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==Epithet of Hamza== | ==Epithet of Hamza== | ||
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> | 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',<ref>See: al-Baladhuri, ''Ansab al-ashraf'', vol. 2, p. 394; al-Shaykh al-Saduq, ''al-Khisal'', vol. 2, p. 412,555; al-Shaykh al-Mufid, ''al-Irshad'', p. 37</ref> but other epithets have been used to refer to him as well such as Master of Martyrs of Heaven,<ref> al-Shaykh al-Saduq, ''al-Khisal'', vol. 1, p. 575</ref> Master of the First and Last Martyrs except the Prophets and their successors,<ref>Kitab-i Sulaym b. Qiys, 133-134; al-Shaykh al-Saduq, ''Kaal al-din'', p. 263-264</ref> Best of Martyrs,<ref>Kitab-i Sulaym b. Qiys, 133; al-Shaykh al-Tusi, ''al-Ghayba'', p. 191; Tabari, ''Dhakha'ir al-'ugqba'', p. 176</ref> The Supreme of Martyrs,<ref>al-Kufi, ''Tafsir Furat Kufi'', p. 101; al-Shaykh al-Kulayni, ''al-Kafi'', vol. 1, p. 450</ref> God and His Prophet's (s) Lion.<ref>al-Waqidi, ''al-Maghazi'', vol. 1, p. 290; al-Shaykh al-Saduq, ''al-Khisal'', vol. 1, p. 203-204; al-Shaykh al-Kulayni, ''al-Kafi'', vol. 1, p. 224</ref> | ||
[[Imam 'Ali (a)]], in the [[Six-Member Council]], [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]], [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] in the [[event of 'Ashura']], and [[Muhammad b. Hanafiyya]] in his sayings and arguments have always allured to Hamza's high position by referring to him with this epithet which shows the fact that Hamza had reached such a position to be called Sayyid al-Shuhada'. It was a source of pride for [[Banu Hashim]] and the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] ever since. | [[Imam 'Ali (a)]], in the [[Six-Member Council]], [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]], [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] in the [[event of 'Ashura']], and [[Muhammad b. Hanafiyya]] in his sayings and arguments have always allured to Hamza's high position by referring to him with this epithet which shows the fact that Hamza had reached such a position to be called Sayyid al-Shuhada'. It was a source of pride for [[Banu Hashim]] and the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] ever since. | ||