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.

Aliases (5)

Hussein bin Ali ×3
Husayn ×2
Abu Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib ×1
Husayn ibn Ali and supporters ×1
al-Husayn ibn Ali ×1

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	Arab →
family	Ahl al-Bayt →
father	Ali ibn Abi Talib →
fullName	Abu Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib →
givenName	Husayn →
grandfather	Prophet Muhammad →
grandmother	Khadijah bint Khuwaylid →
hasShrine	Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala →
honorific	Imam → 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 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 →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ashura → Karbala →	associatedWith
Ali ibn Abi Talib → Fatimah bint Muhammad →	child
Imam Husayn Shrine → Order of al-Hussein bin Ali ("Hussein bin Ali") →	namedAfter
Shia Islam → Zaydi Shia →	venerates
Ja'fari school →	basedOnTeachingsOf
Battle of Karbala ("Husayn ibn Ali and supporters") →	belligerent
Hasan ibn Ali →	brother
Imam Husayn Shrine →	burialPlaceOf
Battle of Karbala →	commander
Hashemite dynasty ("Hussein bin Ali") →	founder
Husayn ibn Ali ("Abu Abd Allah al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib") →	fullName
Husayn ibn Ali ("Husayn") →	givenName
Early Islamic period ("al-Husayn ibn Ali") →	hasKeyFigure
Hussein ("Husayn") →	hasVariant
Ahl al-Bayt →	includesAccordingToManySunniScholars
Ahl al-Bayt →	includesAccordingToShia
Sayyids →	lineageLinkedTo
Battle of Karbala →	notableDeath
Hashemite dynasty ("Hussein bin Ali") →	notableMember
Battle of Karbala →	opponent
Fatimah bint Muhammad →	relative
Second Fitna →	significantPerson
Twelver Shia →	thirdImam