The war of principles: Karbala and the triumph of moral authority

The war of principles: Karbala and the triumph of moral authority

The tragedy of Karbala is often remembered through the imagery of grief, sacrifice, and martyrdom. Yet to view Karbala merely as a military confrontation is to overlook its profound historical and moral significance. Karbala was, above all, a struggle of principles-a confrontation between moral authority and political power, between conscience and coercion, between justice and                        expediency. More than fourteen centuries after…