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Can you tell me if Prophet Muhammad
took part in
Battle of Karbala and when was it fought?
Taken from the Wikipedia
Battle of Karbala
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Battle of Karbala'
(Oct. 10, 680 [10th of Muharram, AH 61]), brief military engagement in which a small party led by al-Husayn ibn 'Ali, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and son of 'Ali, the fourth caliph, was defeated and massacred by an army sent by the Umayyad caliph Yazid I. The battle helped secure the position of the Umayyad dynasty, but among Shi'ite Muslims (followers of al-Husayn) the 10th of Muharram (or 'Ashura') became an annual holy day of public mourning.
When Yazid I succeeded his father, Mu'awiyah I, to the caliphate in the spring of 680, the many partisans of Muhammad's late cousin and son-in-law 'Ali ibn Abi Talib—who collectively felt that leadership of the Muslim community rightly belonged to the descendants of 'Ali—rose in the city of Al-Kufah, in what is now Iraq, and invited al-Husayn to take refuge with them, promising to have him proclaimed caliph there. Meanwhile, Yazid, having learned of the rebellious attitude of the Shi'ites in Al-Kufah, sent 'Ubayd Allah, governor of Al-Basrah, to restore order. The latter did so, summoning the chiefs of the tribes, making them responsible for the conduct of their people, and threatening reprisal. Al-Husayn nevertheless set out from Mecca with all his family and retainers, expecting to be received with enthusiasm by the citizens of Al-Kufah. However, on his arrival at Karbala', west of the Euphrates River, on October 10, he was confronted by a large army of perhaps 4,000 men sent by 'Ubayd Allah and under the command of 'Umar ibn Sa'd, son of the founder of Al-Kufah. Al-Husayn, whose retinue mustered only 72 fighting men, gave battle, vainly relying on the promised aid from Al-Kufah, and fell with almost all his family and followers. The bodies of the dead, including that of al-Husayn, were then mutilated, only adding to the consternation of later generations of Shi'ites.
Though it was a rash expedition, it did involve the grandson of the Prophet and thus many members of the Prophet's family. Al-Husayn's devout partisans at Al-Kufah, who by their overtures had been the principal cause of the disaster, regarded it as a tragedy, and the facts gradually acquired a romantic and spiritual colouring. 'Umar, 'Ubayd Allah, and even Yazid came to be regarded by 'Ali's supporters as murderers, and their names have ever since been held accursed by Shi'ite Muslims. Shi'ites observe the 10th of Muharram as a day of public mourning; and, among Iranians especially, as well as in Karbala', passion plays (Arabic ta'ziyyah) are enacted, representing the misfortunes of the family of 'Ali. The tomb of the decapitated martyr al-Husayn at Karbala' is their most holy place.
That is what I got when i researched the battle of Karbala. It was not said if the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was there.
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