The tragedy of Kerbala clearly showed that the Ahle Bayt...

The tragedy of Kerbala clearly showed that the Ahle Bayt were lofty examples of spiritual and practical leadership of this community and the vanguards of truth and justice on the earth. Centralizing the Shiite Faith Among the consequences of the Husainite revolution was that it bestowed a centralization to them in the limits of their beliefs. Such that it assumed a form of a well-defined school of thought in the life of Shia people. Phillip Hitti says: “Shia was born on the day of 10 th Mohurrum.

From that day Imamate in the progeny of Ali became a principle of the faith of Shias, just as prophethood of Muhammad (s) was a principle of Islamic faith.” [1] An orientalist says: “If Husain had not been killed, Shias would not have come into being in Islam.” [2] Also Satarthman has said: “The blood of Husain which was…