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Irfan Baloch :
Irfan Bhai, I'm cognizant of the history that you speak of nor would I imply in any way that Hussein (RA) got what he deserved or what he was asking for; for that would be both callous & despicable beyond measure because this is the Grandson of the Prophet (PBUH) we're talking about after all !
I'm simply curious if there was some better way to go about doing this because the way things turned out neither the Umayyads were stopped nor was the Caliphate prevented from turning into a Hereditary Monarchy !
And I still can't understand why he took his family with him to Karbala & if what you're saying is true that he knew what his end was going to be, I'm even more confused as to why he took his family with him - One does not go to certain death with children as young as a few months old !