Malik b. al-Nusayr
Mālik b. al-Nusayr (Bashīr) al-Baddī al-Kindī (Arabic:مالک بن نُسَیر(بشیر) البَدِّی الکِندی) was in the army of 'Umar b. Sa'd in the Event of Karbala. On the Day of 'Ashura, he hit the head of Imam al-Husayn (a) with a sword and was cursed by Imam (a). After the Event of Karbala, he was inflicted with poverty and insanity and was finally killed in the Uprising of Mukhtar.
| Member of 'Umar b. Sa'd's army | |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Malik b. Nusayr al-Baddi al-Kindi |
| Lineage | Kinda |
| Death | 66/685-6 |
| Cause of Death | Killed in al-Mukhtar Uprising |
| Era | Umayyad |
| Known for | Hitting the head of Imam al-Husayn (a) by sword |
| Activities | Delivering Ibn Ziyad's letter to al-Hurr b. Yazid al-Riyahi, stealing the armor of Imam (a). |
His Lineage
Malik b. Nusayr was from Banu Badda from the Kinda tribe.[1] In some sources, his name is mentioned as Malik b. Nusayr,[2] Malik b. Nusayr al-Kindi,[3] Malik b. Bushr,[4] Malik b. Bashir,[5] Malik b. Yusr,[6] Malik b. Nusayr al-Baddi[7] and Malik b. Haytham al-Badda'i.[8]
In the Event of 'Ashura
In the event of 'Ashura, Malik b. Nusayr delivered Ibn Ziyad's letter to al-Hurr b. Yazid al-Riyahi and Abu l-Sha'tha' al-Kindi admonished him for that and they had an argument over it.[9]
In the event of Karbala, he was in the army of 'Umar b. Sa'd. On the Day of 'Ashura, he hit on the head of Imam al-Husayn (a) with a sword. Even though Imam (a) was wearing a metal helmet, the sword cut the helmet to the head of Imam (a) and the helmet filled with blood. Imam (a) removed the helmet and wore a hat.[10] Imam (a) addressed him, “May you never eat bread or drink water with this hand, and God gathers you [on the Judgment Day] with oppressors.”[11]
Ibn A'tham says that Malik stole the armor of Imam (a).[12]
After 'Ashura
He took the helmet of Imam (a) to his house. His wife, Umm 'Abd Allah (daughter of Hurr and sister of Husayn b. Hurr al-Baddi) told him, “Have you brought the helmet of the son of the Prophet (s) to my house?! Take it away from me!”
After the event of Karbala, he became penniless and his hands were paralyzed,[13] and according to Ibn A'tham al-Kufi, he was inflicted with insanity.[14]
Destiny
Mukhtar sent Malik b. 'Amr al-Nahdi to capture him.[15] Companions of Mukhtar captured him and 'Ubayd Allah b. Asad al-Juhani in Qadisiyya in 66/685-6.[16] By the order of Mukhtar, they cut his hands and legs and then left him to die.[17] In some sources, it is mentioned that Mukhtar killed him in the market.[18]
Notes
- ↑ Ṭabarī, Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk, vol. 5, p. 448.
- ↑ Ibn Athīr, al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh, vol. 4, p. 75; Abū ʿAlī Miskawayh, Tajārub al-umam, vol. 2, p. 79.
- ↑ Balādhurī, Ansāb al-ashrāf, vol. 3, p. 203.
- ↑ Dīnawarī, al-Akhbār al-ṭiwāl, p. 258.
- ↑ Ibn Kathīr, al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya, vo. 8, p. 186; Ibn Namā al-Ḥillī, Muthīr al-aḥzān, p. 76; Majlisī, Biḥār al-anwār, vol. 45, p. 75, 374.
- ↑ Ṭabrisī, Iʿlām al-warā bi-aʿlām al-hudā, p. 248.
- ↑ Ṭabarī, Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk, vol. 5, p. 408; vol. 6, p. 58; Abū ʿAlī Miskawayh, Tajārub al-umam, vol. 2, p. 178; Balādhurī, Ansāb al-ashrāf, vol. 6, p. 408.
- ↑ Ṭūsī, al-Amālī, p. 244.
- ↑ Ṭabarī, Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk, vol. 5, p. 408.
- ↑ Abū ʿAlī Miskawayh, Tajārub al-umam, vol. 2, p. 79.
- ↑ Balādhurī, Ansāb al-ashrāf, vol. 3, p. 203; Ṭabarī, Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk, vol. 5, p. 448; vol. 6, p. 58; Ibn Athīr, al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh, vol. 4, p. 75; Ibn Namā al-Ḥillī, Muthīr al-aḥzān, p. 73.
- ↑ Ibn Aʿtham al-Kūfī, Kitāb al-Futūḥ, vol. 5, p. 119; Ṭabrisī, Iʿlām al-warā bi-aʿlām al-hudā, p. 248.
- ↑ Balādhurī, Ansāb al-ashrāf, vol. 3, p. 203; Ṭabarī, Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk, vol. 5, p. 448; vol. 6, p. 58; Ibn Athīr, al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh, vol. 4, p. 75.
- ↑ Ibn Aʿtham al-Kūfī, Kitāb al-Futūḥ, vol. 5, p. 119; Majlisī, Biḥār al-anwār, vol. 45, p. 75; Ibn Shahrāshūb, Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib, vol. 4, p. 57.
- ↑ Balādhurī, Ansāb al-ashrāf, vol. 6, p. 408.
- ↑ Ibn Khaldūn, Dīwan al-mubtadaʾ wa l-khabar, vol. 3, p. 33.
- ↑ Ṭabarī, Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk, vol. 6, p. 58.
- ↑ Majlisī, Biḥār al-anwār, vol. 45, p. 374.
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