Role of Romans in the Karbala Massacre
In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Imam Husayn ibn Ali (peace be upon them) was brutally massacred along with his family members in Karbala in 61 AH/ 680 CE, Imam Husayn ibn Ali (peace be upon them) was brutally massacred along with his family members in Karbala in 61 AH/ 680 CE, exactly fifty years after his grandfather Prophet Muhammad’s death. Though Imam Husayn’s shahadah is memorized yearly in Muharram, nobody tries to go behind the scenes and condemn only the players on the stage, like Yazid–the cursed. The massacre of Karbala was not only pre-planned but Roman Christians were the masterminds of this plan. Roman Christians accessed Moawiyah ibn Sufyan (May Allah be pleased with them) and surrounded him by acquiring different roles. Serjun ibn Mansoor al-Rumi was a Syrian Christian and a very influential person in Moawiyah’s court. Imam ibn Kathir noted in al-Bidayah wal-Nihayah : “ Muawiyah appointed the judiciary of al-Sham to Fadala ...