Abstract
The tragedy of Karbala where it serves as a paradigm of conviction, piety, hope, and sacrifice for mankind, there it has a number of political implications for good or just governance and legitimate order for which Hazrat Hussain sacrificed himself along his followers on the sandy grounds along the river Euphrates on 10 October 680 AD/10 Muharram 61 AH. It is an answer or catalyst to many political ills the majority of Islamic countries are suffering from and losing their sovereignty. It was a struggle against the misuse of power and authoritarian establishment based on lack of legitimacy. It stood against the principles of power politics, despotism and methods of its coerced establishment many countries’ regimes are based on

Prof. Dr. Mansoor Akbar Kundi, . (2008) Political Lessons of Karbala, The Dialogue, Volume 3, Issue 2.
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