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Husayn ibn Ali, King of Hejaz’s (c.1853-1931) loss of Mecca to Ibn Saʻud, King of Saudi Arabia (c.1880-1953) in 1925 brought to an end a dynasty whose rule stretched back through the 16th century. Husayn was born in Mecca a generation after Egyptian forces restored the Abadillah section of the Hashemite clan to the emirate of Mecca.
Jun 20, 2024 · Husayn ibn Ali, hero in Shi’ism, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah and son-in-law Ali (the fourth caliph). He is revered by Shi’i Muslims as the third imam. Husayn was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 after joining an uprising against the Umayyad caliphs.
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Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī, (born 11 January 626, Medina, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died October 10, 680, Karbalāʾ, Iraq), hero in Shiʿi Islam, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fāṭima and son-in-law ʿAlī (the first Imam of the Shi'a and the fourth of the Sunni Rashidun caliphs ).
Jan 1, 2022 · Imam Husayn Ibn 'Ali. Keywords: Shi‘a, Umayyad, Karbala, allegiance (baya), ‘Alid, pilgrimage, Ashura, rawzeh-khani, martyrdom, ta’ziyya, Husayniyah. Abstract: Imam Husayn was born in Medina in 626 CE and, as a child, is believed to have been held in great affection by the Prophet Muhammad.
The spirit of Shi’i faith shines through the Sahifah, the legacy of the fourth Imam 'Ali ibn Husayn al-Sajjad (d. 95/713), the great grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (s). The Shi’i community has from earliest times transmitted the Sahifah generation after generation as a prayer book for worship,
Victory of Islam. Imam Husayn's (as) is a hero and a historical personality. But unlike a historical personality who is forgotten, the struggle of the Imam (as) will never be forgotten. His actions and the events of his martyrdom have a profound impact upon society and the behaviour and the cultural aspects of someone's life.
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Since we are approaching to the day of Ashura (10th of Muharram), the anniversary of the martyrdom of al-Husayn (as), the grandson of Prophet (S), we use this opportunity to give a short biography of Imam Husayn. Al-Husayn (as), the second child of ‘Ali and Fatimah, was born in the year 4 AH, and after the martyrdom of his elder brother, al ...
