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According to [[Shi'a]] and Sunni narrations, the Prophet (s) followed God's order and named him al-Husayn<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 27; Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal, ''al-Musnad'', vol. 1, p. 98, 118.</ref> The names al-Hasan and al-Husayn have no historical precedence before Islam<ref>Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 6, p. 357; Ibn Athīr, ''Usd al-ghāba'', vol. 2, p. 10.</ref> and are translations of Shubbar and Shubayr<ref>Ibn Manẓūr, ''Lisān al-ʿarab'', vol. 4, p. 393.</ref> the names of the two sons [[Aaron]].<ref>Ibn ʿAsākir, ''Tārīkh madīnat Damascus'', vol. 13, p. 171.</ref> There are other reports too about why he was named al-Husayn. It is reported, for instance, that Imam Ali (a) initially named him Harb or Ja'far, but the Prophet (s) chose the name al-Husayn for him.<ref>Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 6, p. 357; Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 39, p. 63.</ref> However, scholars have regarded such reports as inauthentic.<ref>Muḥammadī Riyshahrī, ''Dānishnāma-yi Imām Ḥusayn'', vol. 1, p. 194-195.</ref> | According to [[Shi'a]] and Sunni narrations, the Prophet (s) followed God's order and named him al-Husayn<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 27; Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal, ''al-Musnad'', vol. 1, p. 98, 118.</ref> The names al-Hasan and al-Husayn have no historical precedence before Islam<ref>Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 6, p. 357; Ibn Athīr, ''Usd al-ghāba'', vol. 2, p. 10.</ref> and are translations of Shubbar and Shubayr<ref>Ibn Manẓūr, ''Lisān al-ʿarab'', vol. 4, p. 393.</ref> the names of the two sons [[Aaron]].<ref>Ibn ʿAsākir, ''Tārīkh madīnat Damascus'', vol. 13, p. 171.</ref> There are other reports too about why he was named al-Husayn. It is reported, for instance, that Imam Ali (a) initially named him Harb or Ja'far, but the Prophet (s) chose the name al-Husayn for him.<ref>Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 6, p. 357; Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 39, p. 63.</ref> However, scholars have regarded such reports as inauthentic.<ref>Muḥammadī Riyshahrī, ''Dānishnāma-yi Imām Ḥusayn'', vol. 1, p. 194-195.</ref> | ||
His Teknonym was Abu Abd Allah<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 27; Ibn Abī Shayba, ''al-Muṣannaf'', vol. 8, p. 65.</ref> which, like his name, was given by the Prophet (s) when al-Husayn was a child.<ref>''Mawsu'at kalimat Imam al-Husayn'', p. 38</ref> Also, Imam al-Husayn (a) was known by other | His Teknonym was Abu Abd Allah<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 27; Ibn Abī Shayba, ''al-Muṣannaf'', vol. 8, p. 65.</ref> which, like his name, was given by the Prophet (s) when al-Husayn was a child.<ref>''Mawsu'at kalimat Imam al-Husayn'', p. 38</ref> Also, Imam al-Husayn (a) was known by other teknonyms, Abu Ali, Abu l-Shuhada [father of the martyrs], Abu l-Ahrar [father of the free-minded], and Abu al-Mujahidin [father of the fighters (on the way of God)].<ref>Muḥaddithī, ''Farhang-i ʿĀshūrā'', p. 39.</ref> | ||
Many titles have been attributed to Imam al-Husayn (a), and some of them are as the same as the titles associated with his brother, [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]], such as Sayyid Shabab Ahl al-Janna (master of the youth of the paradise). Al-Zaki, al-Tayyib, al-Wafi, al-Sayyid, al-Mubarak, al-Nafi', al-Dalil Ala Dhat Allah, al-Rashid, and al-Tabi' li-Mardat Allah are among the special titles of Imam al-Husayn (a).<ref>Ibn Abī l-Thalj, ''Tārīkh al-aʾimma'', p. 28.</ref> Ibn Talha al-Shafi'i reports "al-Zaki" as the most popular title and "Sayyid Shabab Ahl al-Janna" as the most important of the Imam's (a) titles.<ref>Ibn Shahrāshūb, ''Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib'', vol. 4, p. 86.</ref> In some [[Shi'a]] hadiths, Imam al-Husayn (a) is referred to as al-Shahid or [[Sayyid al-Shuhada]].<ref>Ibn Qūlawayh, ''Kāmil al-zīyārāt'', p. 216-219; Ṭūsī, ''Amālī'', p. 49-50.</ref> [[Thar Allah]] and [[Qatil al-'Abarat]] are other titles which are mentioned in some [[ziyarah text]]s.<ref>Ibn Qūlawayh, ''Kāmil al-zīyārāt'', p. 176.</ref> | Many titles have been attributed to Imam al-Husayn (a), and some of them are as the same as the titles associated with his brother, [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]], such as Sayyid Shabab Ahl al-Janna (master of the youth of the paradise). Al-Zaki, al-Tayyib, al-Wafi, al-Sayyid, al-Mubarak, al-Nafi', al-Dalil Ala Dhat Allah, al-Rashid, and al-Tabi' li-Mardat Allah are among the special titles of Imam al-Husayn (a).<ref>Ibn Abī l-Thalj, ''Tārīkh al-aʾimma'', p. 28.</ref> Ibn Talha al-Shafi'i reports "al-Zaki" as the most popular title and "Sayyid Shabab Ahl al-Janna" as the most important of the Imam's (a) titles.<ref>Ibn Shahrāshūb, ''Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib'', vol. 4, p. 86.</ref> In some [[Shi'a]] hadiths, Imam al-Husayn (a) is referred to as al-Shahid or [[Sayyid al-Shuhada]].<ref>Ibn Qūlawayh, ''Kāmil al-zīyārāt'', p. 216-219; Ṭūsī, ''Amālī'', p. 49-50.</ref> [[Thar Allah]] and [[Qatil al-'Abarat]] are other titles which are mentioned in some [[ziyarah text]]s.<ref>Ibn Qūlawayh, ''Kāmil al-zīyārāt'', p. 176.</ref> | ||