’Imām Ḥusayn(a.s.),
the 5th infallible,
the 3rd Apostolic
’imām
Kunya
:
’Abu ʿAbdillah
Name
: Ḥusayn (a.s.).
Titles of
Honour
:
1. Sayyid ush-Shuhadā,
meaning the Master of all martyrs.
2.
as-Sibṭ (ul-
’Aṣghar)
,
meaning (the junior) grandson (of the holy prophet (ph&hp) )
Father
’s name
:
’Imām ʿAli
(a.s.)
Mother
’s name:
Fātimah (a.s.).
Date of birth
:
3rdSha
ʿbān
, in the 4th year A.H.
(626 A.D.)
The blessed place of birth
: The holy city of Medina, al-Ḥijāz
Lifetime
:
57 H. years.
Duration of imamate
:
10 (nearly 11) H. years.
Date of martyrdom
:
10thMuḥarram,
61 A.H. (680 A.D.)
Murderer
:
Shimr ibn Dhil Juwshan, by
sword, in the battle of
ʿĀshūrā
for not swearing allegiance with Yazid.
The blessed city of burial
:
The holy city of Karbalā, Irāq.
Number of children
:
4 sons and 3 daughters.