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Ali Akbar-asws Ibn Hussain-asws | Hubeali Skip to content Hubeali Menu Topics Quran Tafseer Books Urdu Books English Books Sermons School of Wilayat Search for: Search Button Home Articles Ali Akbar-asws Ibn Hussain-asws Details Sidebar Ali Akbar-asws Ibn Hussain-asws Download PDF Ali bin Hussain (Ali Akbar) -ASWS who was 18 years old when martyred on the day of Ashura at Karbala.
It is natural to have fervent love and respect for one’s parents but Imam Hussain -asws Ibn e Ali -asws was the first who named all his sons ‘Ali -asws ’ and His daughters ‘Fatima -asws ’. They were referred to ‘Asghar’ meaning younger and ‘Akbar’ meaning elder as per Arabic language conventions. However when the Persian historians began to scribe the events of Karbala the names ‘Ali Akbar -asws ’ and ‘Ali Asghar -asws ’ were introduced.
It is narrated from Imam Hussain -asws : “If Allah -azwj would present me with 1000 sons, I -asws will name all of them Ali -asws “. Master Ali Akbar -asws was gifted to Imam Hussain -asws and Bibi Umm-e-Laila -asws on the 11 th of Shabaan 33 Hijrah. His patronymic appellation (Kuniyat) is Ab-ul-Hassan meaning the excellence of nobility.
He has numerous titles including ‘ Alshaheed ’( Martyr), ‘ Almazloom ’(oppressed), ‘ WaliAllah ’, ‘ HabibAllah ’, ‘ SafiAllah ’, ‘ Saddique ’(Truthful), ‘ Tayyab ’(virtuous), ‘ Mohtasi b’(chief), and ‘ Tahir ’(chaste). In appearance, it has been narrated by many historians, that Ali Akbar -asws resembled holy Prophet -saww . His majestic and noble looks have been compared with that of Hazrat Yousef -as . His handsome looks were equally matched by his handsome deeds.
His nobility of character, his sense of duty, his generosity, his chivalry, his geniality, his love of justice and fair-play had endeared him to every soul, even the foes. It was a well-known fact amongst the Arabs throughout Hejaz that Ali Akbar -asws was bearing a remarkable resemblance to the Holy Prophet -saww . In looks, in voice, in mannerism, in gait and in every way, He -asws resembled the Prophet -saww .
The resemblance was so marked that people from far and wide were coming to see him, to be reminded of the Prophet -saww whom they were missing so much. Those who had not had the good fortune to see the Prophet -saww were told by their elders that Ali Akbar -asws was the very image of Hazrat Muhammad -saw w .