battle of kerbala

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   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”

   Broaderpitched battle

   Kerbala

Questions about battle of kerbala

What does battle of kerbala mean?

battle of kerbala means "a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed".

Is battle of kerbala a common word?

battle of kerbala is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.