Name:- Al-Hussain
Title :- Syed-dus-Shuhada
Agnomen:- Abu abdullah
Father's Name:- Ali-ibn-Abitalib (Amir-al-momeenin)
Mother's Name:- Fatimah (daughter of Prophet)
Brith :- 3rd Shahban 4th hijree, in Medina
Death:- Marttyed in Karbla(Iraq) at the age of 57,on Friday 10th of Muharram 61 hajree.
 

Imam Hussain the Apostolic imam,When the new of his birth reached Holy Prophet,he came to his daughter's home took the his newly born grandson in his hands and named him Al-Hussain, and started crying Hazrat Fatimah was Surprise and ask her father what happen didn't the birth of my son pleased you,the Prophet replied that as I kissed this son of mine Angle gabriel came to me and told me that This son of your will be Martyed by the order of a bastard,while he will thirsy for three days.Hazrat Fatimah also started crying and ask her father weather any of us will their to help him but Prophet replied 'no' Fatimah None of us will be their , Then Fatimah Asked then Who will Cry on my Son and the prophet replied That God has Promised that a nation will be their to morn at your son.

Imam Hussain spent his childhood in the laps of Holy Prophet and Holy Prophet has gifted him all his qualities in such a way that he seem to be copy of Holy Prophet in every aspect of life.He have also faced the pain which the People have given after the death of holy Prophet like rest of the Family did , he saw the peoples bring fire on his house , the death of his father and the most of all the death of his beloved brother Imam Hussan,ather the death of Imam Hassan , He became Imam and he was imam for the period of ten(10) years,

But The last six months Coinciding with the cliphate of Muawiyah.Imam Hussain Lived under the most difficult outward conditions of suppression and persecution. This was due to the fact that first of all religious laws and regulations had lost much of their weight and credit and the edicts of the Umayyad government had gained complete authority and power.. Secondly Muawiyah and his aides and his family . And above all Muawiyah wanted to strengthen the basis of the caliphate of his son,Yazid who because of his lack of principles and scruples was opposed by a large number of muslims.Muawiyah had asked the well-known among the people to give their allegiance to Yazid but not imposed this request upon Imam Hussain.he Especially told Yazid in his last will that if Imam Hussain refused to pay allegiance ,he should pass over it in silence and overlook the matter.

Yazid neglected the his father's advice and immediatly after the death of his father ordered the governer of Medina either to force a pledge of allegiance from Imam Hussain or send his head to Damascus.After Governer of Medina informed Imam Hussain of his demand,imam Hussain in order to think over the question asked for a delay and overnight started for Mecca,he sorted refuge in the sanctuary of God along with his family,For nearly four month Imam stayed their and this new spread throughtout the islamic world. The huge amount of letters began to flow especially from Iraq,inviting Imam to come to Iraq and accept their ledership.

The stay of Imam continued till the season for Hajj when muslims all around world come to Mecca.Imam discovered that some of the followers of Yazid had entered Mecca as pilgrims with the mission to kill him during the rites of hajj.Imam shorten the stay and changed his Hajj to Umehra as he decided to leave.Amidst the vast crowd of peoplehe stood up in a short speech he announced that he waas setting for Iraq , he also that also declared that he would be martyed and asked muslims to helped him in attaining his goal.On the next day he set out for Iraq along his family .Some of the outstanding peoples of Mecca stood in the way of Imam Hussain and warned hi of the danger.he answered that he refused to pay the allegiance and give his approval to a grovernment of injustice and tyranny.He added he knew that wherever he turned or went he would be killed .He would leave Mecca in order to perserve the the respect of the House of God.

Approximately seventy kilometers from Kufah in a desert named Karbala the Imam and is entourage were surrounded by the army of Yazid.For eighty days they stayed in this spot during which the circle narrowed and the number of enemy's increased to thirty thousand soldiers.

On the ninth day of Muharram the last challenge to choose between "allegiance or war" was made by the enemy to imam.The imam asked for delay in order to workship overnight and became determined to enter battle on the next day.

On the tenth day of Muharram 61st hajree the imam lined up before enemy with his small band of followers,less than ninety person.That day they fought from morning untill their finnal breath,and the imam young hashimities and companions were all martyed.Amoung those killed were two childrens of Imam Hassan one only threen year hazrat Qasim and other was eleven year who get martyed while saving his uncle from the sword of Shimir ,and the also the son of flag bearer of the imam's army Abbas,And MOST SMALLEST MARTYED OF KARBALA THE INFANT OF IMAM HUSSAIN Hazrat-e-ALI ASGHAR who was only six month was killed by this army of Yazid by Arrow while Imam Hussain was asking water him.

And When their is no one left their Imam Hussain attained the martyr.After ending the war ,the army plundered the the Haram of Imam and burned their tents.And taken them as prisoners.

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Imam Ali-un-Naqi Al-Hadi (A.S.), the tenth holy Imam, was the son of Imam Muhammad Taqi Al-Jawad (A.S.) and Hazrat Samana al-Maghribiya (A.S.). He was the Infallible Leader of the Muslims who safeguarded the Islamic Sharia from the innovations spread by the ruling Abbasid caliphs was martyred by poisoning on the third day of the month of Rajab in the year 254 A.H. at Samarra (Iraq) by the Abbasid caliph Mu'taz.

Imamate:

The Tenth Holy Imam (A.S.) like his father was also elevated to the rank of Imam in his childhood. He was six years old when his father Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (A.S.) was martyred.

