Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAli ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
Great-grandson of the Prophet Muhammad
Date of Birth: 04-Jan-0659
Place of Birth: Kufa, Najaf Governorate, Iraq
Date of Death: 20-Oct-0713
Profession: theologian
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
- Ali ibn Husayn al-Sajjad (Arabic: ?????? ???? ?????????? ???????????), also known as Zayn al-Abidin (Arabic: ????? ?????????????) (the adornment of the worshippers) and Imam al-Sajjad ("The Prostrating Imam"), was the fourth Shia Imam, after his father Husayn ibn Ali, his uncle Hasan ibn Ali, and his grandfather Ali ibn Abi Talib.
- Ali ibn Husayn survived the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE, after which he and other surviving family members and companions of Husayn were taken to Yazid I in Damascus.
- Eventually, he was allowed to return to Medina, where he led a secluded life with a few intimate companions.
- Imam Sajjad's life and statements were entirely devoted to asceticism and religious teachings, mostly in the form of invocations and supplications.
- His famous supplications are known as Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya.
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