12 Facts About Zayn al-Abidin

Zayn al-Abidin was eventually allowed to return to Medina, where he led a secluded life with a few close companions.

Zayn al-Abidin devoted his life to prayer and was regarded as an authority on law and hadith.

Zayn al-Abidin's name was Ali, though Husayn had two other sons named Ali, who were both killed in Karbala.

Zayn al-Abidin became known as Dul-tafenat in reference to the calluses formed on his forehead from frequent prostration.

Zayn al-Abidin is said to have died shortly after giving birth to her only son, Ali.

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Zayn al-Abidin lived ten years during the imamate of his uncle, Hasan, and ten years during the imamate of his father, Husayn.

Zayn al-Abidin was saved after Husayn's sister, Zaynab, pleaded with Ibn Ziyad.

Zayn al-Abidin sent the descendants of Muhammad back to Medina after compensating them for their stolen property.

Zayn al-Abidin took aloof from political activities and dedicated his time to prayer, which earned him the honorifics Zayn al-Abidin and Sajjad.

Zayn al-Abidin's eyes turned white from constant weeping, his head turned grey out of sorrow, and his back became bent in the gloom, though his son was alive.

Zayn al-Abidin would go out every night with a sack of food on his back, knocking at the doors of the poor, and gave freely to whoever answered while covering his face to remain anonymous.

Shia writer Sharif al-Qarashi believes that Zayn al-Abidin renounced worldly pleasures without giving in to poverty and feebleness.