Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn
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Ali al-Akbar ibn al-Husayn, commonly known as simply Ali al-Akbar, was the son of Layla bint Abi Murra and Husayn ibn Ali and the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Aged between eighteen and tw
Husayn standing over the body of his dead son, Ali al-Akbar, in a reenactment of Ashura in Bahrain
The shrine of Husayn and the nearby shrine of his half-brother Abbas in Karbala, Iraq
Abbas ibn Ali
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Al-Abbas ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, also known by the kunya Abu al-Fadl, was a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, who was the fourth caliph in Sunni Islam and the first imam in Shia Islam. His mother was Fatima bi
Entrance to the shrine of Abbas
The tomb of Abbas in the center, surrounded by pilgrims
The shrine of Abbas ibn Ali on the night of Arbaeen al-Hussaini Karbala
Arabic caligraphic seal in Hagia Sophia