Husayn ibn Ali
Grandson of Muhammad and the 3rd Imam
Summary
Husayn ibn Ali was an Alid political and religious leader. The second son of Ali and Fatima and a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, as well as a younger brother of Hasan ibn Ali, Husayn is regarded as the third Imam in Shia Islam after his brother, Hasan, and before his son, Ali al-Sajjad. Husayn is a prominent member of the Ahl al-Bayt and is also considered to be a member of the Ahl al-Kisa and a participant in the event of the mubahala. Muhammad described him and his brother, Hasan, as the leaders of the youth of paradise.
Originally created by ThaGrind
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you're right should be fixed now, the sports shooter didn't have his personal name in the title, of course most romanization options like "imam hossain" etc should redirect to the religious figure and not the sports shooter
Nope, Imam Hossain does not redirect here
Wasn’t errant, the redirect for Imam Hossain goes here, if someone is looking for the sport shooter they‘ll look for that exact spelling not the common romanization of Husayn chosen for this article
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