al-Sajjad

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al-Sajjad is an honorific title of Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, the fourth Shia Imam renowned for his devout worship and extensive supplications.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious leader
Shia Imam
honorific title
associatedText Du‘a Abu Hamza al-Thumali
birthPlace Medina
burialPlace Jannat al-Baqi cemetery in Medina
commemoratedOn 25th of Muharram (in many Shia traditions)
deathPlace Medina
denomination Shia Islam
epithetMeaning al-Sajjad means "the one who prostrates often"
linked to: al-Sajjad
era Umayyad Caliphate
family Ahl al-Bayt
father Husayn ibn Ali
givenName Ali
grandfather Ali ibn Abi Talib
grandmother Fatimah bint Muhammad
greatGrandfather Prophet Muhammad
linked to: Muhammad
honoredBy Twelver Shia Muslims
linked to: Twelver Shia

Zaydi Shia Muslims
linked to: Zaydi Shia
honorificTitle Zayn al-Abidin
linked to: Ali Zayn al-Abidin

al-Sajjad
knownFor asceticism
piety
prayer and supplication
languageOfSupplications Arabic
legacy transmission of supplications and ethical teachings
lineage descendant of Prophet Muhammad through Husayn
mother Shahrbanu
nickname Sayyid al-Sajidin (Master of those who prostrate)
notableFor devout worship
extensive supplications
notableWork Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya
patronymic ibn Husayn
positionInImamate 4
refersTo Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
religion Islam
roleAfterKarbala spiritual leadership of the Shia community
schoolOfLawInfluence Ja‘fari jurisprudence (foundational period)
spiritualRole Imam in Shia theology
styleOfWorship frequent prostration
survivorOf Battle of Karbala
title Fourth Shia Imam
tribe Banu Hashim
virtueEmphasized gratitude
humility in worship
patience

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Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin honorificTitle al-Sajjad
subject linked to: al-Sajjad
Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin epithetMeaning al-Sajjad means "the one who prostrates often"
subject linked to: al-Sajjad
linked to: al-Sajjad