karbala

Marwan was the most senior living Umayyad after Muawiyah, 25 years older than Yazid, and had a lifetime of experience in governance, unlike Yazid.  In his twenties he partook in the initial invasion of Ifriqiyah alongside Hassan, Husain, Ibn Zubayr, Ibn Umar and many other companions. Then he...

It is said that the 3rd Shiite Imam Hussein Ibn Ali wished to escape his persecution by fleeing to India. If I am correct he had somewhat of good relation with the Mohiyal Brahmins. What would happen if he actually fled to India? What would the Sunni-Shia schism be like? How would a Shi'ism...

During the Wahhabi Sack of Karbala in 1802, the Qajar Shah offered to send a few thousand Persian troops to assist the defense of the city, but the Sultan declined, allowing for less possible fortifications. This may be because the Persians could instead capture the city for themselves or for...