Muqsit b. Zuhayr al-Taghlibi
| Companion of | Imam Ali (a) • Imam al-Husayn (a) |
|---|---|
| Lineage | Taghlib tribe |
| Wellknown Relatives | Kurdus b. Zuhayr al-Taghlibi • Qasit b. Zuhayr al-Taghlibi (his brothers) |
| Death/Martyrdom | 61/ 680, Battle of Karbala |
Muqsiṭ b. Zuhayr b. Ḥarth al-Taghlibī (Arabic: مُقسِط بن زُهَیر بن حَرث التَغلِبی) was a companion of Imam Ali (a). He attended the three battles of Jamal, Siffin, and Nahrawan.[1] He was also a member of Imam al-Hasan's (a) military forces in Kufa.[2]
When Imam al-Husayn (a) entered Karbala, he and his brothers, Kurdus and Qasit, joined the Imam's (a) army overnight. He was martyred on the Day of 'Ashura.[3] It is said that he was one of the Martyrs of Karbala in the first attack of 'Umar b. Sa'd's army.
In Ziyarah al-Shuhada', his two brothers are mentioned:[4] "peace be upon Qasit and Kurdus the sons of Zuhayr al-Taghlibi", but Muqsit is not mentioned.
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References
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- Ibn Shahrāshūb, Muḥammad b. ʿAlī. Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib. Qom: Nashr-i ʿAllāma, 1379 Sh.
- Majlisī, Muḥammad Bāqir al-. Biḥār al-anwār. 2nd edition. Beirut: Dār Iḥyāʾ al-Turāth al-ʿArabī, 1403 AH.
- Samāwī, Muḥammad b. Ṭāhir al-. Ibṣār al-ʿayn fī anṣār al-Ḥusayn (a). Qom: Dānishgāh-i Shahīd Maḥallātī, 1419 AH.
- Shahīd al-Awwal, Muḥammad b. Makkī. Al-Mazar. Edited by Madrisa-yi Imām Mahdī (a), Muḥammad Bāqir Muwaḥḥidī Iṣfahānī. 1st edition. Qom: Madrisa-yi Imām Mahdī (a), 1410 AH.