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
Shahrbanu
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Shahrbanu is traditionally described in Shia sources as a wife of Husayn, the third Shia Imam and grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the mother of his successor, Ali al-Sajjad. She was a Sa
Ali al-Sajjad
…that al-Sajjad was instead the eldest son of Husayn. Al-Sajjad's mother is named variously in sources as Barra, Gazala, Solafa, Salama, Shahzanan, and Shahrbanu. According to Ibn Sa'd and Ibn Qutaybah, she was a freed slave girl (umm walad) from Sindh, named either Galaza or Solafa. In contrast, Shia sources…
Shahrbannu, by Iranian artist Mahmoud Farshchian
Shrine of Shahrbanu in Rey, Iran