Holy Imam Tortured by Abbasid Caliphs:

After the death of al-Ma’mun, al-Mu`tasim succeeded him, and was later followed by the caliph al-Wathiq. In the first five years of the reign of al-Wathiq, Imam Ali al-Hadi (an-Naqi ) lived peacefully . After al-Wathiq, al-Mutawakkil came to power. The Holy Imam devoted himself to the sacred mission of preaching in Medina and did thus earn the faith of the people as well as their allegiance and recognition of his great knowledge and attributes. This reputation of the Imam evoked the jealousy and malice of al-Mutawakkil against him.

The governor of Medina wrote to al-Mutawakkil that Imam `Ali al-Hadi (A.S.) had been maneuvering a coup against the government and a multitude of Shi'ites were pledged to his support. Although enraged by this news al-Mutawakkil still preferred the diplomacy of not arresting the Holy Imam. Under the garb of pretended respect and love towards the Imam, he planned to put him under life imprisonment after inviting him to his palace.

Prior to his imprisonment, in a series of correspondence with the Imam, he expressed the view that he was convinced of all the claims of the Imam and was ready to settle them amicably. He wrote to the Imam that having been acquainted with his great personality, his matchless knowledge and his peerless attributes, he was impatiently looking forward to the honour of seeing him, and he most cordially invited him to Samarra'.

Holy Imam Prisoned in Samarra:

When the Imam arrived at Samarra' and al-Mutawakkil was informed about it, he took no notice of the Imam's arrival. When asked about where the Imam should stay, he ordered that the Imam should be put up in the inn meant for beggars, destitute and homeless people.

Al-Mutawakkil who was a deadly enemy of the Ahlul-Bayt (A.S.) removed the Imam from this inn and entrusted him to the custody of a stonehearted brute named Zurafah. But, by the grace of Allah, his enmity was, in a short time, transformed into love and devotion for the Imam (A.S.). When al-Mutawakkil learnt about it, he shifted the Imam into the custody of another cruel man called Sa'id. The Imam remained under his strict vigilance for a number of years, during which he was subjected to boundless tortures.

But even in this miserable imprisonment, the Imam (A.S.) kept devoting himself at all times to the worship of Allah. The watchman of the prison used to comment that Imam `Ali al-Hadi (A.S.) seemed to be an angel in human garb. When Fath ibn Khaqan became the vizier of al-Mutawakkil, he being a Shi`ah could not stand the idea of the Imam's captivity. He endeavored to have him released from imprisonment and arranged for his comfortable residence in a personally purchased house at Samaraa' .

Historical Event:

Still al-Mutawakkil could hardly refrain from his antagonism to the Imam and he appointed spies to watch the Imam and his connections. But through all these attempts, his hope of creating some fabrication to prove the Imam's activity against himself could not be realized. In the time of al-Mutawakkil there was a woman named Zaynab who claimed to be a descendant of Imam Husayn (A.S.). Al-Mutawakkil sought the confirmation of Zaynab's claim from the Imam (A.S.) who said:

``That as the beasts are prohibited to eat the flesh of the descendants of Imam Husayn (A.S.) he would throw Zaynab to the beasts and test her claim.''

On hearing this, Zaynab began to tremble and confessed that she was a fake. Al-Mutawakkil then ordered the Imam (A.S.) to be thrown to the beasts to test the claim. To his great surprise, he witnessed the beasts prostrating their heads before the Imam.

Once al-Mutawakkil happened to suffer from a serious malady that was eventually declared incurable by his physicians. When the Imam was approached for some remedy, he prescribed an application, which resulted in a spontaneous cure. Once al-Mutawakkil was informed that the Imam was preparing a revolt against him. Thereupon, he ordered a detachment of the army to launch a raid on the Imam's residence. When the soldiers entered his house, they found him sitting on a mat, reciting the Holy Qur'an.

Holy Imam Martyred:

Not only al-Mutawakkil, but also his successors' opposition to the Imam (A.S.) was fierce. After the death of al-Mutawakkil, al-Mustansir, al-Musta`in and al-Mu`tazz carried on the same mission of harassment against the family of the Imam. Al-Mu`tazz, understanding the uncontrollable and intense devotion of the people towards the Imam, eventually contrived the Imam's assassination. He got him poisoned through an ambassador that resulted in the Imam's martyrdom.

The martyrdom occurred on 3rd Rajab 254 AH, and his funeral prayer was conducted by his son, Imam Hasan al-`Askari (A.S.). The Imam (A.S.) was only forty-two years old at the time of martyrdom. The period of his Imamate was thirty-five years . He was buried in Sammarra' Iraq.

Imam Hadi's (A.S.) Sayings:

~Do not expect honesty and purity of intention from someone who has suffered from your malice; do not expect loyalty from one to whom you have been disloyal; do not expect goodwill from someone whom you regard with ill will: his heart towards you is the same as your heart towards him.

~Others will fear him who fears Allah. He who obeys Allah will be obeyed. He who obeys Allah will not care for the dissatisfaction of the creatures. He who enrages the Creator should be sure of encountering the dissatisfaction of the creatures.

~You should present thorough obedience to those who present for you their thorough love and advice.

~Do not feel secure from those who disgraced their personalities.

~He who feels secure from Allah's unexpected retribution and painful penalty will feel arrogant until Allah's act and inevitable decree (death) will befall him. He whomever receives evidence from his Lord will belittle the worldly misfortunes even if he is cut into pieces.