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On the morning of Ashura', when Imam al-Husayn (a) finished his prayer and worships, the enemy's army held a battle formation and declared war. Imam (a) prepared his troops for defense. They consisted of thirty-two horsemen and forty foot-soldiers. | |||
Imam (a) appointed Zuhayr b. al-Qayn on the right wing and [[Habib b. Mazahir]] on the left wing and gave the standard to al-'Abbas in the middle of his people.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', p. 338; Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 45, p. 4; Sibt b. al-Jawzī, ''Tadhkirat al-khawāṣ'', vol. 2, p. 161; Ṭabrisī, ''Iʿlām al-warā'', vol. 1, p. 457.</ref> | Imam (a) appointed Zuhayr b. al-Qayn on the right wing and [[Habib b. Mazahir]] on the left wing and gave the standard to al-'Abbas in the middle of his people.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', p. 338; Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 45, p. 4; Sibt b. al-Jawzī, ''Tadhkirat al-khawāṣ'', vol. 2, p. 161; Ṭabrisī, ''Iʿlām al-warā'', vol. 1, p. 457.</ref> |