I wonder at him who shows haughtiness and vainglory, while … - Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin

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I wonder at him who shows haughtiness and vainglory, while he was as a sperm yesterday and will be a carrion tomorrow.

Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin

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‘Alī ibn Husayn Zaynul ‘Ābidīn (c. 4 January 659–c. 20 October 713 CE) (Arabic: علي بن حسين زين العابدين ) was the fourth Twelver Shī‘ah Imām. He was the son of Husayn ibn ‘Alī and was the great-grandson of Muhammad. He is known to both Sunni and Shī‘ah Muslims as Zaynul ‘Ābidīn (Jewel of the Worshippers) and only to Shī‘as as Imām Sajjād (The prostrating Imām).

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Native Name: علي بن الحسين

Alternative Names: Zayn al-Abedin • Imam al-Sajjad • Sayyid as-Sajjadīn wa Raki‘in • Ali ibn Husayn • Ali ibn al-Husayn

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I wonder at him who shows haughtiness and vainglory, while he was as a sperm yesterday and will be a carrion tomorrow. - Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin

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