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==Epithet of Hamza== | ==Epithet of Hamza== | ||
The [[polytheists]] martyred Hamza in the [[Battle of Uhud]] and mutilated him. Since then, he was called Sayyid al-Shuhada' by the [[Prophet (s)]]. | The [[polytheists]] martyred Hamza in the [[Battle of Uhud]] and mutilated him.<ref>al-Waqidi, ''al-Maghazi'', 1966, vol. 1, p. 290; Ya'qubi, ''Tarikh-i ya'qubi'', vol. 2, p. 47</ref> Since then, he was called Sayyid al-Shuhada' by the [[Prophet (s)]].<ref>See: Tabari, ''Dhakha'ir al-uqba'', p. 176; al-Sifadi, ''al-Wafi bi-l-wafayat'', vol. 13, p. 170</ref> | ||
In most of the books of narration and history he is referred to as Sayyid al-Shuhada', but other epithets have been used to refer to him as well such as Master of Martyrs of Heaven, Master of the First and Last Martyrs except the Prophets and their successors, Best of Martyrs, The Supreme of Martyrs, God and His Prophet's (s) Lion. | In most of the books of narration and history he is referred to as Sayyid al-Shuhada', but other epithets have been used to refer to him as well such as Master of Martyrs of Heaven, Master of the First and Last Martyrs except the Prophets and their successors, Best of Martyrs, The Supreme of Martyrs, God and His Prophet's (s) Lion. | ||