The Islam Side

• Imam hussain (A): The Prophet's (A) grand son, & Imam Ali's (A) and Fatima Al-Zahraa's (A) Son

• Ali Al-Akbar (A): Imam Hussain's oldest son

• Sayyida Zainab (A): Imam Hussain sister

• Abul-Fadhil Al-Abbas (A): Imam Hussain's (A) brother and his army commander

• Muslim ibn Aqeel (A): Imam Hussain's (A) cousin and his ambassador to Al-Kufa citizens

• Imam Zaynul-Abideen (A): Imam Hussain's (A) middle son and the new Imam after the martyrship of his father

• Ali Al-Asghar (A): Imam Hussain's (A) baby

The Infidels Side

• Yazeed: Son of Muawiyah ibn Abu-Sufyan. The proposed governor of the muslims whom the Imam Hussain (A) did not accept to give loyality to

• Abaydullah ibn Ziyad: Yazeed's Kufa governor

• Omar ibn Sa'ad: Yazeed's army commander in Karbala

• Shamir ibn Zul-Jawshan: Imam Hussain's (A) slayer