Schism · 680 CE

Karbala

Karbala, Iraq

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The Prophet's grandson Husayn and a small band refused to swear allegiance to the Umayyad caliph Yazid and were killed. The martyrdom is central to Shiʿa identity and is mourned every year on Ashura.

People: Husayn ibn ʿAlī, Zaynab bint ʿAlī

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