1. a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed; - Example: "the Battle of Kerbala is the basis for the Ta'ziyehs that are performed annually"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Battle of Kerbala
n 1: a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his
followers were killed; "the Battle of Kerbala is the basis
for the Ta'ziyehs that are performed annually"