Abdullah (Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn) (Tenth of Rajab, 60 AH - Tenth of Muharram, 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 person killed in the Battle of Karbala.
Life
Abdullah (Ali al-Asghar) ibn Husayn was born in Medina. He was one of the three sons of Imam Husayn. The other two were Ali ibn Husayn, the fourth Shia Imam, and Ali Akbar ibn Husayn, who Yazid's forces also killed in the Battle of Karbala. Ali Asghar was also adored by his sister Sukayna bint Husayn.
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