The Karbala Incident
Islamic history witnessed a horrific incident in Karbala that is considered one of the most painful incidents and events that the Islamic world has witnessed throughout history, namely the Karbala Incident (Ashura) that took place between Imam Hussein bin Ali bin Abi Talib and his family and his few companions, and Yazid bin Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan and his large army in the month of Muharram in the year 61 AH (680 AD) in the Karbala desert, and millions of Shiites around the world commemorate this incident every year by going on foot.