The life of Imam Hussain (AS)
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Shafaqna English- The third Shia Imam, Hussain ibn Ali (AS), is the second son of Imam Ali (AS) and Lady Fatimah Zahra (SA). He was born in 626 AD and named in a ceremony similar to the one held for his elder brother Imam Hassan ibn Ali (AS) in the

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