Muslim ibn Kathir al-Azdi

Muslim ibn Kathir Azdi (مسلم بن کثیر ازدی) known as al-A'raj was among the companions of Hussain ibn Ali who was killed in the battle of Karbala.

Muslim ibn Kathir Azdi
مسلم بن کثیر ازدی
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 Hussain ibn Ali

Biography

Muslim was also a companion of Ali ibn Abi Talib. He accompanied Ali in various battles including the battle of Jamal when his foot was wounded by Amr ibn Dabba al-Tamimi and became paralyzed,[1] he was called al-A'raj.[2]

In the Battle of Karbala

Muslim was among those who wrote letter to Hussain ibn Ali and invited him to Kufa. In Kufa, he helped Muslim ibn Aqil and after Muslim was left alone, he went out of Kufa[3] and joined Hussain near Karbala and was killed in the first attack of the army of Umar ibn Sa'd.[4]

His name is mentioned in the Ziarat al-Rajabiyya of Hussain as Sulayman: "Peace be upon Sulayman ibn Kathir".[5]

References

  1. Maḥallātī (ذبیح‌الله محلاتی). Fursān al-hayjā (فرسان الهیجاء). Vol. 1. Tehran, Iran: Nashr Tehran. p. 36.
  2. Muhammad b. Tahir al-Samawi al-Najafi (1923). Ibsar al-ayn fi ansar al-Husayn. Vol. 1. Haydariyya Printing House. p. 185.
  3. Al Klid Dar, Muhammad Hussain Mustafa. Madīnat al-Ḥusayn (مدینة الحسین(ع) او مختصر تاریخ کربلاء). Vol. 1. p. 60.
  4. Muḥammad ibn ʻAlī Ibn Shahrāshūb. Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib. Dhawī al-Qurbá. ISBN 9646307299.
  5. Ali b. Musa b. Ja'far b. Tawus. Iqbal al-a'mal. Vol. 3. p. 346.
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