The Life of Imam Hussein

The author details why Imam Husayn refused to pledge allegiance to Yazid, who had just been appointed asUmayyad Caliph by Muawiyah. The revolution of the Imam endeavoured to create a social feeling and shaped the social structure, whereby the people demanded their rights from the oppressive rulers and took steps to dethrone the tyrannical government that had tried to take them towards slavery.