The Journey of Imam Husain
from Kitab al Irshad by Shaykh al Mufid, Pages 305 – 326
Chapter one
Imam Husain (as) sets out on his Journey
Al Husain, the blessings of God be on him, set out from Mecca to Iraq on the day of Muslim's (attempted) rising in Kufa, that is the day of Tarwiya, after staying in Mecca for the rest of Shaban, the month of Ramadhan, Shawwal and Dhu al Qada and eight days of Dhu- al-Hijja in the year 60 A.H. (680).