Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol.78, p. 119
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Among the signs of a learned man is criticising his own words and being informed of various viewpoints.
— Husayn ibn Ali
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About Husayn ibn Ali
Hussain ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (Arabic: الحسين بن علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب) (626 – 680 AD) was the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the son of ‘Alī and Fātimah, as well as the third Shī‘ah Imām.
About Husayn ibn Ali
Hussain ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib (Arabic: الحسين بن علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب) (626 – 680 AD) was the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, the son of ‘Alī and Fātimah, as well as the third Shī‘ah Imām.
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