ibn Abi Talib, Husayn ibn Ali b. January 8, 626 d. October 10, 680 Religious Leader. The grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him), son of Muhammad's daughter Fatima and her husband Imam Ali (Muhammad's cousin), and brother of Imam Hasan, as a young man he participated in his father's effort to succeed Muhammad as leader of the Muslim people. After his father died his brother Hasan and another claimant, Muawiyah, fought for Ali's position. Muawiyah became the leader when Hasan agreed to retire to Medina, and Imam Husayn did not object. However, when...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill McKern) Shrine of Husayn ibn Ali, Karbala, Karbala', Iraq
b. January 8, 626 d. October 10, 680