The typology of political behavior of people of Kufa during Imam Hussein’s Uprising

As social incidents take place in the course of social relations, critical knowledge of different social behaviors plays a major role in knowing of their origin process of development and destination. Viewing its peculiar characteristics special behavior of the elite therein as the central government various sorts of conduct as to the invitation from Imam Hussein to the city the allegiance of people to his representative and lastly the incident of Karbala, the city of Kufa proves to be a good instance of such a study in the light of sociological attitudes. The study of the issue in the light of sociological approach leads us to the using of the indicators of Merton’s bilateral theory, the power theory of Greth and Mils and other sociological opinions. Accordingly, in the city of Kufa different behaviors have been recognized such as: revolutionaries for justice, halfway revolutionaries, traditionalists, and halfway traditionalists. At that junction, the social system born of tribalism and the sort of political ties with the central government can be counted as the working factors leading to the above sort of behaviors during Imam Hussein’s uprising.