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Ali was present at the massacre of his family at [[Karbala]] in 61/680 but did not participate in the fighting, since he was ill, and thus survived the battle. Zayn al-Abidin was not the only son of [[Hussain ibn Ali|al-Hussain]] called Ali; another was killed at Karbala and is known as Ali al-Shahid. Some historians, including Ibn Saʿd, Ibn Qutayba, al-Baladhuri and al- Tabari, refer to him as Ali al-Akbar and to Zayn al-Abidin as Ali al-Asqar. Others (e.g. al-Qazi al-Nuʿman) maintain that Zayn al-Abidin was the older of the two, and accordingly refer to him as Ali al-Akbar and to his martyred brother as Ali al-Asqar. For many Twelver authors, the title [[Ali Al-Asqar ibn Husayn|Ali al-Asqar]] refers to an infant brother who was also killed at Karbala; some of these authors maintain that Zayn al-Abidin was the middle brother (hence Ali al-Awsat), while the eldest was Ali al-Shahid; others reverse the position of the two older brothers. | Ali was present at the massacre of his family at [[Karbala]] in 61/680 but did not participate in the fighting, since he was ill, and thus survived the battle. Zayn al-Abidin was not the only son of [[Hussain ibn Ali|al-Hussain]] called Ali; another was killed at Karbala and is known as Ali al-Shahid. Some historians, including Ibn Saʿd, Ibn Qutayba, al-Baladhuri and al- Tabari, refer to him as Ali al-Akbar and to Zayn al-Abidin as Ali al-Asqar. Others (e.g. al-Qazi al-Nuʿman) maintain that Zayn al-Abidin was the older of the two, and accordingly refer to him as Ali al-Akbar and to his martyred brother as Ali al-Asqar. For many Twelver authors, the title [[Ali Al-Asqar ibn Husayn|Ali al-Asqar]] refers to an infant brother who was also killed at Karbala; some of these authors maintain that Zayn al-Abidin was the middle brother (hence Ali al-Awsat), while the eldest was Ali al-Shahid; others reverse the position of the two older brothers. | ||
According to the battle accounts, [[ | According to the battle accounts, [[Shimr b. Dhi l-Jawshan|Shimr b. Dhi’l-Jawshan]] wanted to kill him despite his illness but was prevented by others, including [[ʿOmar b. Saʿd|Omar b. Saʿd]]. When he was led as a prisoner before [[Obayd-Allah Ibn Ziad|ʿObayd-Allah b. Ziad]] in [[Kufa]], the latter ordered his execution but left him alive at the entreaty of his aunt, [[Zaynab]]. He was taken with the women to [[Yazid]] in Damascus, and he sent them back to Medina. | ||
==The Aftermath of Karbala== | ==The Aftermath of Karbala== | ||