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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 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> | ||
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> | 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 on that day, 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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