If Husain fought to quench his worldly desires, (as alleged… - Husayn ibn Ali

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If Husain fought to quench his worldly desires, (as alleged by certain Christian critics) then I do not understand why his sisters, wives and children accompanied him. It stands to reason therefore that he sacrificed purely for Islam.

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Hussain ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (Arabic: الحسين بن علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب) ‎(626 – 680 AD) was the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the son of ‘Alī and Fātimah, as well as the third Shī‘ah Imām.

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Native Name: أبو عبد الله الحُسين بن علي بن أبي طالب

Alternative Names: Ḥusayn ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib • Husain • Hussain • Hussein • Leader of the Youth of Paradise • Master of the Martyrs • Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib • Emam Hossein

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