No one was named Husain before Imam Husain (a.s)

In Kamiluz Ziyaraat, Ibne Quluwayh has narrated through his chains from Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a) that he said:

Husain Ibne Ali’s name was not given to anyone before him and Yahya Ibne Zakariya’s name was also not given to anyone before him.

And the heavens did not weep over anyone for forty days except for the two of them.

Kamiluz Ziyaraat, Pg. 90; Al-Burhan, Vol. 3, Pg. 4, Tr. 2. Miracles of Ahlulbayt (a.s.) – (Vol. 2),pg.115

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