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Which city did Husayn ibn Ali leave to take refuge in Mecca?

  • Medina

  • Kufa

  • Damascus

  • Baghdad

Answer

Husayn ibn Ali left his hometown of Medina to take refuge in Mecca after refusing to pledge allegiance to Yazid I, the Umayyad caliph. This decision eventually led to the Battle of Karbala, where Husayn was martyred.
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