Hussein, Hossein, Hussain, Hossain, Huseyn, Hüseyin, Husayn, Husein, Hussin, Hoessein, Houcine, Hocine or Husain (Arabic: حُسَيْن, romanized: Ḥusayn), coming from the triconsonantal root ḥ-s-n (ح س ن), is an Arabic name which is the diminutive of Hassan, meaning "good", "handsome" or "beautiful".
al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī (born January 626, Medina, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died October 10, 680, Karbalāʾ, Iraq) was a hero in Shiʿi Islam, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fāṭimah and son-in-law ʿAlī (the first imam of the Shiʿah and the fourth of the Sunni Rashidun caliphs).
Just over 50 years of the death of Muhammad (the last Prophet of Islam), the Muslim rulership was sliding into corruption under the tyrant Yazid, from the Ummayad family. Hussain the son of Ali and the grandson of Muhammad took a stand against Yazid’s evil rule.
Just over 50 years of the death of Muhammad (the last Prophet of Islam), the Muslim rulership was sliding into corruption under the tyrant Yazid, from the Ummayad family. Hussain the son of Ali and the grandson of Muhammad took a stand against Yazid's evil rule.
Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) is the third Imam of the Ahl al-Bayt, the beloved grandson of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), and the shining symbol of sacrifice, justice, and unwavering faith.
Hussain was born in 626 AD in the city of Medina, where he was raised by a family renowned for their honesty, compassion & justice. As a young child, Hussain witnessed his grandfather – the Prophet Muhammad – strive to establish a morally just society.