Thus, the selection of Kufa by the Imam for migration and...

Thus, the selection of Kufa by the Imam for migration and his decision to chose it as the center of his mission was that it was the only city inimical to the Umayyads and that the clamor of opposition to the Umayyads had reached to its peak after the death of Muawiyah. Fourthly: Imam Husain (‘a) selected Iraq to migrate because of the continuous flow of letters from the people who wrote to him and begged him to join them.

The majority people sent the Imam letters persuading him to come for their help. These petitions were dispatched to the Holy Imam (‘a) even during the lifetime of Muawiyah. Thus Imam (‘a) had to relent when letter after letter arrived and they encouraged the Imam to move to Iraq. If…