Qasit b. Zuhayr al-Taghlibi

Companion of Imam (a)
Qasit b. Zuhayr al-Taghlibi
	Burial place of Martyrs of Karbala
Full Name	Qasit b. Zuhayr b. Harth al-Taghlibi
Companion of	Imam 'Ali (a), Imam al-Hasan (a) and Imam al-Husayn (a)
Wellknown Relatives	Kurdus and Muqsit (brothers)
Death/Martyrdom	Day of 'Ashura', 61/680
Cause of Death/Martyrdom	Martyred in the Battle of Karbala
Burial Place	The Holy Shrine of Imam al-Husayn (a)

Qāsiṭ b. Zuhayr b. Ḥarth al-Taghlibī (Arabic: قاسِط بن زُهیر بن حرث التغلبي) (d. 61/680) was a companion of Imam 'Ali (a) who attended the three battles of Jamal, Siffin, and Nahrawan. He was also a member of Imam al-Hasan's (a) military force in Kufa.

When Imam al-Husayn (a) arrived in Karbala, he and his brothers, Kurdus and Muqsit joined the Imam's (a) army overnight and were martyred on the Day of Ashura. He is said to be among the martyrs of Karbala after the first raid of 'Umar b. Sa'd's army.

He is mentioned in ziyarah al-Shuhada: "peace be upon Qasit and Kurdus, the sons of Zuhayr al-Taghlibi".

References

The material for this article is mainly taken from قاسط بن زهیر تغلبی in Farsi Wikishia.

v t e Companions of Imam Ali (a)

Shurtat al-Khamis	Miqdad • 'Ammar • Kumayl • Abu Sasan al-Ansari • Abu 'Amr al-Ansari • Sahl b. Hunayf • 'Uthman b. Hunayf • Muhammad b. Abi Bakr • Asbagh b. Nubata • Sulaym b. Qays • Sa'd b. Harith • Qays b. Sa'd b. 'Ubada • 'Abd Allah b. Yahya al-Hadrami • Jabir b. 'Abd Allah al-Ansari • Habib b. Muzahir • Qanbar • Rushayd al-Hajari • Uways al-Qarani

Martyrs of the Battle of Jamal	Zayd b. Sawhan • Hukaym b. Jabala • Sayhan b. Sawhan • 'Abd Allah b. Sulaym al-Azdi • Suq'ab b. Sulaym al-Azdi

Martyrs of the Battle of Siffin	Ibn al-Tayyihan • 'Ammar • Khuzayma • Hashim b. 'Utba • Suhayl b. 'Amr • 'Abd Allah b. Ka'b • Abu Hazim al-Bajali • Ya'li b. Umayya • Uways al-Qarani • Safwan b. Hudhayfa • Sa'id b. Hudhayfa • Abu Fudala al-Ansari • Abd Allah b. Badil • Abu 'Umra al-Ansari • Jundab b. Zuhayr • Muhammad b. Sulayman • 'Abd Allah b. Arqam • 'Abd Allah b. Abi l-Husayn al-Azdi

Martyrs of the Battle of of Nahrawan	Yazid b. Nuwayra • Za'ida b. Sumayr • Ru'ba b. Wabir • Sa'd b. Khalid • 'Abd Allah b. Hammad • Fayyad b. Khalil • Kaysum b. Salma • 'Ubayd b. 'Ubayd • Jumay' b. Jusham • Habib b. 'Asim

Commanders	Imam al-Hasan (a) • Imam al-Husayn (a) • Malik al-Ashtar • Shurayh b. Hani • Hujr b. 'Adi • Hudayn b. Mundhir • Hukaym b. Jabala • Abu Qatada • Jariya b. Qudama • Sa'id b. Qays • Muhammad b. Abi Bakr • Shabath b. Rib'i • Ma'qal b. Qays • Abu Ayyub al-Ansari • Sahl b. Hunayf • Ash'ath b. Qays • Ibn 'Abbas • Harith b. Marra • Sulayman b. Surad • Ziyad b. Nadr • Sa'sa'a b. Sawhan

