Imam Hussein

Al-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Ali Imam of Muslims
Shrine of Imam Husayn ibn Ali.
Native name	الحسين ابن علي
Born	(626-01-10)10 January 626 (3 Sha'aban AH 4) Al-Medinah, Al-Hijaz
Died	10 October 680(680-10-10) (aged 54) (10 Muharram AH 61) Karbala’, Umayyad Empire (now in Al-‘Iraq)
Cause of death	Martyrdom in the Battle of Karbala’
Resting place	His Shrine at Karbala’, Karbala Governorate, Iraq 32°36′59″N 44°1′56.29″E / 32.61639°N 44.0323028°E / 32.61639; 44.0323028
Residence	Al-Medinah, Al-Hejaz
Known for	The Battle of Karbala’, being a grandson of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, Shi‘ite Imam
Title	List Sayyid al-Shohada (Arabic for Master of martyrs) ash-Shahīd (Arabic for The Martyr) as-Sibt (Arabic for The Grandson) Sayyidu Shabābi Ahlil Jannah (Arabic for Leader of the Youth of Paradise) ar-Rashīd (Arabic for The Rightly Guided) at-Tābi li Mardhātillāh (Arabic for The Follower of God's Will) al-Mubārak (Arabic for The Blessed) at-Tayyib (Arabic for The Pure) Sayyidush Shuhadā (Arabic for Master of the Martyrs) al-Wafī (Arabic for The Loyal) Üçüncü Ali (Turkish for Third Ali)
Term	AD 670–680
Predecessor	(As Shi‘ite Imam) Al-Hasan ibn ‘Ali
Successor	(As Shi‘ite Imam) ‘Ali Zayn al-‘Abidin
Opponent(s)	Yazid ibn Mu‘awiyah
Spouse(s)	Shahr Banu bint Yazdegerd III (last Sassanid Emperor of Persia) Umme Rubāb Umme Laylā Umm Ishaq bint Talhah
Children	List ‘Alī ibn al-Ḥussein ibn ‘Alī (Zayn al-‘Ābidīn), Sakinah bint Husayn (Mother:Shahr Banu) Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn, Fatima al-Sughra (Mother:Layla) Sukayna bint Husayn and, Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn (Mother: Rubab)
Parents	‘Ali (father) Fatimah (mother)
Relatives	Muhammad (maternal grandfather) Hasan ibn Ali

Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī
A modern imagined depiction of Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī
Shiism: Imam; Proof of God, The Martyr of Martyrs, Master of the Martyrs All Islam: Ahl al-Bayt, Ṣaḥābī, Martyr; Master of the Youths of Paradise
Venerated in	All Islam (Salafis honor rather than venerate him).
Major shrine	Imam Husayn Shrine, Karbala, Iraq

Muhammad (maternal grandfather)

Al-Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib (Arabic: الحسين ابن علي ابن أبي طالب‎‎‎; 10 January 626 – 10 October 680) (5 Sha'aban AH 4 (in the ancient (intercalated) Arabic calendar) – 10 Muharram AH 61) (His name also spelled as "Husain", "Hussain" or "Hussein"), was the grandson of the Islamic Nabi (Arabic: نَـبِي‎‎, Prophet) Muhammad, and the son of ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (the fourth Rashid caliph of Sunni Islam, and first Shi‘ite Imam) and Fatimah the daughter of Muhammad. He is an important figure in Islam, as he was a member of the Ahl al-Bayt (Arabic: بـيـت‎‎, Household) of Muhammad and Ahl al-Kisa’ (Arabic: أهـل الـكـسـاء‎‎, People of the Cloak), as well as being the third Shi‘ite Imam.

Al-Husayn became the Imam of Shi‘ites after the death of his older brother, Al-Hasan, in 670 ACE (50 AH). His father's supporters (Arabic: شـيـعـة عـلي‎‎, Shi‘at ‘Ali) in Al-Kufah gave their allegiance to him. However, he told them he was still bound to the peace treaty between Al-Hasan and Muawiyah I and they should wait until Mu‘awiyah's death. Later, Al-Husain did not accept the request of Mu‘awiyah for the succession of his son, Yazid I, and considered this action a breach of the Hasan–Muawiya treaty.