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Imam Hussain succeeded his father Imam Ali as the Imam-of-the-Time during the reign of Muawiya on the 21st of Ramazan, 40AH (January 26th, 661AD). The tragic massacre of Imam Hussain, his family and his supporters took place at Karbala in 680AD at the hands of the second Umayyad Caliph Yazid ibn Muawiya (Daftary & Hirji, 2008).