He was born in the enlightened city of Medina on the 3rd of the month of Sha!

He was born in the enlightened city of Medina on the 3rd of the month of Sha!b"n within a year of the birth of his brother .asan and was killed unjustly by the sword and in dire need of water at the battle of Karbala on the day of !wshYr"v (Ashura), Saturday the 10th of the month of Mu9arram in the year 61 A.H. After three days, his son Imam Zayn al-!wbid:n (a.s.) undertook his funeral and buried him at Karbala in Iraq where his shrine is to this day. His virtues are countless.

He is the Messenger of Alla>h’s rayh}a>nah or (blessed) flower, as he is quoted as saying regarding .usayn and his brother .asan (a.s.): ‘Those two are my favourite blessed flower of this world.’237 Allah’s messenger also said: ‘.usayn is from me and I am from .usayn.’238 He also said: ‘.asan and .usayn are the chiefs of the youths of Paradise.’239 He also said: ‘.asan and .usayn are two Imams whether they rise up it or not.’240 .usayn (a.s.) was the most knowledgeable of the people and the most worshipful of Alla>h and he used to pray one thousand units of prayer every night as did his father Imam !Al: (a.s.).

He often used to carry sacks of food at night to the poor, which left their marks on his body and they were visible after his death. He was noble, generous, and clement, and he could not bear that Alla>h be disobeyed. By his brave and unique uprising he revivified the way of Islam and the religion of his grandfather the Messenger of Alla>h (N) which had become corrupted so soon after his death. Indeed, he revivified the entire world until the day of resurrection.

He is the Masters of the Martyrs and the best of mankind after his brother. Hadith from Imam Hussain (AS) ‘I do not see death except…