Yazid s nomination was contested by the sons of a few prominent companions of muhammad, including husayn, son of the fourth caliph ali, and abd allah ibn zubayr, son of zubayr ibn alawam. Share video with your friends on face book, twitter etc. He appointed his cousin alwaleed bin utbah bin abu sufyan as the governor of medina. Husayn did not give allegiance and traveled to mecca.
He gave everything he had, including his life, for the honour of those around him. The following renowned sunni books firmly establish that yazid killed imam husain a. Because of his death at yazid s command, hussain is now regarded as an islamic martyr. When muawiya died in syria, his son yazid usurped the governorship of syria and. Yazid ibn alwalid ibn abd almalik or yazid iii 701 34 october 744 arabic. The second revolt, that of ibn alzubayr, was much more serious in immediate terms. His book of poems is published and also translated to persian as well.
Yazid ruled the umayyad empire at the time of karbala. Yazid ibn muawiya ibn abi sufyan commonly known as yazid i, was the second caliph of the umayyad caliphate. Despite the catastrophic impact of this event on the history of islam, many. No amount of false propaganda and shiabashing is going to change this fact. Yazid era of government and death instructive story. This volume covers the first stage, ending with the timely death of yazid, which saved ibn alzubayr from defeat. There was a ruthless hunt for hussains killers, all of whom perished. The killing of alhusayn may allah be pleased with him was a great. He ruled for three years from 680 until his death in 683. The iconoclastic edict of the caliph yazid ii, ad 721 jstor.
Unknown said are bhai aap inko musalman kaise kah rahe hain. What happened to those that murdered hussain at karbala. Upon muawiyahs death in 680 ce, yazid demanded allegiance from husayn and other dissidents. Yazid ki mout ka waqia yazid ibn muawiyah death story death. He became caliph less than 30 years following the death of the islamic prophet muhammad and very shortly after the reign of the four rightly guided caliphs. One of the worst plagues in history arrived at europes shores in 47. He started his rule with the murder of imam husayn a. Did yazeed ibn muaawiyah issue orders that alhusayn may allah.
Five years later, some 25 to 50 million people were dead. When muawiya died in syria, his son yazid usurped the governorship of syria and staked his claim as successor of the head of the islamic state. Life of yazid ibn muawiya muhammed kermali hyderi islamic centre hyderi islamic centre. After ruling for three years and eight months, yazid died on rabi i 14, 64. Yazid was not accepted as a legitimate caliph by many of the leading muslims of the time. Yazid appointed his kin and his henchmen as governors of various provinces. Hussain ibn ali was a 7th century revolutionary leader and grandson of prophet muhammad, who made the ultimate sacrifice for social justice against yazid. Of course, conventional wisdom suggests as backed by history that the.
According to historical sources, yazid openly drank wine and had a poetic taste. And why yazeed ra did not release the family of hussayn ibn ali ra from prison. In 60 ah 679 ad, with the death of muawiya ibn abi sufyan, these. Engineer muhammad ali mirza official channel 1,500,157 views. The most notable events surrounding yazid s rule are closely tied to the history of imam hussain, the grandson of islams founder, the prophet muhammad. He reigned for six months, from april 15 to october 3 or 4, 744, and died in that office. It is unknown exactly how yazid died, but soon after his death, the city of kufa fell into the hands of mukhtar, who heavily punished its treacherous people.
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