| Timeline of the Battle of Karbala
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| Rajab 15
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Death of Mu'awiya b. Abi Sufyan
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| Rajab 28
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Departure of Hussain ibn Ali from Medina.
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| Sha'ban 3
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Arrival of Imam al-Husayn (a) to Mecca.
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| Ramadan 10
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Arrival of Letters of the Kufians to Imam al-Husayn (a)
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| Ramadan 12
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Arrival of 150 letters from Kufa
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| Ramadan 14
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Arrival of the letter from leaders of Kufa
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| Ramadan 15
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Departure of Muslim b. 'Aqil from Mecca toward Kufa.
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| Shawwal 5
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Arrival of Muslim b. 'Aqil to Kufa.
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| Dhu l-Hijja 8
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Departure of Imam al-Husayn (a) form Mecca
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| Dhu l-Hijja 8
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Uprising of Muslim b. 'Aqil in Kufa
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| Dhu l-Hijja 9
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Martyrdom of Muslim b. 'Aqil
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| Muharram 1
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Asking for help of Ubayd Allah b. al-Hurr al-Juʿfi and 'Amr b. Qays in Banu Maqatil
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| Muharram 2
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Arrival of Imam (a) to Karbala
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| Muharram 3
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Arrival of Omar Ibn Sa’d with 4,000 people to Karbala
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| Muharram 6
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Habib b. Muzahir's asking for help of Banu Asad
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| Muharram 7
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Banding of water by 'Umar b. Sa'd
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| Muharram 7
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Muslim b. 'Awsaja al-Asadi joined Imam (a)
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| Muharram 9
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Arrival of Shimr b. Dhi l-Jawshan to Karbala
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| Muharram 9
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Shimr's Safe conduct for Umm al-Banin's children
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| Muharram 9
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Announcing of the Battle by 'Umar b. Sa'd and Imam's (a) asking for a delay
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| Muharram 10
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Events of Ashura
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| Muharram 11
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Moving the captives towards Kufa
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| Muharram 11
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Burial of martyrs by Banu Asad
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| Muharram 12
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Burial of a few member of martyrs
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| Muharram 13
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Arrival of captives to Kufa
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| Muharram 19
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Moving the captives from Kufa towards Syria
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| Safar 1
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Arrival of the captives to Syria
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| Safar 20
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Arba'in
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| Safar 20
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Return of Ahl al-Bayt (a) to Karbala
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| Safar 20
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Moving from Karbala toward Medina (in some accounts)
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