Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Abdullah Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn or simply Ali Asghar (d. 10 Muharram 61 AH (10 October 680 CE)) was the youngest child of Husayn ibn Ali (grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the third Shia Imam) and Rubab (daughter of the chief of the Kinda Imra al-Qays tribe). The six month old Ali Asghar was killed during the Battle of Karbala and is commemorated in Shiism as the "personified quintessence of the innocent victim".[1]

Life

Abdullah "Ali al-Asghar" ("Youngest Ali") ibn Husayn (10 Rajab 60 AH[citation needed] – 10 Muharram 61 AH) was born in Medina to Husayn ibn Ali and Rubab. He was the youngest of Husayn's three sons; the other two were Ali ibn Husayn, the fourth Shia Imam, and Ali Akbar ibn Husayn. His sisters were Sakina (Rukayya), Sakinah (Fatema Kubra) and Fatema Sughra.[citation needed]

Karbala

Rubab and her two children, Sakina and Ali Asghar, accompanied Husayn to Karbala. In hagiography about the Battle, Husayn's camp at one time was cut off from water supplies and so Husayn went to Yazid's besieging forces to plead water for the women and children in his camp. Husayn had brought along Ali Asghar for mercy, but Yazid's soldiers then killed Ali by an arrow to his throat.[1] Shia tradition relates that Ali Asghar was killed by Harmala with a three-headed arrow. It was recorded that the 6 month old baby moved his neck to protect the 3 headed spear from hitting his father. It has also been stated that it took Hurmala three attempts to shoot the arrow. He said he kept seeing the mother of Ali Asghar in front of his eyes.[citation needed] At Karbala, Ali Asghar was only six months old before he died. He is honored by Shia as the youngest person killed at the Battle of Karbala.

Commemoration

Iranian children wearing keffiyehs in a Shia ritual for remembrance of Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn

Ali al-Asghar is buried along with his brother Ali al-Akbar and his father Husayn in Karbala, Iraq, which is now the most visited shrine in the world.[2][unreliable source?] Ali Asghar and his death are commemorated in various ways, including iconographic depictions, hagiography recitations (rowzeh), poetry (nowheh), replicas of Ali Asghar's cradle and grave, and dolls representing him.[1]

During nowheh, women perform self-flagellating rituals (sineh-sarpay or aza-sarpay) in which they move around (sineh-dowr) a cradle replica and hit their chests with their hands.[1]

In Muharram ceremonies and commemorations, Ali al-Asghar is represented as an innocent child suffering unbearable thirst. His death is mourned at length in rawza-khani (recital of the Rawdat ash-Shuhada "The Paradise of the Martyrs") literature and in early ta'ziya (passion play) traditions, a complete majles was dedicated to Ali al-Asghar, with the infant's cradle a conspicuous element on the stage. Ali al-Asghar is also represented in Muharram processions and mourned in folklore.

Holiday

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Main article: Hosseini infancy conference
In the Hosseini infancy conference, babies wear green or white cloth like cloth of Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn

Each first Friday of Muharram in Iran and other countries, mothers and their babies receive Alavi's green gown and scarf and the forehead band of Ya Sahebazzaman upon their arrival[where?]. They will then mourn Ali Asghar's infant death at Karbala. In 2003, the first ceremony was held in Tehran. Other cities of Iran and other countries have been holding the ceremony ever since.[3][4]

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  • 2003: Tehran (the first year)
  • 2004: Tehran, Mashhad, ghom, Karbala, Najaf, Bahrain
  • 2005: 54 cities of Iran and 21 cities aboard
  • 2006: 112 cities of Iran and 30 cities aboard
  • 2007: 213 cities of Iran and 43 cities aboard
  • 2008: 400 cities of Iran and 59 cities aboard
  • 2009: 550 cities of Iran and 70 cities aboard
  • 2010: 970 points of Iran and 87 cities aboard
  • 2011: 1550 points of Iran and 110 cities in the five continents
  • 2011: 2000 points of Iran and 220 cities in the five continents
  • 2012: 2050 points of Iran and 222 cities in the five continents
  • 2013: 2075 points of Iran and 225 cities in the five continents
  • 2014: 2500 points of Iran and 230 cities in the five continents

Countries

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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Journeys of Tears, published by the Wessex Jamaat
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

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