Muslim b. 'Awsaja al-Asadi: Difference between revisions

As [[Al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] said: Imam al-Husayn (a) and his soldiers dug a trench around the rear part of their tent and set fire inside it. After seeing the flaming fire, [[Shimr b. Dhi al-Jawshan]] shouted: O Husayn! You are preparing fire of this world for yourself before [[the judgment day]]?! Imam al-Husayn (a) replied: Who is that man? Is he Shimr b. Dhi al-Jawshan? Then Imam (a) referred to Surah [[Maryam]], verse 70 and said: O goatherd boy! You deserve flames of Hell! Then Muslim b. 'Awsaja was ready to kill Shimr with an arrow and asked for Imam Hysayn's permission; however Imam rejected his request and said: I do not want to commence the battle.

The mystical and knowledgeable mottos of Muslim b. 'Awsaja should be highly regarded, which represent his deep understanding of the principles of [[Ahl al-Bayt]]. He repeatedly uttered this motto in the battles:

If you desire to know me, I am brave as a lion; my lineage goes back to Banu Asad. If you treat me with tyranny, you are strayed from the right path, and you are guilty of ingratitude toward Allah.