ago, hussain ibn ali, the prophet of islam's grandson, refused to swear allegiance to yazid, the kalifh at the time, as he regarded the kalif, an oppressor who didn't follow islamic rules. hussein believed the dying with dignity was better than living under oppression. he was traveling along with his family members and followers to kufa in iraq to help the freedom. seekers there when he was confronted by a larger contingent of forces loyal to yazid, the omayat kaliff. imam hussein tried to avoid war, but the enemy insisted that he should either pledge. yazid or fight. on the day of ashura, an unequal war broke out between imam hussain his 72 companions and yazid's 4000 strong contingent. the imam and his companions braved certain death and valiantly fought to the last breath. the enemy did not respect the rules of war. they prevented imam hussein and his companions from accessing water. they even murdered imam hussein's six-month old baby and charged their horses over the bodies of the marters as the arabs had done in the pre-islamic period. the battle. did yazid a victory, the bodies o

ago, hussein ibn ali, the prophet of islam's grandson, refused to swear allegiance to yazid, the kalifhs loyal to yazid, the... ya