Ali al-Asghar
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Ali al-Asghar is the infant son of Husayn ibn Ali who is revered in Shia Islam as a symbol of innocence and martyrdom at the Battle of Karbala.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
child of Husayn ibn Ali
ⓘ
historical religious figure ⓘ martyr ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | infant ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Battle of Karbala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ahl al-Bayt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Husayn ibn Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Karbala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buriedNear | Husayn ibn Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
6th of Muharram (some Shia traditions)
ⓘ
Ashura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed by arrow ⓘ |
| deathEvent | Battle of Karbala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Karbala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Banu Hashim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Husayn ibn Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfather | Ali ibn Abi Talib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandmother | Fatimah bint Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greatGrandfather | Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificanceFor | Shia Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleInDevotion |
the six-month-old martyr
ⓘ
the youngest martyr of Karbala ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography | depicted as an infant in arms of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| liturgicalStatus | figure of lamentation in Shia mourning rituals ⓘ |
| mother | Rabab bint Imra al-Qays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Ali the younger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | martyrdom at Karbala ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rememberedFor | being killed while in his father’s arms ⓘ |
| rememberedIn |
Maqtal literature
ⓘ
Shia elegiac poetry ⓘ |
| ritualCommemoration |
Majlis of Ali al-Asghar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
reenactments in Muharram processions ⓘ |
| roleInNarrative | youngest martyr of Karbala ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
innocence
ⓘ
martyrdom ⓘ oppression ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Twelver Shia Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Shia branches ⓘ |
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