1. Birth & Early Life
Imam‘Alīibnal-HusaynwasthesonofthethirdImamandhiswife,the
queenamongwomen,thedaughterofYazdigirdthelastSasanidkingof
Iran.Hewasknownas“Zaynu’l-‘Ābidīn—theprinceoftheworship-
pers” and “Sajjād — the one who prostrates most”.
ImamZaynu’l-‘Ābidinwastwoyearsoldwhenhisgrandfatherwas
martyred. In his early teens, he witnessed the situation in which his
uncle Imam Hasan lived.