i am not a corrupt person.

i am not a corrupt person. my mission is to lead the muslims nation to the right path and to correct that which is wrong. i must follow god's order to commend kindness and stop evil" The just cause however, imam was fully aware that yazid would never allow him to live because the life of imam husayn (a.) was a threat to yazid's throne, which had foundation of cruelty, injustice and hypocrisy. in contrast to the true muslim leadership which was establish to protect muslim nation.

imam carried his mission as the holy qur'an says, " fight for the cause of god, those who fight against you, but do not exceed the limit. " the qur'an 2:190. accordingly, as imam had predicted, the army of yazid attacked imam husayn's (a.) small party totaled 72 persons, fighting against the yazid's army of 10,000 men as it is documented.

finally, imam and his companions courageously gave their lives to very just cause and his martyrdom became the symbol of courage and bravery in the islamic history. The catastrophe the martyrdom of imam unveiled the true picture of yazid and awakened the muslim nation. most muslim historians consider it a catastrophe in islamic history.

after the martyrdom, there were 33 strokes of lance and 34 blows of swords on the body of imam husayn (a.) moreover, the head of yazid's army, 'umar son of sa'd ordered his horsemen to run over the bodies, and trample them underneath the horses hoofs. afterwards, imam's head and others martyr's heads were carried to yazid to damascus, syria. however, later the places where the head was temporarily placed, became the holy shrine.

they are honored by all muslims in order to honor the mission of imam husayn (a.). The holy shrine after three days, the bodies of imam husayn (a.) and his companions were buried by the loyal followers. today, it stands in the center of the holy city of karbala, iraq. the 27 meter high golden dome is centered on the actual grave of imam husayn (a.). in the interior part, one can view the precious box placed on the actual grave and covered by gold and precious stones.

this box is with six angels to signify the grave of imam and his son ali al akbar. other places of inside the tomb are covered by thousands of small mirrors, mosaic, precious stones, silver and gold. Previous…