Ali al-Sajjad
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Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sajjad, also known as Zayn al-Abidin was the great-grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the fourth Imam in Shia Islam, succeeding his father Husayn, his uncle Hasan, and h
Ali al-Sajjad in the court of Yazid, 16th century Persian miniature.
16th-century Ottoman depiction of an unarmed Ali al-Sajjad with writing implements
The historical tomb of al-Baqi was destroyed in 1926 during and by Wahhabi movement in Saudi Arabia.
Now-destroyed zarih formerly covering the grave of his grave in the Mausoleum of Shia Imams
Zayd ibn Ali
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Zayd ibn ʿAlī, also spelled Zaid, was the son of Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, and great-grandson of Ali ibn Abi Talib. He led an unsuccessful revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate, in which he die
Ali al-Sajjad
…He was succeeded by his eldest son, the equally politically quiescent Muhammad al-Baqir. Some others followed al-Baqir's much younger half-brother, Zayd, whose rebellion was crushed by the Umayyads in 740, marking the birth of Zaydism. Supplications attributed to al-Sajjad are collected in Al-Sahifa…
Shrine in Rabba, Jordan (31°16′7″N 35°44′36.67″E / 31.26861°N 35.7435194°E / 31.26861; 35.7435194)