Karbala and Najaf, two central Iraqi cities that coalition forces reached by Monday, are the holiest sites of Shiite Islam and important to all Muslims. If battles do break out at either location, ...
The tragedy of Karbala is not a closed chapter of history but an ongoing movement for justice and truth. A Shia scholar making the remarks ahead of Muharram said Imam Hussain's (AS) sacrifice speaks ...
The Battle of Karbala took place on Muharrum 10, in the year 81 of the Islamic calendar (A.D. October 10, 680) in Karbala, in present day Iraq. On one side of this highly uneven battle were a small ...