The tragic incident of Karbala took place in Moharram:
The tragic incident of Karbala took place in Moharram:
(A) 58 A.H
(B) 61 A.H
(C) 65 A.H
(D) 70 A.H
The Karbala tragedy, where Hazrat Imam Hussain (R.A.) and his companions were martyred, occurred on the 10th of Muharram, year 61 A.H. This translates into the Gregorian calendar date of October 10, 680 AD. It happened at the Karbala desert, which is now part of Iraq, after the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Hazrat Imam Hussain, refused to give his allegiance to Caliph Yazid I, the ruler of the Umayyad Empire.