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Ashura arose from the antagonism between society and the state—when the government shifted from Medina’s consultative tradition toward Meccan aristocracy and monarchy. As spoils flowed into the treasury, the state grew independent of the people, and systemic corruption and inequality set the stage for the uprising of Hussein (AS).
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