| battle of kerbala | (n) 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 |
| kerbala | (n) a city of central Iraq to the south of Baghdad; a holy city for Shiite Muslims because it is the site of the tomb of Mohammed's grandson who was killed there in 680, Syn. Kerbela, Karbala |