QUICK FACTS
At a Glance
| Full Name | Ali ibn Hussain |
| Predecessor | Imam Hussain (A.S) |
| Successor | Imam Muhammad Baqir (A.S) |
| Resting Place | Al-Baqi Cemetery, Medina |
INTRODUCTION
The One Who Carried the Family Forward
Too ill to take part in the fighting at Karbala, Imam Zain-ul-Abedeen (A.S) was the only adult son of Imam Hussain (A.S) to survive the tragedy of Ashura. He was taken captive along with the women and children of the household and marched first to Kufa and then to Damascus, before eventually being allowed to return to Medina — where the line of this family continued through him.
HIS WORSHIP
The Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya
Sayyid al-Sajjideen
He earned his titles — Zain-ul-Abedeen and al-Sajjad — for the sheer devotion of his worship, said to have left lasting marks on his forehead and hands from the length and frequency of his prostrations.
The Psalms of the Household
His collected supplications, known as the Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, are still recited today and are often described as one of the earliest and most treasured works of Islamic devotional literature.
HIS PASSING
Demise in Medina
Imam Zain-ul-Abedeen (A.S) passed away in Medina in 95 AH (713 CE), reportedly poisoned on the orders of the Umayyad ruler of the time, after a life spent largely away from politics and devoted instead to worship and teaching.
He was buried in the Al-Baqi Cemetery in Medina, and was succeeded by his son, Imam Muhammad Baqir (A.S), continuing this family’s lineage onward.
