Husayn ibn Ali

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Imam Islamic religious figure Prophet’s companion martyr

Husayn ibn Ali is the revered grandson of the Prophet Muhammad whose martyrdom at the Battle of Karbala is a central event in Islamic, especially Shia, history and spirituality.

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Label Occurrences
Husayn ibn Ali canonical 85
Hussein bin Ali 4
Husayn 3

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Imam ⓘ
Islamic religious figure ⓘ
Prophet’s companion ⓘ
martyr ⓘ
associatedWith Arbaeen ⓘ
Ashura ⓘ
Battle of Karbala ⓘ
birthPlace Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
Hejaz ⓘ
Medina ⓘ
birthYear 626 ⓘ
branchOfReligion Shia Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
burialPlace Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
Karbala ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in battle ⓘ
child Ali Zayn al-Abidin ⓘ
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn ⓘ
Fatimah al-Kubra bint Husayn ⓘ
Sakina bint Husayn ⓘ
clan Hashimites ⓘ
commemoratedOn 10 Muharram (Ashura) ⓘ
Arbaeen (40th day after Ashura) ⓘ
coreSymbolOf resistance to tyranny in Shia thought ⓘ
sacrifice in Islam ⓘ
deathDate 10 Muharram 61 AH ⓘ
10 October 680 ⓘ
deathPlace Iraq ⓘ
Karbala ⓘ
deathYear 680 ⓘ
era Rashidun Caliphate ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate ⓘ
ethnicity Arabs ⓘ
surface form: Arab
family Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ
father Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
fullName Husayn ibn Ali self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Abu Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib
givenName Husayn ibn Ali self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Husayn
grandfather Muhammad ⓘ
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
grandmother Khadijah bint Khuwaylid ⓘ
hasShrine Imam Husayn Shrine ⓘ
surface form: Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala
honorific Imam ⓘ
Sayyids ⓘ
surface form: Sayyid
influenced Shia theology of martyrdom ⓘ
rituals of Ashura mourning ⓘ
kunya Abu Abd Allah ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
meaningOfName little Hasan or good/beautiful (diminutive of Hasan) ⓘ
mother Fatimah bint Muhammad ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Karbala ⓘ
opponent Yazid I ⓘ
surface form: Yazid ibn Muawiya
participatedIn Battle of Karbala ⓘ
positionHeld third Shia Imam ⓘ
predecessor Hasan ibn Ali ⓘ
refused to pledge allegiance to Yazid ibn Muawiya ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
rememberedFor martyrdom at Karbala ⓘ
refusal to legitimize unjust rule ⓘ
sibling Hasan ibn Ali ⓘ
Zaynab bint Ali ⓘ
spouse Rabab bint Imra al-Qays ⓘ
Shahrbanu (according to some traditions) ⓘ
successor Ali Zayn al-Abidin ⓘ
title Abu Abd Allah ⓘ
Imam Husayn ⓘ
Sayyid al-Shuhada ⓘ
tribe Banu Hashim ⓘ
veneratedIn Shia Islam ⓘ
Sufism ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shia Islam → venerates → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Hashemite dynasty → founder → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hussein bin Ali
Hashemite dynasty → notableMember → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hussein bin Ali
Order of al-Hussein bin Ali → namedAfter → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hussein bin Ali
Ja'fari school → basedOnTeachingsOf → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Fatimah bint Muhammad → child → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Fatimah bint Muhammad → relative → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Battle of Karbala → belligerent → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
this entity surface form: Husayn ibn Ali and supporters
Battle of Karbala → opponent → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Battle of Karbala → commander → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Battle of Karbala → notableDeath → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Second Fitna → significantPerson → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Hussein → hasVariant → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
this entity surface form: Husayn
Zaydi Shia → venerates → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Hasan ibn Ali → brother → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Husayn ibn Ali → fullName → Husayn ibn Ali self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Abu Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib
Husayn ibn Ali → givenName → Husayn ibn Ali self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Husayn
Karbala → associatedWith → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Sayyids → lineageLinkedTo → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Ali ibn Abi Talib → child → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Twelver Shia → thirdImam → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Ahl al-Bayt → includesAccordingToShia → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Ahl al-Bayt → includesAccordingToManySunniScholars → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Ashura → associatedWith → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Imam Husayn Shrine → burialPlaceOf → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Imam Husayn Shrine → namedAfter → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Early Islamic period → hasKeyFigure → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
this entity surface form: al-Husayn ibn Ali
Abdiyya bint Abdullah → granddaughterOf → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hussein bin Ali
Household of Muhammad → hasMember → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Household of Muhammad → coreMembersInSunniView → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Household of Muhammad → coreMembersInShiaView → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Muharram → linkedToFigure → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Ja'far al-Sadiq → paternalGreatGrandfather → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Banu Hashim → hasMember → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
this entity surface form: Al-Husayn ibn Ali
Muhammad al-Baqir → paternalGrandfather → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Umm Kulthum bint Ali → sibling → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Event of the Cloak → hasParticipant → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Verse of Purification → associatedWith → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Ali Zayn al-Abidin → father → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Ali Zayn al-Abidin → predecessor → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Bishad Sindhu → featuresCharacter → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Sahaba → includesNotableMember → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Yazid I → opponent → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Shimr ibn Dhi’l-Jawshan → opponent → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin → father → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Arwā bint Abd al-Muttalib → relativeOf → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Hussain Day → commemorates → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
ʿĀtika bint Abd al-Muttalib → relative → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn → father → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn → allegiance → Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