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'''Muslim b. ʿAqīl b. Abī Ṭālib''' (Arabic: {{ia|مسلم بن عقیل بن ابي طالب}}), cousin of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] and his representative in the [[Kufa]] before [[Battle of Karbala]] and was from [[Al Abi Talib]]. Muslim was present in some conquest of Muslims as well as the [[Battle of Siffin]]. He went to Kufa as a representative of Imam al-Husayn (a) to provide the Imam with a status report of the city and make sure that the people of Kufa are persistent and truthful in their invitation of the Imam. In a report to the Imam, he wrote that Kufans were prepared for the Imam's arrival. | '''Muslim b. ʿAqīl b. Abī Ṭālib''' (Arabic: {{ia|مسلم بن عقیل بن ابي طالب}}), cousin of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] and his representative in the [[Kufa]] before [[Battle of Karbala]] and was from [[Al Abi Talib]]. Muslim was present in some conquest of Muslims as well as the [[Battle of Siffin]]. He went to Kufa as a representative of Imam al-Husayn (a) to provide the Imam with a status report of the city and make sure that the people of Kufa are persistent and truthful in their invitation of the Imam. In a report to the Imam, he wrote that Kufans were prepared for the Imam's arrival. | ||
However, after that [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] was appointed as the governor of Kufa, and because people were afraid of him, they suddenly left Muslim alone. Thus, he was arrested and martyred on the day of [['Arafa]] ([[Dhu l-Hijja 9]]), 60 ([[September 10]], [[680]]).<ref> | However, after that [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] was appointed as the governor of Kufa, and because people were afraid of him, they suddenly left Muslim alone. Thus, he was arrested and martyred on the day of [['Arafa]] ([[Dhu l-Hijja 9]]), 60 ([[September 10]], [[680]]).<ref>Amīn, ''Aʿyān al-shīʿa'', vol. 1, p. 593.</ref> The story of Muslim being left alone and his martyrdom in Kufa is the theme of a [[Lament for Muslim b. 'Aqil|well-known lament]] recited by the Shi'as. The lament is recited on the [[day of 'Arafa]] and sometimes on [[Muharram 1]]. | ||
==Birth, Lineage and Martyrdom== | ==Birth, Lineage and Martyrdom== | ||
His birthday is unknown. He was martyred on [[Dhu l-Hijja 9]]th 60 in [[Kufa]] ([[September 10]], [[680]]).<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 66.</ref> On some accounts, Muslim was 28 years old when he was martyred. However, the account is objectionable because it is inconsistent with accounts according to which Muslim's sons, who were martyred in the [[Event of Ashura]], were 26 and 27.<ref>Pūr Amīnī, ''Chihrih-hā dar himāsa-yi Karbalā'', p. 167.</ref> Given that he was reportedly present in conquests as well as the [[Battle of Siffin]], some people believe that he was over 50 when he was martyred.<ref>Tahāmī, ''Muslim b. ʿAqīl pīsh az wāqiʿa-yi ʿĀshūrā'', p. 99.</ref> Muslim's grave is located in Kufa on the eastern side of the [[Mosque of Kufa]].<ref>Burāqī, ''Tārīkh al-Kūfa'', p. 98.</ref> | His birthday is unknown. He was martyred on [[Dhu l-Hijja 9]]th 60 in [[Kufa]] ([[September 10]], [[680]]).<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 66.</ref> On some accounts, Muslim was 28 years old when he was martyred. However, the account is objectionable because it is inconsistent with accounts according to which Muslim's sons, who were martyred in the [[Event of Ashura]], were 26 and 27.<ref>Pūr Amīnī, ''Chihrih-hā dar himāsa-yi Karbalā'', p. 167.</ref> Given that he was reportedly present in conquests as well as the [[Battle of Siffin]], some people believe that he was over 50 when he was martyred.<ref>Tahāmī, ''Muslim b. ʿAqīl pīsh az wāqiʿa-yi ʿĀshūrā'', p. 99.</ref> Muslim's grave is located in Kufa on the eastern side of the [[Mosque of Kufa]].<ref>Burāqī, ''Tārīkh al-Kūfa'', p. 98.</ref> | ||
His father [[Aqil b. Abi Talib]] ([[Imam Ali (a)]]'s brother) was a genealogist<ref>Ibn | His father [[Aqil b. Abi Talib]] ([[Imam Ali (a)]]'s brother) was a genealogist<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istīʿāb'', vol. 3, p. 1079.</ref> and an eloquent speaker.<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istidhkār'', vol. 8, p. 249.</ref> | ||
His mother was a slave woman, Aqil had bought from [[Syria]], called 'Alliyya<ref> | His mother was a slave woman, Aqil had bought from [[Syria]], called 'Alliyya<ref>Iṣfahānī, ''Maqātil al-ṭālibīyyīn'', p. 52.</ref> (or according to al-Baladhuri's report Hilliyya)<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 224.</ref>. | ||
Ibn Habban (d. 354/965), a [[Sunni]] scholar, writes, "Muslim b. 'Aqil al-Hashimi. His [[teknonym]] was Abu Dawud. He was the most similar person to [[the Prophet (s)]] among the sons of [['Abd al-Muttalib]].<ref>Ibn Ḥabban, ''al-Thiqat'', vol. 5, p. 391.</ref> He was contemporaneous with some of [[sahaba|the companions of the Prophet]] (s)."<ref>Ibn Ḥabbān, ''al-Thiqāt'', vol. 5, p. 391.</ref> | Ibn Habban (d. 354/965), a [[Sunni]] scholar, writes, "Muslim b. 'Aqil al-Hashimi. His [[teknonym]] was Abu Dawud. He was the most similar person to [[the Prophet (s)]] among the sons of [['Abd al-Muttalib]].<ref>Ibn Ḥabban, ''al-Thiqat'', vol. 5, p. 391.</ref> He was contemporaneous with some of [[sahaba|the companions of the Prophet]] (s)."<ref>Ibn Ḥabbān, ''al-Thiqāt'', vol. 5, p. 391.</ref> | ||