What Happened at Karbala?
Long ago, there was a brave man named Imam Hussain (the grandson of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ). He lived in a time when a ruler named Yazid wanted everyone to obey him, even when he was doing wrong things.
People from the city of Kufa wrote letters to Imam Hussain, saying: "Come and lead us! We need a good leader like you!"
But when Imam Hussain and his 72 family members and friends reached Karbala, the people of Kufa got scared and abandoned him.
Yazid sent a huge army (thousands of soldiers) to fight Imam Hussain's small group. Even though they were outnumbered, Imam Hussain and his followers did not give up.
On the 10th of Muharram (Ashura), after days without water, Imam Hussain and his friends fought bravely but were martyred. Read the whole story here (Click here)