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'''Captives of Karbala''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|أسراء کربلاء}}) are the members of [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] and the families of some of the [[martyrs of Karbala]] who were captured by [[Kufa army]] led by [['Umar b. Sa'd]] during the [[event of Karbala]] and after the martyrdom of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]]. They were taken to [[Kufa]] and then to [[Damascus]]. There are disagreements about the exact number of the captives; however [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]] and [[Lady Zaynab]] are the most famous and eminent figures among them, who inform people about the tyranny of [[Yazid]] by their fiery sermons during the captivity.

* '''Men:''' [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]], [[Imam al-Baqir (a)]], 'Umar b. Husayn b. Ali (a). Muhammad b. Husayn b. Ali, Zayd b. Hasan b. Ali (a), Muhammad b. 'Amr b. Hasan b. Ali (a), two sons of [[Ja'far b. Abi Talib]], 'Abd Allah b. 'Abbas b. Ali (a), Qasim b. 'Abd Allah b. Ja'far, Qasim b. Muhammad b. Ja'far, Muhammad al-Asghar b. 'Aqil, 'Uqbat b. Sam'an ([[Rubab]]'s servent), servent of 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Abd Rabbih al-Ansari, Muslim b. Ribah, servant of Imam Ali (a), and Ali b. 'Uthman al-Maghribi.

* '''Women:''' Imam Ali's daughters: [[Lady Zaynab]], [[Fatima bt. 'Ali|Fatima]], [[Umm Kulthum]] (or Nafisa or Zaynab al-Sughra), Umm al-Hasan, Khadija the wife of 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Aqil, Umm Hani the wife of 'Abd Allah al-Akbar b. 'Aqil. Three daughters of Imam al-Husayn (a): [[Sukayna]], [[Fatima bt. al-Husayn|Fatima]], [[Ruqayya]], and [[Zaynab bt. al-Husayn|Zaynab]]. [[Rubab]] (Imam al-Husayn's wife), Umm Muhammad (Fatima the daughter of [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]] the Imam al-Sajjad's wife and Imam al-Baqir's mother), and Fakiha the mother of Qarib b. 'Abd Allah b. Urayqit.

After the [[martyrdom]] of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]], [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] passed the night after [['Ashura']] in [[Karbala]]. In the afternoon of 11th of [[Muharram]], after that [['Umar b. Sa'd]]'s army buried all the dead bodies of the army, they gathered Ahl al-Bayt (a) and the survivors form Imam's companions and took them to [[Kufa]].

[['Umar b. Sa'd]]'s army moved the caravan of captives toward the battle field and passed them by the bodies of martyrs, while they were weeping, crying and hitting their faces. Qurra b. Qays al-Tamimi says, "Whatever I forget, I will not forget this saying of [[Zaynab]], [[Fatima]]'s daughter, when she was passing by the fallen body of her brother, [[Husayn]]: 'Oh [[Muhammad]], Oh Muhammad! May the angels of the heaven salute you, this is Husayn, fallen on the desert, immersed in blood, his body torn to pieces. Oh, Muhammad! These are your daughters! They are being taken captives! Your children are slain! The zephyr is blowing on their bodies! ...'"

* [[Lady Zaynab (a)]]: Her sermon has been narrated in ''Balaghat al-nisa''', written by Ibn Tayfur al-Baghdadi (d. [[280]]/893).

The exact route of the caravan from [[Kufa]] to [[Damascus]] is unknown. However, considering the sacred places related to [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] within that area shows the probable route they took toward Damascus. These sacred places are:

* Maqam Ra's al-Husayn (shrine of the head of Husayn) in [[Mosul]]: according to Hirawi this Maqam was there to the 7th/13th century.

* Masjid [[Imam Zayn al-'Abidin (a)]] and Maqam Ra's al-Husayn (shrine of the head of Husayn) in Nusaybin: Currently, Nusaybin is a city in Turkey. It is said that the Imam al-Husayn's head was put there and his blood has dripped there. Hirawi have registered this shrine as Mashhad al-Nuqta.

* Maqam al-Turh: Turh means a premature baby. Probably, there was a pregnant woman among the captives whose baby was born prematurely.

* Maqam al-Hajar: The head of Imam was put there.

* Maqam of the mountain of Jawshan: This mountain is located in [[Aleppo]] (Halab). It is said that its name was taken from the name of [[Shimr b. Dhi l-Jawshan]]. According to some historians a monk who lived there borrowed the head of Imam al-Husayn (a) from the army for one night. It is also known as Mashhad al-Siqt, as the grave of [[Muhsin b. al-Husayn]] is located there.

* Maqam al-Humat: This Maqam is placed inside Aleppo. [[Ibn Shahr Ashub]] has mentioned this place.

* Maqam Hims: Likewise, Ibn Shahr Ashub has mentioned this place.

* Maqam Baalbek: There is mosque in this city, which is said that it was Maqam Ra's al-Husayn in the past.

* Maqam Ra's al-Husayn (shrine of the head of Husayn) and Maqam al-Imam Zayn al-'Abidin (a) in [[Damascus]]: These two Maqams are located next to [[Umayyad Mosque]]. Ibn 'Asakir has mentioned Maqam Ra's al-Husayn and other sources reported that Maqam al-Imam Zayn al-'Abidin (a) is near that.