Governors	Sa'id b. Sa'd • Sa'd b. Harith • Sa'id b. Nimran al-Hamdani • Rifa'a b. Shaddad • Malik al-Ashtar • Abu Ayyub al-Ansari • Sa'd b. Mas'ud • Abu Rafi' • Ash'ath b. Qays • Qays b. Sa'd • Wahab b. 'Abd Allah • Muhammad b. Abi Bakr • Kumayl • Shayb b. 'Amir al-Azdi • Sahl b. Hunayf • Mundhar b. Jarud • Mikhnaf b. Sulaym • Ibn 'Abbas • 'Umar b. Abi Salma • Nu'man b. 'Ajlan • Masqala b. Hubayra • Ziyad b. Abih • 'Ammara b. Shihab • Hudayn b. al-Mundhir • Qutham b. 'Abbas • 'Ubayd Allah b. 'Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib • Abu Qatada

Martyrs of Karbala	Nafi' b. Hilal • Hani b. 'Urwa • Habib b. Muzahir • Abu Thumama al-Sa'idi • Sa'd b. Harith • Yazid b. Maghfal • Hajjaj b. Masruq • Nu'man b. 'Ajlan • Burayr b. Khudayr • 'Abis b. Abi Shabib al-Shakiri • Kurdus b. Zuhayr • Qasit b. Zuhayr • Shabib b. 'Abd Allah al-Nahshali • 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Abd Rabb

Transmitters of the hadith al-Ghadir	Salman • Sa'id b. Sa'd • Sahl b. Sa'd • Hudhayfa b. al-Yaman • Zadhan Abu 'Amr • Zayd b. Arqam • Jabir b. 'Abd Allah • Sulaym b. Qays • Al-Bara' b. 'Azib • Burayda b. al-Husayb

Nakithun (Pledge Breakers)	Al-Zubayr b. al-'Awwam • Talha b. 'Ubayd Allah

Khawarij	Ash'ath b. Qays • Ibn Muljam • Shimr • 'Abd Allah b. Wahb al-Rasibi • Shabath b. Rib'i • 'Abd Allah b. Kawwa' • Hurqus b. Zuhayr • Shurayh b. Awfa al-'Abasi • Farwa b. Nufil al-Ashja'i • 'Abd Allah b. Shajara • Jira b. Sinan al-Asadi • Zayd b. al-Husayn

Other	Abu l-Aswad al-Du'ali • Shaddad b. Aws • Amina bt. Shurayd • Abu Sa'id al-Khudri • Abu l-Tufayl al-Kinani • 'Ubayd Allah b. Abi Rafi' • 'Ali b. Abi Rafi' • Abu Barza al-Aslami • Habba b. Juwayn al-'Urani • Usama b. Zayd•Khabbab b. Aratt • 'Aqil • Sharik b. al-A'war • 'Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Layla • Ka'b b. 'Amr • 'Abd Allah b. Ja'far • 'Abd Allah b. 'Afif • Al-Tirimmah • Wahb b. 'Abd Allah b. Maslama • 'Adi b. Hatim al-Ta'i • Abu Dhar al-Ghifari • 'Abd Allah b. Wal al-Taymi • Zahr b. Qays al-Ju'fi • Nawf al-Bikali

v t e Companions of Imam al-Hasan (a)

Martyrs of Mu'awiya's Period	'Amr b. Hamiq al-Khuza'i • Hujr b. 'Adi • Rushayd al-Hajari

Martyrs of Karbala	Maytham al-Tammar • Habib b. Muzahir • Sa'd b. Harith al-Khuza'i • Kurdus b. Zuhayr • Qasit b. Zuhayr • Shabib b. 'Abd Allah al-Nahshali

Opponents of Peace treaty	Sulayman b. Surad • Hujr b. 'Adi • Al-Musayyib b. Najaba • 'Adi b. Hatim al-Ta'i • Sufyan b. Abi Layla • 'Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr • Qays b. Sa'd b. 'Ubada

Hadith transmitter	Abu Barza al-Aslami • Abu l-Tufayl al-Kinani • Fatima bt. al-Imam 'Ali (a) • Asbagh b. Nubata • Abu 'Amr Zadhan

Others	Abu Rafi' • Jariya b. Qudama • Harith b. 'Abd Allah • Habba b. Juwayn • Sa'd b. Mas'ud • Sa'id b. Qays • Sulaym b. Qays • 'Abd Allah b. Ja'far • Kumayl • Rifa'a b. Shaddad • 'Abd Allah b. al-'Abbas • 'Ubayd Allah b. 'Abbas • 'Adi b. Hatim al-Ta'i • 'Abd Allah b. Wal al-Taymi • 'Ubayd Allah b. 'Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib

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