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The Battle of Karbala marks the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali.
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Battle of Karbala
Battle in 680 between Umar ibn Sa'd and Husayn ibn Ali
The Battle of Karbala was fought on 10 October 680 between the army of the second Umayyad caliph Yazid I and a small army led by Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, at Karbala, Sawad.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Martyr
Person who suffers persecution
A martyr is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party. In colloquial usage, the term can also refer to any person who suffers a significant…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Husayn ibn Ali
Grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Imam (626–680)
Husayn ibn Ali was a social, political and religious leader in early medieval Arabia. The grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and an Alid, as well as a younger brother of Hasan ibn Ali, Husayn is regarded as the third Imam in Shia Islam after his brother, Hasan, and before…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
October 10
Day of the year
October 10 is the 283rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 82 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)