Definitions
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- proper noun Islam A son of
Ali and brother ofHassan ; amartyr , andShiah Imam . - proper noun A male
given name used byMuslims , diminutive of Hasanحسن meaninggood orhandsome . - proper noun A
Muslim surname derived from the Arabic given name.
Etymologies
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Participants at the men-only event flogged themselves, while others chanted the name Husayn and beat their chests.
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Participants at the men-only event flogged themselves, while others chanted the name Husayn and beat their chests.
ITN Headlines 2008
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Participants at the men-only event flogged themselves, while others chanted the name Husayn and beat their chests.
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Participants at the men-only event flogged themselves, while others chanted the name Husayn and beat their chests.
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(That is irrelevant and is not evidence of anything) * Obama's middle name (Hussein) references '' 'Husayn' '', who was the grandson of [[Muhammad]],
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'' 'Husayn' '', who was the grandson of [[Muhammad]],
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Cyberlogicx 2009
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* Obama's middle name (Hussein) references '' 'Husayn' '', who was the grandson of
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Husayn, Mustafa Kamal Mahmoud (مصطفى كمال محمود حسين) (December 25, 1921 – October 31, 2009) The Free Library
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The archetypal Shiite martyr is Imam Husayn, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, who championed oppressed Muslims in Iraq and was cut down by the then Umayyad Muslim Empire.
Iran Election Live-Blogging (Thursday June 18) The Huffington Post News Team 2009
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Saddam Husayn is a product of Iraqi political culture, not an aberration.
How Wars end Gideon Rose 2010
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