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Husayn ibn 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. He was also the younger brother of Hasan ibn Ali, the second Imam of Shia Islam.
Husayn ibn Ali is known as a great figure in Shia Islam. He refused to submit to Yazid I, the Umayyad caliph. For this he was killed at the Battle of Karbala, along with most of his family. He is regarded as a martyr by Shia Muslims.
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A Quran written by Imam Al-Hssain ibn Ali, from over 1300 years ago.
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People visiting the Masjids of Al-Husayn and Al-‘Abbas in Karbala’, Al-‘Iraq, in the 21st Century.
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The Zarih of Husayn in the Imam Husayn Shrine, Karbala
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Muslim pilgrims to the Shrine of Seyid Hussein, Ashkelon, Al-Sham, April 1943.
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The Mimbar of Imam Husain mashhad of Ashkelon now placed at the Ibrahimi Mosque, Hebron, Al-Sham.
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An Inscription on the Mimbar Ibrahimi Mosque at Hebron
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Believed by the Fatimids to be the burial place of Husayn's head in Ashkelon, Israel
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Khema-gah, Memorial at Imam Husain Camp location, Karbala
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Mourning of Muharram in cities and villages of Iran
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