Q: What are the names of the two sons of Hazrat Fatimah Zahra – may Allah be pleased her?
A: Hazrat Imam Hasan and Hazrat Imam Husain – may Allah be pleased with them.
Q: What is Imam Hasan’s – may Allah be pleased with him – date of birth?
A: Tuesday, 15 Ramadan, 3 A.H.
Q: Through whom were the descendants of the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – spread throughout the world?
A: Through Hazrat Imam Hasan and Imam Husain – may Allah be pleased with them.
Q: What was Hazrat Imam Hasan’s – may Allah be pleased with him – filial appellation (Kunniyat)?
A: Abu Muhammad.
Q: How was Imam Hasan – may Allah be pleased with him – poisoned?
A: He was given the poisoned in the utensil of water.
Q: When was Hazrat Imam Hasan – may Allah be pleased with him – martyred?
A: On 29th Safar.
Q: What was the age of Hazrat Imam Hasan – may Allah be pleased with him – at the time of martyrdom?
A: 76 or 77 years.
Q: When and where was Hazrat Imam Husain – may Allah be pleased with him – born?
A: 5 Sha’baan, 4 A.H. in Madinah Munawwarah.
Q: What is the filial appellation and the title of Hazrat Imam Husain – may Allah be pleased with him?
A: His filial appellation is Abu ‘Abdillah and his titles are Shaheede Azam, Sibt, Sayyid etc.
Q: Which brother of Imam Husain – may Allah be pleased with him – was given the title of “Alam bardaar” (the flag-bearer).
A: It was the title of Hazrat Abbaas – may Allah be pleased with him.
Q: What were the names of Hazrat Imam Husain’s – may Allah be pleased with him – sons?
A: Their names were:
- Ali Akbar
- Ali Awsat
- Ali Asghar
- Abdullah
- Muhammad Ja’far – may Allah be pleased with them.
Q: The descendants of which son of Hazrat Imam Husain – may Allah be pleased with him – are regarded as Sayyids?
A: The descendants of Hazrat Imam Zainul ‘Aabideen – may Allah be pleased with him.
Q: What are the names of Hazrat Imam Husain’s – may Allah be pleased with him – four daughters?
A: Their names are:
- Fatimah Kubra
- Fatimah Sughra
- Sakeenah
- Zainab – may Allah be pleased with them.
Q: What is the name of Hazrat Fatimah Sughra’s – may Allah be pleased with her – husband?
A: Hazrat Hasan Muthanna – may Allah be pleased with him.
Q: Through which daughter of the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him – is it that his descendants are found all over the globe?
A: Through his beloved daughter Hazrat Fatimah Zahra – may Allah be pleased with her.
Q: What is the name of Hazrat Imam Husain’s son, Hazrat Ali Akbar’s – may Allah be pleased with them – mother?
A: Hazrat Lailah Bint Murrah Ibn Murrah Ibn Mas’ood Thaqafi.
Q: What are the names of Hazrat Imam Husain’s sons, Hazrat Ali Awsat and Imam Zainul ‘Abideen’s – may Allah be pleased with them – mother?
A: Hazrat Shahrbaano – may Allah be pleased with her.
Q: What is the name of Hazrat Imam Husain’s son, Hazrat Ali Asghar’s – may Allah be pleased with them – mother?
A: It has not been proven through authentic sources but the little that is known that she belonged to the Arab tribe Bani Qada’ah.
Q: What are the names of Hazrat Imam Husain’s daughters, Hazrat Fatimah Kubra and Fatimah Sughra’s – may Allah be pleased with them – mother?
A: Hazrat Umme Is’haaq who was Hazrat Talha’s daughter – may Allah be pleased with them.
Q: What is the name of Hazrat Imam Husain’s daughter, Hazrat Sakeenah’s – may Allah be pleased with them – mother?
A: Rubaab Bint Imra’ul Qais Ibn ‘Adi.
Q: What is the name of Hazrat Imam Ja’far Saadiq’s – may Allah be pleased with him – father?
A: Hazrat Imam Baaqir – may Allah be pleased with him.
Q: What is the name of Hazrat Imam Baaqir’s – may Allah be pleased with him – father?
A: Hazrat Imam Zainul ‘Aabideen – may Allah be pleased with him.
Q: Who was the first to go against Hishaam Ibn Abdul Malik?
A: Hazrat Imam Zainul ‘Aabideen – may Allah be pleased with him.
Q: Where is the tomb of Hazrat Zainab, Imam Husain’s sister – may Allah be pleased with them?
A: At four miles distance from Damascus in a village called “The Village of Zainab”.
Q: What is the name of the granddaughter of the Holy Prophet – may Allah send peace and blessings upon him and AhleBait – who was present in the plain of Karbala with her brother Imam Husain – may Allah be pleased with them – at the time of battle?
A: Hazrat Sayyiedah Zainab – may Allah be pleased with her.
Q: What are the names of 12 Imams?
A: They are:
- Hazrat Ali
- Hazrat Imam Hasan Ibn Ali
- Hazrat Imam Husain Ibn Ali
- Hazrat Ali Ibn Husain (Zainul ‘Aabideen is his famous title)
- Hazrat Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Husain (Imam Baaqir is his famous title)
- Imam Ja’far (Saadiq is his famous title)
- Hazrat Moosa Ibn Ja’far Saadiq (His filial appellation is Kaazim)
- Hazrat Ali Ibn Moosa Ibn Ja’far (His filial appellation is Abul Hasan)
- Hazrat Muhammad Ibn Ali Moosa (His filial appellation is Abu Ja’far)
- Hazrat Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ali, also known as the Ali the third (His title is Haadi and Askari)
- Hazrat Husain Ibn Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ali Raza (Filial appellation Abu Muhammad title is Zaki)
- Hazrat Muhammad Ibn Husain Ibn Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ali Raza (Filial appellation Abul Qasim)
May Allah be pleased with them all.
(Islami Ma’loomaat Ka Encyclopaedia p. 216-219)
MUSJIDUL HAQ 
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