What is Karbala? · Islam Museum

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Karbala is an Iraqi city where Husayn ibn Ali (may God be pleased with him) and his household were killed on the tenth of Muharram 61 AH (680 CE). His shrine is among the greatest places of pilgrimage for the Shia. ¹

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al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)· The periods and stages of the Prophet's call· The modes (ranks) of revelation· The substance of the call in the opening of al-Muddaththir· The three years of the secret call· The Raising of the Kaaba’s Foundations· The death of the Prophet· The delegation of Banu Hanifa

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islam.museum contributors. “What is Karbala?”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/questions/what-is-karbala/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)

The title by which Quraysh called Muhammad before prophethood for the trustworthiness and good qualities they saw in him; they cried it out when he entered as arbiter over the Black Stone during the rebuilding of the Kaaba.