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History · Umayyad Dynasty Yazid I's Succession Triggers the Second Fitna
... the Euphrates. The tragedy that followed — the massacre on Ashura, the tenth of Muharram 61 AH — would leave permanent scars ...
History · Umayyad Dynasty Battle of Karbala — Martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali
...ighters — faced an overwhelming Umayyad army. On the day of Ashura, the battle was swift and catastrophic. Husayn's male compa...
Battle · Umayyad Dynasty Battle of Karbala
...ad force and denied water from the Euphrates. On the Day of Ashura, the 10th of Muharram, Husayn and almost all the men with h...