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Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn (April, 61 AH - Tenth of Muharram (10 October), 61 AH) was the youngest child of Husayn ibn Ali (the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the third Shia Imam ) and Rubab (the daughter of the chief of the Kinda Imra al-Qays tribe). He is honored by Shias as the youngest person to die at the Battle of Karbala at Day of Ashura . Iranian children wearing Keffiyeh in a shia ritual for remembrance of Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn Abdullah "Ali al-Asghar" ("Youngest Ali") ibn Husayn was born in Medina . He was one of the three sons of Husayn . The other two were Ali ibn Husayn , the fourth Shia Imam , and Ali Akbar ibn Husayn , who was also killed by Yazid 's forces in the Battle of Karbala . His sisters were Sakina (Rukayya) , 4 years old, Sakinah (Fatema Kubra) and Fatema Sughra. Imam Husain took Ali Asghar in battlefield to show the condition of 6 month old child without water. Shia tradition relates that Ali al-Asghar was then subsequently killed by Harmala who shot an arrow that pierced his neck. According to Shia tradition, the arrow was three-headed. It has been 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 Hurmula 3 attempts to shoot the arrow. He said he kept seeing the mother of Hussayn in front of his eyes. Ali Asghar's death at 6 months old occurred on, 10 Muharram 61 AH, which is known as Ashura .1
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Abdullah Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn ( April , 61 AH - Tenth of Muharram the 10th of October, 61 AH) was the youngest child of Husayn ibn Ali (the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the third Shia Imam ) and Rubab (the daughter of the chief of the Kinda Imra al-Qays tribe). He is honored by Muslims, particularly Shi'a Muslims, as the youngest martyr of the Battle of Karbala .
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Great-grandson of Muhammad who was martyr in the Battle of Karbala as an infant Abdullah Ali al-Asghar ibn Al-Husayn ( , ʿAlīy al-ʾAsghar ibn al-Ḥusayn , 9 Rajab 60 AH – 10 Muharram 61 AH / 10 October 680 CE ), or simply Ali Asghar ("Younger Ali"), was the youngest child of Al-Husayn (son of ‘ Ali , grandson of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad and the third Imam ) and Rubab bint Imra’ al-Qays .
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Great-grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, killed in the Battle of Karbala Abd-Allah ibn al-Husayn ( ), also known as Ali al-Asghar ( ), was the youngest son of Husayn ibn Ali , the grandson of Muhammad and the third Shia Imam .A young child, likely an infant, he was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE , alongside his father, family members, and a small number of supporters, all of whom were massacred by the forces of the Umayyad caliph Yazid ( r. 680–683 ), who first surrounded them for some days and cut off their access to the nearby river Euphrates .Abd-Allah is commemorated in Shia Islam as the quintessence symbol of the innocent victim.
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Great-grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, killed in the Battle of Karbala Abd-Allah ibn al-Husayn ( Arabic : عَبْد ٱللَّٰه ٱبْن ٱلْحُسَيْن ), also known as Ali al-Asghar (Arabic: عَلِيّ ٱلْأَصْغَر , lit. ' Ali, the youngest ' ), was the youngest son of Husayn ibn Ali , the grandson of Muhammad and the third Shia Imam . A young child, likely an infant, he was killed in the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE , alongside his father, family members, and a small number of supporters, all of whom were massacred by the forces of the Umayyad caliph Yazid ( r. 680–683 ), who first surrounded them for some days and cut off their access to the nearby river Euphrates . Abd-Allah is commemorated in Shia Islam as the quintessential symbol of the innocent victim.
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youngest child of husayn ibn ali
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youngest son of husayn ibn ali
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