An Organized History Of Karbala
Politics is a game of propaganda, so one need not to pay heed to blaming game and need to analyze the situations in the then given circumstances, which needs deep studies. In short, allegation of oppression on Muawiah is baseless. He won the power with power and all the companions unanimously swore their allegiance to him. His was the period of prosperity and peace. Every one received his share of stipends the govt issued including Hassan and Husain, who received the greatest of shares. you need to know the Iraqi factor, which kept creating troubles for the govt right from the time of the third caliph Uthman. They were the ones who invited and enticed Husain to establish his parallel govt in Iraq. There was no question of inability or corruption of Yazid then, only from a a couple of men that that was not an Isalmic way to appoint one’s son his successor. This ideal could not work in the then situation, where integrity of the ummah depended on the Asbiah of Banu Ummiyyah the only mighty tribe to keep all together, this is well expllained by Ibn Khuldoon in his Muqaddimah. These problems can briefly be commented here, for better knowledge may read the following books: واقعہ کربلا نئے مطالعہ کی روشنی میں از عتیق الرحمان سنبھلی، خلافت معاویہ و زید از محمود عباسی منھاج السنہ از ابن تیمیہ تبصرہ بر شہید کربلا اور یزید مولانا حبیب الرحمن