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'''Al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib (a)''' (Arabic:{{inlineArabic| الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب}}) (b. [[Sha'ban 3]], [[4]]/[[January 8]], 626 – d. [[Muharram 10]], [[61]]/[[October 10]], 680) also known as Abu 'Abd Allah and [[Sayyid al-Shuhada']]. The third [[Shi'a]] [[Imam]] was martyred in the [[Battle of Karbala]] after ten years of [[Imamate]]. He was the second son of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] and [[Lady Fatima (a)]], and the grandson of the [[Prophet (s)]]. | '''Al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib (a)''' (Arabic:{{inlineArabic| الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب}}) (b. [[Sha'ban 3]], [[4]]/[[January 8]], 626 – d. [[Muharram 10]], [[61]]/[[October 10]], 680) also known as Abu 'Abd Allah and [[Sayyid al-Shuhada']]. The third [[Shi'a]] [[Imam]] was martyred in the [[Battle of Karbala]] after ten years of [[Imamate]]. He was the second son of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] and [[Lady Fatima (a)]], and the grandson of the [[Prophet (s)]]. | ||
At his birth, the Prophet (s) foretold the story of his martyrdom and named him al-Husayn. The Prophet (s) introduced him and his older brother, [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]], as the [[Masters of the Youth of Paradise]]. The last messenger of | At his birth, the Prophet (s) foretold the story of his martyrdom and named him al-Husayn. The Prophet (s) introduced him and his older brother, [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]], as the [[Masters of the Youth of Paradise]]. The last messenger of Allah loved ([[al-Hasanayn]]) and instructed people to love them as well. Al-Husayn (a) is one of the [[Ashab al-Kisa']], one of the participants of the [[Mubahala]], and one of the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] about whom [[al-Tathir Verse]] is revealed. A large number of hadiths narrated directly from the Prophet Muhammad (s) add more to the distinctive status of al-Husayn (a). | ||
There are few reports about his life in the three decades after the demise of the Prophet (s). During the caliphate of Imam 'Ali (a), he accompanied his father and fought alongside him in the battles of [[Battle of Siffin|Siffin]], [[Battle of Jamal|Jamal]], and [[Battle of Nahrawan|Nahrawan]]. After the martyrdom of Imam 'Ali (a), he followed and supported [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]]. Imam al-Husayn stood by the [[treaty between Imam al-Hasan (a) and Mu'awiya]] even after Imam al-Hasan's martyrdom until [[Mu'awiya]]'s death. In response to numerous letters from Kufa inviting him to lead an uprising against Mu'awiya, he recommended remaining patient until Mu'awiya's end. | There are few reports about his life in the three decades after the demise of the Prophet (s). During the caliphate of Imam 'Ali (a), he accompanied his father and fought alongside him in the battles of [[Battle of Siffin|Siffin]], [[Battle of Jamal|Jamal]], and [[Battle of Nahrawan|Nahrawan]]. After the martyrdom of Imam 'Ali (a), he followed and supported [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]]. Imam al-Husayn stood by the [[treaty between Imam al-Hasan (a) and Mu'awiya]] even after Imam al-Hasan's martyrdom until [[Mu'awiya]]'s death. In response to numerous letters from Kufa inviting him to lead an uprising against Mu'awiya, he recommended remaining patient until Mu'awiya's end. | ||