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Library Islam Islam: Faith, Practice & History Part III: History Lesson 40 1. Birth & Early Life
Library Islam Islam: Faith, Practice & History Part III: History Lesson 40 1. Birth & Early Life
1. Birth & Early Life
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1. Birth & Early Life
Imam Husayn (Sayyidu ’sh-ShuhadÄ’, “the lord among martyrs”), the second child of ‘AlÄ« and FÄtimah, was born in the year 4 A.H.; and after the martyrdom of his brother, Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba, became Imam through Divine command and his brother’s will.
Imam Husayn was always with his brother during the life of the Prophet and Imam ‘Ali; he shared in the most important events of that era. He stood by his brother during the difficult times of the latter’s imamat. His own imamat was for a period of ten years, all but the last six months coinciding with the caliphate of Mu’Äwiyah.
