Husain
Common Muslim name
Husain is an Arabic given name, also spelled Hussein, Hussain, or Hossein.
It means "good" or "handsome" and derives from the diminutive of Hasan.
The name carries special significance in Islam—Husain ibn Ali was the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, whose death at Karbala in 680 CE is central to Shia commemoration.
Saddam Hussein ruled Iraq for decades.
Islamic day of fasting
- martyrdomSuffering for conviction
- Shi'aIslamic sect following Ali
- AliArabic name, "sublime"
- FatimahMuhammad's youngest daughter
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Hereditary family identifier
- given namePersonal name from birth
- patronymicName from father's name
- identityWho someone is
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
portrait · moniker · forename · nickname · alias · namesake · family name · honorific
Ashura
Islamic day of fasting
Fatimah · Muhammad · Muharram · prophet · caliphate · shrine · pilgrimage · lamentation · intercession · infallibility
surname
Hereditary family identifier
- given namePersonal name from birth
- patronymicName from father's name
- identityWho someone is
signature · portrait · moniker · forename · nickname · alias · namesake · family name · honorific
painter
One who applies pigment
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