massacre of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions

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The massacre of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions refers to the killing of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Husayn and his small group of followers at the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE, a defining tragedy in Islamic, especially Shia, history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle-related atrocity
historical event
religiously significant event
aftermath captivity of women and children of Husayn’s camp
transfer of captives to Damascus
transfer of captives to Kufa
associatedFigure Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
Zaynab bint Ali
associatedPractice latmiyya
majlis al-husayn
ta'ziya
associatedRuler Yazid I
associatedText Maqtal literature
cause refusal of Husayn ibn Ali to pledge allegiance to Yazid I
centralTo Shia Islam
commanderOfPerpetrators Umar ibn Saad
linked to: Umar ibn Saʿd
commemoratedBy Shia Muslims
linked to: Shia Islam

some Sunni Muslims
commemoratedIn Muharram rituals
commemoratedOn Ashura
conflict Second Fitna
date 10 Muharram 61 AH
10 October 680
era 7th century
hasMainVictim Husayn ibn Ali
hasPart Battle of Karbala
killing of Husayn ibn Ali
killing of companions of Husayn ibn Ali
hasVictim companions of Husayn ibn Ali
male relatives of Husayn ibn Ali
supporters of Husayn ibn Ali
impact enduring Sunni–Shia memory divide
strengthening of Shia identity
languageOfPrimarySources Arabic
memorializedAt Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala
linked to: Imam Husayn Shrine
numberOfVictimsEstimate around 70 to 100
opposingCommander Husayn ibn Ali
partOf Battle of Karbala
perpetrator Umayyad forces
linked to: Umayyad army

army of Yazid I
linked to: Umayyad army
place Iraq
Karbala
region early Islamic Middle East
relatedTo Umayyad–Hashimite conflict
succession dispute in early Islam
religiousTradition Islam
significance defining tragedy in Shia history
symbol of martyrdom
symbol of resistance against tyranny

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Umar ibn Saʿd associatedWith massacre of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions
Atabat Al-Muqaddasa honors martyrs of Karbala
linked to: massacre of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions
বিষাদ সিন্ধু featuresEvent কারবালায় ইমাম হুসাইন-এর শহাদত
linked to: massacre of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions
Tawwabin uprising hasCause killing of Husayn ibn Ali
linked to: massacre of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions
Abu al-Fadl honorificFor martyrdom of Abbas ibn Ali
linked to: massacre of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions
Chehlum commemorates martyrs of Karbala
linked to: massacre of Husayn ibn Ali and his companions