfah. ![]() The latter did so, summoning the chiefs of the tribes, making them responsible for the conduct of their people, and threatening reprisal. When Yazd learned of the rebellious attitude of the Shiah in Kfah, he sent Ubayd Allh, governor of Basra, to restore order. In the city of Kfah (in modern-day Iraq), those who maintained that the leadership of the Muslim community (ummah) rightly belonged to Muhammads cousin and son-in-law Al ibn Ab lib and his descendants invited usayn to take refuge with them, promising to have him proclaimed caliph there. Yazd I succeeded his father, Muwiyah I, to the caliphate in the spring of 680. The battle helped secure the position of the Umayyad dynasty, but among Shii Muslims (followers of usayn) the 10th of Muarram (or shr) became an annual holy day of public mourning. ![]() Battle of Karbala, (October 10, 680 ), brief military engagement in which a small party led by al-usayn ibn Al, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and son of Al, the fourth caliph, was defeated and massacred by an army sent by the Umayyad caliph Yazd I.
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