Noun
a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680
Source: WordNetA funeral procession on Saturday in Karbala, Iraq, for Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis and the other victims of Friday’s American drone strike. Source: Internet
All other remaining members of Imam Husain's family (left alive after Karbala) along with heads of all other companions, who were killed at Karbala, were also brought to Damascus. Source: Internet
Shias, Fatemids and Dawoodi Bohras believe that after the battle of Karbala (680 AD), in Iraq, the Umayyad caliph Yezid brought Imam Husain's head to Damascus, where it was first kept in the courtyard of Yezid Mahal, now part of Umayyad Mosque complex. Source: Internet
The first month of the Islamic calendar, Muharram is a mourning period in remembrance of Imam Husain-Prophet Muhammad's grandson and his family and companions who were martyred by Yazid in Karbala (Iraq) in 680 AD. Source: Internet
But while Baghdad suffers from the renewed sectarian violence, the security situation in the cities of Najaf, Karbala, Erbil, and Sulaymaniyah continues to improve. Source: Internet
Karbala Operations Operation Karbala-4 main On 25 December 1986, Iran launched Operation Karbala-4 (Karbala referring to Hussein ibn Ali 's Battle of Karbala ). citation According to General Ra'ad al-Hamdani, this was a diversionary attack. Source: Internet