Imam Husayn leaves Mecca for Iraq
Religious occasion Strength of evidence: Strong
On the Day of Tarwiya in 60 AH, aware of a plot by Yazid’s agents to assassinate him in the sanctuary, Imam Husayn turned his Hajj into an Umra and set out for Iraq.
- Sources
- تاریخ الامم و الملوک (تاریخ طبری)
- الارشاد، شیخ مفید
- ویکیشیعه: روزشمار واقعه عاشورا