Imam Husain (AS), left Mecca via the plain of Arafaat for Iraq
Imam Husain (AS), left Mecca via the plain of Arafaat for Iraq
Imam Husain (AS), left Mecca via the plain of Arafaat for Iraq: On 8th of the Islamic month of Zil-Hijjah in 60 AH, Imam Husain (AS), the younger grandson and 3rd Infallible Successor of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA), left Mecca via the plain of Arafaat for Iraq, since he was loathe to see this inviolable land desecrated by bloodshed, as the tyrant Yazid had sent assassins disguised in pilgrim garb to attack him.
Four months earlier, the Imam had left his hometown, Medina, to take up residence in Mecca along with family members after refusing to acknowledge the illegitimate rule of Yazid as caliph. Here in Mecca, the Imam informed people of the corrupt and oppressive nature of the Godless Omayyads.
The reason he left for Iraq was the repeated invitation of the people of Kufa to come and resolve their affairs. A month later, Imam Husain (AS), along with almost all male members of his family and loyal companions was cruelly martyred in Karbala on the 10th of Moharram by the ungodly Omayyad forces.
During his stay in Mecca, the Imam had apprised the people of the critical situation of the Muslim world, while his departure without completing the Hajj, made the Muslims further aware of the anti-Islamic policies of Yazid.