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It seems that this epithet became widely popular for Imam al-Husayn (a) during [[Imam al-Sadiq]]'s era. One of the female companions of [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]], an Iraqi woman called Um Sa'id Ahmasiyya, had decided to visit the graves of the martyrs of [[Medina]], when Imam al-Sadiq (a) asked her, "Why don't you visit the grave of the Sayyid al-Shuhada' of your own [town]?" Um Sa'id, thinking that Imam al-Sadiq (a) is referring to [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] asked, "Who do you mean by Sayyid al-Shuhada'?" He replied, "Sayyid al-Shuhada' is Husayn b. 'Ali (a)."<ref>Ibn Qulawayh, ''Kamil al-ziyarat'', p. 142, 217-220; al-Shaykh al-Saduq, ''Thawab al-a'mal'', 97-98</ref> | It seems that this epithet became widely popular for Imam al-Husayn (a) during [[Imam al-Sadiq]]'s era. One of the female companions of [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]], an Iraqi woman called Um Sa'id Ahmasiyya, had decided to visit the graves of the martyrs of [[Medina]], when Imam al-Sadiq (a) asked her, "Why don't you visit the grave of the Sayyid al-Shuhada' of your own [town]?" Um Sa'id, thinking that Imam al-Sadiq (a) is referring to [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] asked, "Who do you mean by Sayyid al-Shuhada'?" He replied, "Sayyid al-Shuhada' is Husayn b. 'Ali (a)."<ref>Ibn Qulawayh, ''Kamil al-ziyarat'', p. 142, 217-220; al-Shaykh al-Saduq, ''Thawab al-a'mal'', 97-98</ref> | ||
Explaining how both Hamza and Imam al-Husayn (s) have received the Sayyid al-Shuhada' epithet, [[Mulla Salih Mazandarani]] says that Hamza was the Sayyid al-Shuhada' of his time, whereas Imam al-Husayn (a) is the absolute Sayyid al-Shuhada'.<ref>Mazandarani, ''Sharh-i usul kafi'', vol. 11, p. 368</ref> After Hamza's martyrdom, [[Lady Fatima (a)]] made a [[Misbaha]] from his grave's soil and used every knot to say a [[dhikr]] in her prayers. Now Shi'as make Misbahas from Imam Husayn's (a) soil (see: [[Turba]]).<ref> | Explaining how both Hamza and Imam al-Husayn (s) have received the Sayyid al-Shuhada' epithet, [[Mulla Salih Mazandarani]] says that Hamza was the Sayyid al-Shuhada' of his time, whereas Imam al-Husayn (a) is the absolute Sayyid al-Shuhada'.<ref>Mazandarani, ''Sharh-i usul kafi'', vol. 11, p. 368</ref> After Hamza's martyrdom, [[Lady Fatima (a)]] made a [[Misbaha]] from his grave's soil and used every knot to say a [[dhikr]] in her prayers. Now Shi'as make Misbahas from Imam Husayn's (a) soil (see: [[Turba]]).<ref>Tabrisi, ''Makarim al-akhlagh'', p. 281; Najashafi, ''Jawahir al-kalam'', vol. 10, p. 404-405</ref> Regarding the distinct quality of a Misbaha made from Imam Husayn's (a) soil, as compared to Hamza's soil, Imam al-Sadiq (a) says, "A Misbaha made of Imam Husayn's soil is blessed with the rewards of dhikr for only being onto one's hand even if he (the holder) himself is not uttering anything ."<ref>Tabrisi, ''Makarim al-akhlagh'', p. 281</ref> | ||
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