Karbala: A "Bloody" Consipracy and the Secrets Behind It

Battle of Karbala and its aftermath

The battle of Karbala and its Aftermath

As with most of the issues regarding the lead-up to Karbala, where nothing definite can be deduced, due to the vast collection of lies and exaggeration that has always surrounded it, so too is the issue with the battle itself. Prior to the battle and on the day of the fatal battle itself, many sermons were delivered, many discussions were held, and many statements were made, which had they been recorded in an authentic manner, would have shed much more light on who really was responsible for the massacre of Karbala, and what was the true motive behind it. Unfortunately, Divine wisdom did not allow that to happen, and shaitani forces were allowed to write their own version of history regarding this great calamity. Despite this, historians did still managed to gather statements and narrations showing an entire different chain of events, but as mentioned previously, these narrations have always been kept hidden in the pages of history, as though they never existed.

It is not my intention to prove that only these narrations be accepted which portray the event of Karbala different to what is normally known. Rather, the purpose of drawing light to these narrations is to merely to show that when contradictory statements in every issue of Karbala can be found, what then shall the basis of accepting and rejecting be? Why is it that whatever shows Yazid guilty and evil, only those narrations are considered and narrations showing the opposite are immediately rejected, without any bother of even viewing its chain of narrators?

What really happened?
Stage One: The battle itself

Sad and emotional scenes have always been painted of the fateful battle of Karbala, which ended with the martyrdom of Hadhrat Hussain (radhiyallahu anhu) and his entire caravan of men. Besides the women in the tents, Hadhrat Zainul Aabideen (rahimahullah), and one slave, no other member of the caravan of Hadhrat Hussain (radhiyallahu anhu) survived. From these, perhaps only the slave was present on the field the day Hadhrat Hussain (radhiyallahu anhu) was martyred.

Yet, when one reads about the battle, expecting that very little be known regarding it, due to the absence of survivors, one amazingly finds the reporting of the incident explicit to the finer detail, was it the lone slave that was able to freely move around the battle-field and record the different scenes that occurred on that fateful day, or was there perhaps some other force working in drawing up a tearful, sorrowful picture of blood, oppression and torment?

It is obvious that none, except one slave, from the caravan of Hadhrat Hussain (radhiyallahu anhu) lived to explain the true happenings of the 10th of Muharram, the only source that could have been narrating it would either be the very men who had come out to fight against Hadhrat Hussain (radhiyallahu anhu), or people who had never witnessed the battle. Whatever the case may be, such narrators, can never be gauged as reliable, due to them either not being first-hand witnesses, and if they were, then due to the doubt that falls upon their integrity, that after having themselves taken part in the slaying of Hadhrat Hussain (radhiyallahu anhu) and his caravan, what suddenly made them repent? When they could not be trusted before the battle, what then transformed them now into reliable, trustworthy narrators? Also, when one takes part in a battle, he naturally endeavours to conceal the errors of his party, whereas here we find the opposite, i.e. fighters describing their own acts of aggression and violence in such a manner, as though their desire was naught, but to bring the anger of the entire Ummah against the caliphate of the Ummayyads.

Stage Two: In the Court of Yazid

Scenes of the wives and daughters of Hadhrat Hussain (radhiyallahu anhu) being dragged, without any consideration to their modesty, across the vast plains of Iraq, until arriving finally at Yazid's palace in Sham; then being presented in a shameless manner in front of the caliph; and then having to witness Yazid, boldly and mockingly scratch the noble, blessed face of Hadhrat Hussain (radhiyallahu anhu), etc, such scenes have become so entrenched in the minds of many, that had they to hear that the possibility of these incidents not having occurred at all only exists, but rather seems most probable, many, I am sure, shall desire nothing but to tear up the papers that dare make such a claim. Indeed, it is only the share of a few, who shall afford themselves time to re-investigate the matter, and allow themselves themselves the opportunity to view all angles justly.