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7 Muharram: Access to water was banned to Husayn ibn Ali by Yazid's orders. 61 AH (680 AD). ***** The Battle of Karbala: Part Six Ibn Ziyad sent a brief letter to Umar ibn Sa'ad that commanded, "Prevent Husain and his followers from accessing water and do not allow them to drink a drop [of water]". Ibn Sa'ad followed the orders, and 5,000 horsemen blockaded the  Euphrates . One of Husayn's followers met Umar ibn Sa'ad and tried to negotiate some sort of access to water, but was denied. The water blockade continued up to the end of the battle on Muharram 10th (October 10, 680 AD). [39] Umar ibn Sa'ad received an order from Ibn Ziyad to start the battle immediately and not to postpone it further. The army started advancing toward Husayn's camp on the afternoon of Muharram 9th. At this point Husayn sent  Al-Abbas ibn Ali  to ask Ibn Sa'ad to wait until the next morning, so that he and his men could spend the night praying. Ibn Sa'...

The Battle of Karbala: Part Five Husayn and his followers were two days away from Kufa when they were intercepted by the vanguard of Yazid's army; about 1,000 men led by Hurr ibn Riahy. Husayn asked the army, "With us or against us?" They replied: "Of course against you, oh Aba Abd Allah!" Husayn ibn Ali said: "If you are different from what I received from your letters and from your messengers then I will return to where I came from." Their leader, Hurr, refused Husayn's request to let him return to Medina. The caravan of Muhammad's family arrived at Karbala on Muharram 2, 61 AH (October 2, 680 AD). [36]  They were forced to pitch a camp on the dry, bare land and Hurr stationed his army nearby. Ubaydullah ibn Ziyad appointed  Umar ibn Sa'ad  to command the battle against Husayn ibn Ali. At first Umar ibn Sa'ad rejected the leadership of the army but accepted after Ibn Ziyad threatened to take away the governorship of  Rey  city ...

5 Muharram: Death anniversary (urs) of Baba Farid, a Punjabi Sufi saint, in 665 AH (1266 CC). His urs is celebrated for six days during Muharram, in Pakpattan, Pakistan. Farid al-Din Mas'ud Ganj-i-Shaka (b.c. April 4, 1179, Kothewal, Multan, Punjab, Ghurid Sultanate (present day Pakistan) - d. May 7, 1266 [5 Muharram 665 AH], Pakpattan, Punjab, Delhi Sultanate (present day Pakistan)) was a 12th-century Punjabi Sunni Muslim preacher and mystic who went on to become one of the most revered and distinguished Muslim mystics of the Golden Age of Islam.  He is known reverentially as Baba Farid or Shaikh Farid by Muslims, Sikhs, and Hindus of the Punjab Region, or simply as Fariduddin Ganjshakar. ***** Farīd al-Dīn Masʿūd Ganj-i-Shakar  (b, c. April 4, 1179,  Kothewal,  Multan ,  Punjab ,  Ghurid Sultanate  (present-day  Pakistan )  – d. May 7, 1266 [5 Muharram, 665 AH],  Pakpattan ,  Punjab ,  Delhi Sultanate  (p...

The Battle of Karbala: Part Three The Battle of Karbala occurred within the crisis environment resulting from the succession of  Yazid I . [12] [13]  In 676, Muawiyah announced his nomination of Yazid. [14]  With no precedence in Islamic history, hereditary succession aroused opposition from different quarters and the nomination was considered the corruption of the caliphate into monarchy. [15] Muawiyah summoned a  shura  in Damascus and persuaded representatives from various provinces by diplomacy and bribes. [16]  He then ordered  Marwan ibn al-Hakam , then the governor of Medina, to inform the people of Medina of the decision. Marwan faced resistance to this announcement, especially from Husayn,  Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr ,  Abd Allah ibn Umar  and  Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr , the sons of Muhammad's prominent companions, all of whom, by virtue of their descent, could also lay claim to the caliphal title. [17] [18] Muawiya himsel...

The Battle of Karbala: Part Two During  Ali 's  Caliphate , the Muslim world became divided and rebellion broke out against the ruling Ali by  Muawiyah I . When  Ali was assassinated  by Ibn Muljam, ( a Kharijite ) in 661, his eldest son  Hasan  succeeded him but soon signed a  peace treaty with Muawiyah  to avoid further bloodshed. [4]  In the treaty, Hasan was to hand over power to Muawiya on the condition that he be just to the people and keep them safe and secure and that he would not establish a dynasty. [8] [9] [10]  After the death of Hasan in 670, his younger brother  Husyan became the head of  Banu Hashim . [11]  His father's supporters in  Kufah  gave him their allegiance. However, he told them he was still bound by the peace treaty between Hasan and Muawiyah as long as the latter was alive. [4]