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The events of the Day of Ashura are the events that happened for Imam al-Husayn (a) and his family, in the battle with the army of Yazid b. Mu'awiya led by Umar b. Sa'd on Muharram 10, 61/October 10, 680 in the land of Karbala which led to the martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (a), his companions and his relatives. The rest of his caravan was also taken as captives.
In the morning of Ashura, Imam al-Husayn (a) performed Fajr prayer together with his companions. Then, the Imam (a) arranged his forces which consisted of 32 horsemen and 40-foot soldiers. He (a) assigned Zuhayr b. Qayn as the commander of the right-wing and Habib b. Muzahir as the commander of the left-wing and gave the standard of his army to his brother 'Abbas (a).
By order of Imam (a), forces stood in front of the tents and set fire to the firewood and brushwood gathered in the moat to prevent the enemy from behind.
At the other side of the battlefield, Umar b. Sa'd did his prayer and assigned the commanders of his army who were (according to the famous report) 30000 people. He assigned 'Amr b. al-Hajjaj al-Zubaydi as the commander of the right-wing, Shimr b. Dhi l-Jawshan, the commander of the left-wing, 'Uzrat b. Qays al-Ahmasi, the commander of the horsemen and Shabath b. Rib'i as the commander of the foot soldiers.
'Umar b. Sa'd also assigned Abd Allah b. Zuhayr al-Asadi as the commander of the people of Kufa, 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Sabra, as the commander of the tribes of Madhhij and Banu Asad. He also assigned Qays b. Ash'ath b. Qays as the commander of the tribes of Rabi'a and Kinda and assigned Hurr b. Yazid al-Riyahi as the commander of the tribes of Banu Tamim and Hamdan and gave the standard of his army to his slave Zuwayd (Durayd) and prepared them to fight against Imam al-Husayn (a)......
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