'Ammar b. Hassan al-Ta'i

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'Ammar b. Hassan al-Ta'i
Tomb of Martyrs of Karbala in the Holy Shrine of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Tomb of Martyrs of Karbala in the Holy Shrine of Imam al-Husayn (a)
Full Name'Ammar b. Hassan b. Shurayh al-Ta'i
Companion ofImam al-Husayn (a)
LineageBanu Tayy
Wellknown RelativesHassan b. Shurayh al-Ta'i
Death/Martyrdom61/680
Cause of
Death/Martyrdom		Martyred in the Battle of Karbala
Burial PlaceHoly shrine of Imam al-Husayn (a)


ʿAmmār b. Ḥassān al-Ṭāʾī (Arabic: عَمّار بن حَسّان الطائي) as among the companions of Imam al-Husayn (a), who was martyred in the Battle of Karbala. The Ziyara al-Shuhada mentions him by name. Historical accounts state that Ammar b. Hassan traveled with Imam al-Husayn (a) from Mecca to Karbala in 61/680, the year of his martyrdom on the Day of Ashura.

Name and Lineage

Ammar b. Hassan belonged to the Tayy tribe[1] and was recognized among the first/seventh century Shi'a Muslims.[2] He is considered one of the companions of Imam al-Husayn (a). Some sources refer to him as Amir b. Hassan. Some researchers have suggested that this discrepancy might be due to the similarity between his name and 'Amir b. Muslim (a martyr of the Battle of Karbala and possibly a cousin of Ammar). As another possibility, it's speculated that these two names represent different recordings of a single name, blended due to their resemblance.[3] Muhammad Taqi Shushtari has also suggested in the book Qamus al-rijal that Ammar b. Hassan and Ammar b. Abi Salama (one of the martyrs of the Battle of Ashura) may be the same person.[4] 'Ammar's father, Hassan b. Shurayh, was one of the companions of Imam Ali (a). He fought alongside Imam Ali (a) in the Battle of Jamal and Siffin and was martyred during the latter.[5] 'Abd Allah b. Ahmad, one of the Shi'a narrators and the author of the book Qadaya Amir al-Mu'minin, is considered to be the grandson of 'Ammar.[6]

Martyrdom in Karbala

Al-Najashi considers 'Ammar b. Hassan among the people who were martyred in Karbala on the Day of Ashura 61/680.[7] According to researchers, Ammar accompanied Imam al-Husayn (a) when he left Mecca.[8] Historical accounts state that during the event of Karbala, Imam al-Husayn (a) delivered a sermon to the soldiers of Umar b. Sa'd, hoping to convince them to withdraw from the war. However, they did not heed. Following his speech, Shimr led a group of soldiers to attack the camp of Imam Husayn (a) and showered it with arrows. This attack is known in historical books as the first attack.[9] 'Ammar b. Hassan is considered one of the martyrs of this attack.[10] He is greeted in the Ziyara al-Shuhada' with this phrase: "Peace be upon 'Ammar b. Hassan."[11]

Notes

  1. ↑ Ṣamayānī, Mawsūʿa fī ẓilāl Shuhadāʾ al-Ṭaff, vol. 1, p. 214.
  2. ↑ Group of authors, Dhakhīrat al-dārayn, p. 416.
  3. ↑ Ṣamayānī, Mawsūʿa fī ẓilāl Shuhadāʾ al-Ṭaff, vol. 1, p. 227.
  4. ↑ Shūshtarī, Qāmūs al-rijāl, vol. 8, p. 7.
  5. ↑ Ṣamayānī, Mawsūʿa fī ẓilāl Shuhadāʾ al-Ṭaff, vol. 1, p. 217.
  6. ↑ Samāwī, Ibṣār al-ʿayn, p. 197; Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, vol. 1, p. 229.
  7. ↑ Najāshī, Rijāl al-Najāshī, vol. 1, p. 229.
  8. ↑ Group of authors, Dhakhīrat al-dārayn, p. 416.
  9. ↑ Ṣamayānī, Mawsūʿa fī ẓilāl Shuhadāʾ al-Ṭaff, vol. 1, p. 235.
  10. ↑ Ibn Shahrāshūb, al-Manāqib, vol. 4, p. 259.
  11. ↑ Majlisī, Biḥār al-anwār, vol. 98, p. 273.

References

  • Group of authors. Dhakhīrat al-dārayn fīmā yataʿalaq bi maṣā'ib al-Ḥusayn (a) wa asḥābih. Qom: Taḥsīn, 1379 Sh.
  • Group of authors. Pajūhishī pīrāmūn-i Shuhadā-yi Karbalā. Qom: Yāqūt, 1381 Sh.
  • Ibn Shahrāshūb, Muḥammad b. ʿAlī. Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib. Najaf: al-Maktaba al-Ḥaydariyya, [n.d].
  • Majlisī, Muḥammad Bāqir al-. Biḥār al-anwār. Second edition. Beirut: Dār Iḥyāʾ al-Turāth al-ʿArabī, 1368 Sh.
  • Najāshī, Aḥmad b. ʿAlī al-. Rijāl al-Najāshī. Qom: Muʾassisat al-Nashr al-Islāmī, [n.d].
  • Samāwī, Muḥammad b. Ṭāhir al-. Ibṣār al-ʿayn fī anṣār al-Ḥusayn (a). Edited by Muḥammad Jaʿfar Ṭabasī. Qom: Markaz al-Dirāsāt al-Islāmiyya li Ḥars al-Thawra, 1419 AH.
  • Ṣamayānī, Ḥaydar al-. Mawsūʿa fī ẓilāl Shuhadāʾ al-Ṭaff. Karbala: al-ʿAtbat al-Ḥusaynīyya al-Muqaddasa, 1434 AH.
  • Shūshtarī, Muḥammad Taqī. Qāmūs al-rijāl. Qom: Daftar-i Intishārāt-i Islāmī, 1417 AH.
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