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In the afternoon of [[Muharram 9]]th, Umar b. Sa'd's army got ready for the battle, but the Imam (a) requested the battle to be postponed until the next day so that he can spend the night praying and worshiping God.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 91; Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 417.</ref> On the eve of Ashura (Muharram 10th), the Imam (a) talked to his companions and gave them the permission to leave if they wished so, but they emphasized their loyalty and support for him.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 91-94.</ref> | In the afternoon of [[Muharram 9]]th, Umar b. Sa'd's army got ready for the battle, but the Imam (a) requested the battle to be postponed until the next day so that he can spend the night praying and worshiping God.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 91; Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 417.</ref> On the eve of Ashura (Muharram 10th), the Imam (a) talked to his companions and gave them the permission to leave if they wished so, but they emphasized their loyalty and support for him.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 91-94.</ref> | ||
In the morning of Ashura, the battle started, and many of the [[Companion of Imam al-Husayn (a)|Imam's (a) companions]] were martyred.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 429-430.</ref> During the battle, al-Hurr b. Yazid, who was one of the commanders of [[Umar b. Sa'd's army | In the morning of Ashura, the battle started, and many of the [[Companion of Imam al-Husayn (a)|Imam's (a) companions]] were martyred.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 429-430.</ref> During the battle, al-Hurr b. Yazid, who was one of the commanders of [[Umar b. Sa'd]]'s army, repented and joined the Imam (a).<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 99; Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 427.</ref> After the martyrdom of all his companions, the Imam's (a) family members began to go to the battle, the first of whom was [[Ali al-Akbar]].<ref>Abū l-Faraj al-Isfahānī, ''Maqātil al-ṭālibīyyīn'', p. 80; Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 446.</ref> The Imam's (a) family members also were martyred one after another. Finally, Imam al-Husayn (a) himself entered the battlefield and was martyred in the afternoon of Ashura. His murderer was [[Shimr b. Dhi l-Jawshan]]<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 27; Khwārizmī, ''Maqtal al-Ḥusayn'', vol. 2, p. 41.</ref> or, according to a report, [[Sinan b. Anas]],<ref>Abū l-Faraj al-Isfahānī, ''Maqātil al-ṭālibīyyīn'', p. 118; Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 6, p. 441; Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 450-453.</ref> who beheaded him and sent his head to Ibn Ziyad the same day.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 411; Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 456.</ref> | ||
In order to fully obey Ibn Ziyad's command, Umar b. Sa'd commanded his soldiers to go with their horses on the body of the Imam and break his bones.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 204; Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 113; Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 455.</ref> The women and children and [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]], who was sick, were [[Captives of Karbala|taken captive]] and sent to [[Kufa]] and then to [[Damascus]].<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 456.</ref> The body of the Imam (a) and about seventy-two<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 455.</ref> of those who were martyred with him were buried on the 11th<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 455.</ref> or 13th of Muharram by a group of [[Banu Asad]]—and, according to a report, with the presence of Imam al-Sajjad (a)—in the place where they had been martyred.<ref>Muqarram, ''Maqtal al-Ḥusayn'', p. 335-336.</ref> | In order to fully obey Ibn Ziyad's command, Umar b. Sa'd commanded his soldiers to go with their horses on the body of the Imam and break his bones.<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 204; Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 113; Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 455.</ref> The women and children and [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]], who was sick, were [[Captives of Karbala|taken captive]] and sent to [[Kufa]] and then to [[Damascus]].<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 456.</ref> The body of the Imam (a) and about seventy-two<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 455.</ref> of those who were martyred with him were buried on the 11th<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 5, p. 455.</ref> or 13th of Muharram by a group of [[Banu Asad]]—and, according to a report, with the presence of Imam al-Sajjad (a)—in the place where they had been martyred.<ref>Muqarram, ''Maqtal al-Ḥusayn'', p. 335-336.</ref> | ||
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