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The grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muhammad's daughter Fatima, as well as a younger brother of Hasan ibn Ali, Husayn is regarded as the third Imam (leader) in Shia Islam after his brother, Hasan, and before his son, Ali al-Sajjad.
May 10, 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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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.
Dec 9, 2020 · The Battle of Karbala (10 October 680 CE) was a small-scaled military engagement, fought near the river Euphrates, in modern-day Iraq, which saw the massacre of heavily outnumbered Alid troops under the command of Husayn ibn Ali (l. 626-680 CE and also given as Hussayn) by the army of the Umayyad Dynasty (661-750 CE).
Husayn ibn ˓Ali ibn Abi Talib, grandson of the prophet Muhammad, the third Shi˓ite imam, was born according to Sunnis on 6 Ramadan, according to Shi˓a, on 3 Sha˒ban. He was martyred at Karbala at noon on Friday the tenth (˓Ashura˒) of Muharram at the age of fifty-eight in the year 680 C.E.
The 3rd battle during the Khilafat of ‘Ali (as) was the battle of Nehrwan fought against the Khawarij. This was also over in just one day with total defeat of Khawarij. ‘Ali (as) returned to Kufa and the main administration of the Islamic Welfare State began.
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The grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muhammad's daughter Fatima, as well as a younger brother of Hasan ibn Ali, Husayn is regarded as the third Imam (leader) in Shia Islam after his brother, Hasan, and before his son, Ali al-Sajjad.
