Resumo de Battle Of Karbala

The Battle of Karbala was a military engagement that took place on 10 Muharram, 61 AH (October 10, 680) in Karbala, in present day Iraq, between the prophet Muhammad's grandson Husayn ibn Ali and a military detachment from the forces of Yazid I, the Umayyad caliph. This battle is central to Shi'a Muslim belief. The martrydom of Husayn is mourned by an annual commemoration, Ashurah.After the passing on of Muhammad, there was some dissension in the Muslim community as to who should succeed him. This is described in detail in the article on the Succession to Muhammad. The community eventually accepted the rule of the caliph Abu Bakr and then of the caliphs Umar al-Khattab and Uthman ibn Affan. However, there were always those who felt that Ali ibn Abi Talib, Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, who had lived with Muhammad since he was a child, was the better choice. When Uthman was killed by rebels, Ali became the next caliph. However, he was not accepted by all Muslims and the community fell into the First Islamic civil war. Ali was assassinated and power was eventually grasped by his opponent Muawiya I.Muawiyya tried to ensure that his son, Yazid, would be accepted as the next caliph. He required all his supporters to swear allegiance to Yazid before his death. Upon ascension to the throne, Yazid wrote a letter to the governor of Medina, asking him to demand allegiance from Husayn or threaten him with death. Husayn is said to have received letters from the Muslims of the garrison town of Kufa saying that they would support him if he claimed the caliphate. Accordingly, he left Medina for Kufa with about 100 supporters and family members. However, Husayn's supporters at Kufa, whose numbers may have been seriously overestimated by Husayn, were suppressed before he could reach them, and he was intercepted by a force from Yazid's army. The Battle of Karbala ensued, in which Husayn and all his men were killed, and his remaining family taken prisoner.The reason this is a controversial breaking point between Sunnis and Shias is because Sunnis believe in the Uprightness of all Sahaba while Shias only trust in the infallible righteousness of the Ahlulbayt. This version of events attempts to remain neutral between the Sunni and Shi'a accounts and to report only such matters as are accepted not only by both sides, but by academic historians.A police force, consisting of a several thousand men from the governor's picked troups, or shurta, plus 500 archers, surrounded the family and supporters of Husayn ibn Ali,. The battle ended with Husayn and his entire force falling as casualties. Many of the details attributed to the event are disputed.

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