Editing Ismailism (section)

====The Battle of Karbala====
{{Main|Battle of Karbala}}
After the death of Imam Hasan, Imam Husayn and his family were increasingly worried about the religious and political persecution that was becoming commonplace under the reign of Mu'awiya's son, [[Yazid I|Yazid]]. Amidst this turmoil in 680, Husayn along with the women and children of his family, upon receiving invitational letters and gestures of support by Kufis, wished to go to [[Kufa]] and confront Yazid as an intercessor on part of the citizens of the empire. However, he was stopped by Yazid's army in [[Karbala]] during the month of [[Muharram]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Karbala |title=Battle of Karbala' {{!}} Islamic history|work=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=2017-09-18|language=en}}</ref> His family was starved and deprived of water and supplies, until eventually the army came in on the tenth day and martyred Husayn and his companions, and enslaved the rest of the women and family, taking them to Kufa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ismaili.net/histoire/history03/history348.html |title=Hussain bin Ali |access-date=2007-04-24}}</ref>{{primary inline|date=May 2022}}

This battle would become extremely important to the Shia psyche. The [[Twelvers]] as well as [[Musta'li]] Isma'ili still mourn this event during an occasion known as [[Ashura]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2014/11/ashura-sunni-shiite-jurisprudence.html |title=Ashoura through the eyes of Sunnis |date=2014-11-09 |work=Al-Monitor|access-date=2017-09-18 |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://ajammc.com/2014/11/03/turkish-ashura-zeynebiye/ |title=Karbala in Istanbul: Scenes from the Ashura Commemorations of Zeynebiye – Ajam Media Collective |date=2014-11-03 |work=Ajam Media Collective|access-date=2017-09-18 |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Nizari Isma'ili, however, do not mourn this in the same way because of the belief that the light of the Imam never dies but rather passes on to the succeeding Imām, making mourning arbitrary. However, during commemoration they do not have any celebrations in [[Jama'at Khana]] during Muharram and may have announcements or sessions regarding the tragic events of [[Karbala]]. Also, individuals may observe Muharram in a wide variety of ways. This respect for Muharram does not include self-flagellation and beating because they feel that harming one's body is harming a gift from God.{{Citation needed|date=September 2017}}
[[Image:Ambigram - Muhammad and Ali2.svg|thumb|[[Ambigram]] depicting Muhammad and Ali written in a single word. The 180 degrees inverted form shows both words.]]