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 ofDeath/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.[1] He was also a member of Imam al-Hasan's (a) military force in Kufa.[2]
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.[3] He is said to be among the martyrs of Karbala after the first raid of 'Umar b. Sa'd's army.[4]
He is mentioned in ziyarah al-Shuhada: "peace be upon Qasit and Kurdus, the sons of Zuhayr al-Taghlibi".[5]
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- Ibn Mashhadī, Muḥammad. Al-Mazār al-kabīr. Edited by Jawād Qayyūmī. 1st edition. Qom: Daftar-i Intishārāt-i Islāmī affiliated to Jāmiʿa-yi Mudarrisīn-i Ḥawza-yi ʿIlmīyya-yi Qom, 1419 AH.
- 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.