The Birth of Imam Hussain (A.S.)
Six months after Al-Hassan was born,
Fatima (A.S.) became pregnant with her
second child.
Lady Fatima started noticing the signs that
childbearing was near, but the Prophet
(P.B.U.H.) had already foretold of Imam
Hussain's birth.
Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said:
Once, Um Ayman;s neighbors came to the
Prophet and said: "Messenger of ALLAH,
Um Ayman did not sleep last night because
of crying; she surely cried until morning."
TheProphet summoned her and said:
"Um Ayman, your neighbours say that you
spent the night crying, may ALLAH not
cause your eyes to cry!! What made you
cry"?
She answered: "Messenger of ALLAH, I
had a fearful dream which caused me to
cry all night long."
The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) said: "Tell me your
dream, for surely ALLAH and His
Messenger are most knowledgeable."
She Said: "Last night I saw a dream as if
one of your limbs was thrown in my
house!!"
The Messenger of ALLAH (P.B.U.H.) said:
"Your eyes have slept, but you visioned a
good thing. Um Ayman, Fatima will give
birth to Al-Hussain, and you will bring him
to me. So one of my limbs will be in your
house."
When Al-Hussain was born, Um Ayman
brought him to the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) who
said: "Both the carrier and he who is being
carried are welcome, Um Ayman, this is the
interpretation of your dream."
Um Al-Fadhl, Al-Abbas's wife, had a similar
dream. Safia Bint Abdul Muttalib, Asma
Bint Umais, and Um Salama were present
when Imam Hussain was born. When the
Prophet asked Safia (his aunt) to bring him
the newbron child, she said: "We have not
cleaned him yet." When the prophet heard
this, he said: "You clean him?! Surely
ALLAH the Exalted has cleaned and
purified him."
After A-Hussain was born, Gabriel again
descended to the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) and
revealed to him to give the new baby the
name Al-Hussain. Al-Hussain is the Arabic
version of the old Hebrew name Shabir,
which was Haroun's second son's name.
When Gabriel descended to the Prophet,
scores of angles accompanied him to
congratulate and console the Prophet for
Hussain's birth and expected martyrdom.
Imam Hussain (A.S.); instead he suckled
the Prophet's tongue until he grew old
enough to eat. Because of this, his
characteristics were exactly as those of the
prophet (P.B.U.H.).
Seven days after the birth, the Messenger
of ALLAH shaved Hussain's head and gave
the weight of his hair as charity for him.
