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 Encyclopedia: Imam Hussein
Husayn is revered by Muslim s, and has a special importance to the Shia as their Third Imam by some and second Imam by some Shia sects.
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 imam on Encyclopedia.com
Imam Moataz al-Hallak, the imam of the Islamic Society of Arlington, Texas, speaks during a service celebrating the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting and prayer, at the University of Texas at
Imam Muhammad Musri, right, president of the Islamic Society of Central Florida, chats with his son, Ibrahim, 5, after school at the Muslim Academy of Central Florida.
Imam Yusuf Kavakci teaches a class in Quranic Arabic at Dallas' Central Mosque in Richardson, Texas.
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 Imam Hussein(AS)
On the third of the blessed month of Sha’ban, the fourth year after Hijra, the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.) was given news of the birth of Imam Hussein (a.s.).
The Prophet [s] has said of his grandson Imam Husain [a]: "Husain is of me and I am of him".
Imam Husain (AS) said: "Don't you see that the truth is not followed
http://www.irib.ir/worldservice/Etrat/English/Imam3/Birth.htm

  
 BBC NEWS Middle East Iraqi Shia festival nears climax
Security is tight, with checkpoints set up around Karbala and religious militias guarding holy shrines.
Karbala will see the climax of the Shia Muslim festival of Ashura on Tuesday, with pilgrims marking it freely for the first time in 30 years.
The death of Hussein at the hands of the Caliph Yazid cemented the split between Sunni and Shia Islam over who should lead the faith.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3521871.stm

  
 USATODAY.com - U.S. battles cleric's forces in Karbala, other Iraq cities
Much of the fighting was near the city's Imam Hussein and Imam Abbas shrines, which U.S. forces allege are being used by militiamen as firing positions or protective cover.
Explosions lit up the night sky and reverberated throughout the city.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-05-21-karbala_x.htm

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