Amir ibn Muslim al-Abdi

Amir ibn Muslim al-Abdi (Arabic: عامِر بن مُسلِم العَبدی) was a companions of Hussain ibn Ali and was martyred in the Battle of Karbala. His name was included among those who were martyred in the first raid.

Amir ibn Muslim al-Abdi
عامِر بن مُسلِم العَبدی
Personal
Died10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD (aged 75)
Cause of deathKilled in the Battle of Karbala
Resting placeKarbala, Iraq
ReligionIslam
Known forBeing a companion of Ali ibn Abi Talib, Hassan ibn Ali and Hussain ibn Ali

Lineage

Amir was son of Muslim from the families of Abd al-Qays.[1] According to Mamaqani, Muslim was martyred in the army of Ali ibn Abi Talib in the Battle of Siffin. [2]

On the day of Ashura

Amir was from Basra who joined Hussain ibn Ali in Mecca together with his servant Salim.[2] On the Day of Ashura, he was martyred in the first attack.[3] His name has been mentioned in the Ziarat al-Shuhada and Ziarat Rajabiyya.[4]

References

  1. Al-Fudayl b. al-Zubayr b. 'Amr al-Kufi al-Asadi (1986). Tasmiya man qutil ma'a l-Husayn. Al al-Bayt. p. 27.
  2. Abd Allah Mamaqani. Tanqih al-maqal fi 'ilm al-rijal. Vol. 2. Qom, Iran: Al al-Bayt li Ihya' al-Turath. p. 117.
  3. Muḥammad ibn ʻAlī Ibn Shahrāshūb. Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib. Vol. 4. Dhawī al-Qurbá. p. 113. ISBN 978-9646307292.
  4. Ali ibn Musa Ibn Tawus. al-Iqbal. Vol. 3. Markaz al-Nashr al-tabi li-Maktab. p. 78. ISBN 978-9644243004.
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