Arabic · proper noun · People & Roles

Yazid

यज़ीद

said ya-zeed

also written: yazeed, yazid ibn muawiya

Meaning

The Umayyad caliph whose forces martyred Husain at Karbala; the byword for unjust, tyrannical power.

Related words

The younger grandson of the Prophet, martyred at Karbala, revered as a symbol of sacrifice against tyranny.

The plain in Iraq where Husain and his companions were martyred in 680 CE, the emblem of righteous sacrifice.