A brief life sketch of Imam Zain Ul A’abideen

 

A brief life sketch of Imam Zain Ul A’abideen

 

Hadhrat Imam Zain Ul A’abideen (May Allah be well pleased with him) is the son of Hadhrat Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him) and he is counted among the great Successors.  He is the Imam of the 7 jurisprudents of Madina.  Among the 12 Imams of the Prophet’s Family, he is the 4th Imam.  His Kuniya is “Abu Muhammad.”  His name is ‘Ali and his honorific is Zain Ul A’abideen.

 

Birth

 

Hadhrat Imam Zain Ul A’abideen (May Allah be well pleased with him) was born in Madina in 33 Hijri and as per one Tradition in 36 Hijri and as per yet another Tradition 38 Hijri.

 

At the time of the martyrdom of Hadhrat Imam Hussain (May Allah be well pleased with him), he was aged 18 and as per another narration 16.

 

His mother

 

His mother was Hadhrat Shahrbano bin Yazdegerd Sharhyaar bin Parvez bin Naushervan Adil.

 

His demise

 

The author of Miraatul Asraar says that Imam Zain Ul A’abideen (May Allah be well pleased with him) passed away on 18th Muharram 75 Hijri.  His blessed grave is in Jannatul Baqee’ beside the grave of Imam Hasan (May Allah be well pleased with him).

 

His sayings

 

Poverty is lack of relatives.

 

Free slaves of Allah worship Him only to thank Him, not out of fear of hell or for the sake of paradise.

 

How can that person be your friend who doesn’t feel happy when you take something from him?