Shi'i Islam 7/23 - Imam Husayn (a) and the events at Karbala

Shi'a Islam: Class 7
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- early life of the Imam, and close relationship with the Prophet (s)
- Events in the life of the Imam between the death of his brother Imam Hasan (a) and the death of Muawiyah
- caliphate and personality of Yazid
- refusal of Imam to give allegiance to Yazid
- journey of Imam from Madinah to Makkah to Karbala
- events in Kufa, and the martyrdom of Muslim b. Aqeel
- the fateful day of Ashura
- conclusions that can be drawn from the tragic events, including the different views of Sunni and Shi'i historians on the first century of Islam
- importance of Ashura