Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin

ʿ Alī ibn Husayn Zain al - ʿ Abidin (Arabic علي بن حسين زين العابدين, ʿ Alī b DMG Husain Zain al - ʿ Abidin, . * 658, † 713) was the son of al-Husayn, and thus great-grandson of the Prophet Mohammed. His mother was Shahr Banu, the daughter of the last Sassanid ruler Yazdegerd III. should have been. He should therefore have been Prince of Persia not only a descendant of the Prophet Mohammed, but also at the same time a ( unofficial ). Therefore, he was also / / called Ibn al - Chiyaratain ابن الخيرتين, of the two best '. This refers to his " double -noble " descent - in both cases through the female line.

He was also called Imam Saddschad, which means, as the down -throwing because he was spending hours engrossed in his prayers. He was the fourth Imam of the Shiites. At the Battle of Karbala, he did not attend because of illness. Buried he is on the Al- Baqi' cemetery in Medina, Saudi Arabia.