Parents of Imam Hussain/Abu Abd Allah (pbuh)
In the second (2) year of Hijra, the Prophet’s cousin, Imam Ali (pbuh) married the Prophet’s daughter Fatima; the Lady of Light (pbuh) in the simplest possible manner. A divine lady like Fatima (pbuh) could not have been the wife of any ordinary man, and more particularly when she was destined to provide the Divine Plan with the godly characters suitable to be the Universal Guides to mankind as a whole. They had four children, Imam Hassan, Imam Hussain, Zainab and Kulthoom. Imam Hussain (pbuh) was born on the 3rd of Shabaan in the fourth (4) year of Hijra. The Holy Prophet (pbuh) came to Fatima (pbuh) and taking the baby in his lap, mysteriously placed his tongue in the mouth of the baby, and the baby began sucking it and thus the Holy child was first fed by the Saliva of the Apostle of God, as the first sustenance of his Holy body in this world. After giving the Holy baby the first feeding by his Saliva, the Holy Prophet (pbuh) said:
“Hussainun minni wa ana minal Hussain (Hussain is of me and I am of Hussain).”
The Holy Prophet (pbuh) loved all his grand children very much. One day, when he was in prostrate (Sajdah) while praying in the mosque, Imam Hussain (pbuh) climbed on his back. The Holy Prophet remained in prostrate until Imam Hussain came down by himself. The Holy Prophet (pbuh) used to carry Imam Hussain (pbuh) and his elder brother Imam Hassan (pbuh) in his arms and declare expansively in front of his companions.
“O God, I love them and love those who love them.”
The Holy Prophet (pbuh) expressed his deeply felt love for Imam Hassan (pbuh) and Imam Hussain (pbuh) in these words:
“These two sons of mine are my two plants of sweet basil in this world.” “Whoever loves Hassan and Hussain then he loves me and whoever dislikes them he dislikes me.”
Also, said that both
“Hassan and Hussain are the chiefs of the youth of paradise.”
Imam Hussain (pbuh) in the Holy Quran
Imam Hussain (pbuh) is the example for the self-conscious, uncompromising revolutionary,
the one who advocated the rights of the oppressed. He is one of the near relatives of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) whom Almighty God orders us to love:
Say: I do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near relatives; and whoever earns good, We give him more of good therein; surely God is Forgiving, Grateful. (42:23)
Imam Hussain (pbuh) was a member of the family of the Holy Prophet (pbuh), whom Almighty God has kept uncleanness away from:
God only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! And to purify you a (thorough) purifying. (33:33)
Imam Hussain (pbuh) was one of those counted with the Holy Prophet (pbuh) when the contest of prayers with the Christians of Najran was staged:
And whoever disputes with you concerning him (Jesus) after what has come to you of knowledge, then say: Come let us call our sons and your sons and our women and your women and ourselves and yourselves, then let us be earnest in prayer, and pray for the curse of God on the liars. (3:61)
“Who is most in danger?” Imam Sajjad (pbuh) replied: “The one who does not regard the world dangerous for himself.”
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 