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Husayn ibn Ali (Arabic: الحسين بن علي, romanized: al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī; 11 January 626 – 10 October 680) was an Alid political and religious leader.
May 10, 2024 · al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī (born January 626, Medina, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died October 10, 680, Karbalāʾ, Iraq) was a hero in Shiʿi Islam, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fāṭimah and son-in-law ʿAlī (the first imam of the Shiʿah and the fourth of the Sunni Rashidun caliphs).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about the life and martyrdom of Husayn, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who saved Islam from oblivion by his sacrifice in Karbala. Read about his birth, upbringing, role in the battles of Jamal and Siffin, and his legacy as an Imam and a leader.
Husayn ibn ˓Ali, grandson of the prophet Muhammad, was the third Shi˓ite imam and a symbol of resistance against tyranny and injustice. He was killed at Karbala in 680 C.E. by the forces of Yazid, the Umayyad caliph, and his martyrdom is commemorated by Shi˓a as ˓Ashura.
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.
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.
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Husayn ibn Ali was an Arab leader who revolted against the Ottoman Empire in World War I and claimed the caliphate. He was defeated by Ibn Saud and lived in exile until his death in 1931.
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