The obsession to rule over others can make people do terrible things. A great example of this obsession can be found in the history of Muslims. The battle of Karbala was such a tragic incident that, Muslims still feel the grief of the loss. While concerned with the grieving people usually are pointing towards the shia’s. However, Muslims of every sect feel the sorrow and maintain silence for the first ten days of the month of Muharram, and especially on the ninth and 10^th of Muharram.

Yazeed wanted to rule, and was altering with the very foundations of Islam. Hazrat Imam Husain was a man of peace and could not go along with such actions. Despite this he agreed to take a trip out to the hostile land, only by believing their invitation for peace to be true. This was a trap set by yazeed. On the plain of Karbala, Yazeed asked them to either fight or agree with him. Despite the fact that Hazrat Imam only had his family and friends along, he refused. And thus, a great army broke upon only 72 men in which 40 were foot soldiers and 32 were on horses.

After the battle the women and children were abused, tortured and tormented. Even the bodies of the martyred were abused and the prisoners were forced to watch the mutilation. The locals started to sympathize and pay frequent visits to the prisoners. Hazrat Zainab was the sister of Hazrat Imam Husain. She used these visits to make the people be aware of what truly happened at Karbala. Even while she was being abused in the markets and streets of sham, she still told people about what happened there. At the end yazeed, out of fear of retaliation, ordered the release of the prisoners. Later the truth was told and revealed to everyone by Hazrat Zainab and other released prisoners.