Kerbela

American  

[kur-buh-luh] / ˈkɜr bə lə /

noun

1. a town in central Iraq: holy city of the Shiʿite sect.

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Kerbela British  

/ ˈkɜːbələ /

noun

1. a variant of Karbala

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Example Sentences

Fourthly, every true believer is expected to undertake, if at all possible, a pilgrimage, preferably to Mecca, but if that is out of the question then to Kerbela or Meshed.

From Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East by Hume-Griffith, A.

All who can afford it make the long pilgrimage to Mecca, or in lieu of that to Kerbela or Meshed; and bear thereafter the holy name of Haji, Kerbelai, or Meshedi.

From Our Moslem Sisters A Cry of Need from Lands of Darkness Interpreted by Those Who Heard It by Zwemer, Samuel Marinus

"Well," said Edwards, "he has been seen in the bazaar at Kerbela."

From The Treasure of the Tigris A Tale of Mesopotamia by Ferryman, A. F. Mockler

He served in at least one campaign, and then, while still a young man, made a pilgrimage thrice to Mecca and Kerbela, which gained him the title of Haji, or pilgrim.

From Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society by Crooke, William

Ali was assassinated near Nejef, which city is sacred to his memory, and his son Husein was killed at Kerbela; so these two cities are the greatest of the Shiah shrines.

From War in the Garden of Eden by Roosevelt, Kermit