Husayn ibn Ali
Husayn ibn Ali (Husayn, son of Ali) (11 or 13 January 626 CE – 13 October 680 CE) was the third Imam of Shia Islam. He was the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Caliph and first Imam of Shia Islam. His mother was Fatimah Zahra, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and wife of Ali. He was also the younger brother of Hasan ibn Ali, the second Imam of Shia Islam.
Husayn ibn Ali is known as a great figure in Islam. He refused to submit to Yazid I, the Umayyad caliph. For this he was killed at the Battle of Karbala, along with most of his family. He is regarded as a martyr by Muslims.[1]
Husayn Ibn Ali Media
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The calligraphy of the names of ahl al-kisa and two hadiths of Muhammad on the cloth, probably belonging to Iran or Central Asia
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A shrine built at the location of Husayn's camp
- Scène de la bataille de Karbalâ, par Mohammad Modabber, deuxième fondateur de l’école picturale ghahveh-khâneh.jpg
The Battle of Karbala By Iranian painter Mohammad Modabber
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Imam Husayn Shrine, where Husayn is buried, in the 21st century
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Tilework inside Mu'awin ul-Mulk husayniyya, Kermanshah, Iran, depicting Ali al-Sajjad, Zaynab bint Ali and other prisoners being taken to Yazid's court
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A majlis being held in a husayniyya
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A Zuljenah in a Muaharram procession
References
- ↑ Nakash, Yitzhak (1 January 1993). "An Attempt To Trace the Origin of the Rituals of Āshurā¸". Die Welt des Islams. 33 (2): 161–181. doi:10.1163/157006093X00063.