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3 sourced records · 3 verified locations
The atlas holds 3 sourced records for Kerbela; every record is published with scholarly review and a citation chain. Breakdown: 2 Prophet's Family · 1 Martyr.
Son of Ali and Fatima, grandson of the Prophet and third Imam in Shia tradition. Martyred at Karbala on 10 Muharram 61 AH (10 Oct 680), the day of Ashura, against Yazid's army. The shrine over his grave (Haram al-Husayni) is among the foremost pilgrimage centers of the Islamic world. (Sources: TDV 'Hüseyin'; WikiShia.)
Son of Ali (his mother Umm al-Banin) and half-brother of Hasan and Husayn. At Karbala he was the standard-bearer of Husayn's army and fetched water; martyred on 10 Muharram 61 AH (680). His shrine is near Husayn's, linked by the Bayn al-Haramayn plaza. (Sources: TDV 'Abbas b. Ali'; WikiShia.)
Al-Hurr ibn Yazid al-Tamimi al-Riyahi commanded the Kufan vanguard sent by Ibn Ziyad to halt Husayn. On Ashura he switched sides to join Husayn and was martyred on 10 Muharram 61 AH (680). His shrine lies ~7 km west of Karbala; its dome was built by the Safavid Shah Ismail I. The grave site rests on tradition. (Sources: WikiShia; Wikipedia.)
