Hussein Who Said No (2014) on Netflix
After Mu'awiyah dies, Yazid ibn Mu'awiyah declares himself caliph and sends Bukair ibn Al-Hurr to Medina with a letter demanding Imam Hussein's allegiance. There Bukair learns what it orders.
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Plot summary
The story centers on Bukair ibn Al-Hurr ibn Yazid Al-Tamimi Ar-Riyahi. Mu'awiyah dies and his son Yazid ibn Mu'awiyah declares himself caliph of the Muslims. From that court a letter goes to the governor of Medina, demanding that Imam Hussein pledge allegiance, and Bukair, an agile and energetic young man striving for the truth, is chosen as the special courier who carries it. In Medina he realizes that the document he bears orders Imam Hussein to be killed. In Mecca he comes to know Imam Hussein and his line of thought. The uprising of Hussein ibn Ali against Yazid ibn Muawiyah and the Battle of Karbala on the Day of Ashura stand at the center of the history.
Cast
- Arash Aasefias Bokeyr ibn Al-Hurr
- Bahador Zamanias Al-Abbas ibn Ali
- Yavar Ahmadifaras Soleiman / Salim
