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6th Muharram is associated with Ali Akbar, the son of Imam Hussain On ashur, when the friends and companions had been martyred only the Ahl al-Bayt ( members of the house of the Prophet) remained with Hussain, who were determined to face death with their might and to maintain their dignity. They came bidding each other farewell. The first from the Prophet's (s) family was Ali Akbar who was twenty-seven years old. He was born on the 11th of Sha'ban, 33 A. H/653 A.D.4, and he was a mirror reflecting the Messenger of Allah (S)'s beauty and a model of his own sublime code of ethics, a specimen of his wise speech. One poet praised him saying: Never have any eyes seen better than you Never have women begotten more beautiful than you Fault-free you have been made As if you as you wished were made. ( maqtal al Hussain) Despite the emotional weight of sending his son to certain death, Hussain granted permission, knowing the battle was a stand against tyranny. Ali Akbar’s departure was heart-wrenching; his mother, aunts, and sisters clung to him, pleading for him to stay, but Hussain intervened to let him go. Once he was given permission to ride out into the battlefield, there was a kohram ( commotion ) in the ladies camp~ their only hope after Hussain (a) was going. They all surrounded him and pleaded to him saying, "Have mercy on our being strangers in this We cannot bear your separation!" But he did not pay them any attention because he could see that his enemies were to the determined to spill his pure blood. He came out riding a horse belonging to his father named Lahiq. Ali Akbar fought with extraordinary bravery, resembling the valor of his grandfather, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib. He launched multiple attacks, reportedly killing between 120 and 200 enemy soldiers despite severe thirst from three days without water. His prowess was such that no one dared face him in single combat. During one pause, he returned to his father, exhausted and parched, saying, “O my father! This thirst is killing me.” Hussain, in tears, gave him his ring to place in his mouth, promising that his grandfather, the Prophet, would soon quench his thirst in paradise. Despite his courage, Ali Akbar was overwhelmed by the enemy. A soldier named Murra ibn Munqidh al-Abdi vowed to kill him to break Hussain's spirit, stating, “I shall bear all the sins of the Arabs if I do not bereave his father.” Murra thrust a spear through Ali Akbar’s chest, and another blow split his head. As Ali Akbar fell from his horse, he called out, “O Father, my last salaams to you! Here is my grandfather, the Messenger of Allah, giving me water.” Hussain rushed to his side, found him with the spear in his chest, and removed it, causing Ali Akbar’s heart to come out with it. Hussain wept, invoking his father Ali’s strength at the Battle of Khaybar, and carried his son’s body back to the camp, where the women, including Zainab, mourned deeply. Ali Akbar’s martyrdom was a devastating blow to Hussain and his camp. He was buried at the foot of his father’s resting place in Karbala, where his grave remains a site of pilgrimage within the Imam Husayn Shrine.