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=Shim’r Religious Shift= | =Shim’r Religious Shift= | ||
Shimr was one of the companions of [[Imam Ali]] (a), who helped him in the [[Battle of Siffin]]. But later he turned away from the Imam (a) and became a staunch enemy for him and his family. | Shimr was one of the companions of [[Imam Ali]] (a), who helped him in the [[Battle of Siffin]]. But later he turned away from the Imam (a) and became a staunch enemy for him and his family. | ||
When [[Hujr b. ‘Adi]], one of the Companions of the Prophet (s) and Imam Ali (a), was arrested, Shimr was one of the people who falsely testified that Hujr had become an apostate and a rebel. In the tragedy of Karbala, also, he was one of the people who | When [[Hujr b. ‘Adi]], one of the Companions of the Prophet (s) and Imam Ali (a), was arrested, Shimr was one of the people who falsely testified that Hujr had become an apostate and a rebel. In the tragedy of Karbala, also, he was one of the people who played a major role in murdering the Imam (a). | ||
=His Role in the Tragedy of Karbala= | =His Role in the Tragedy of Karbala= | ||
When [[Muslim b. Aqil]] went to [[Kufa]] in 60 AH as a representative of Imam Husayn (a), Shimr got a commission from [[‘Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] not to let the people gather around Mulim. Fulfilling this task, Shimr gave a speech in which he called Muslim a rebel and warned the Kufans of the army of the central government in Syria. | When [[Muslim b. Aqil]] went to [[Kufa]] in 60 AH as a representative of Imam Husayn (a), Shimr got a commission from [[‘Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] not to let the people gather around Mulim. Fulfilling this task, Shimr gave a speech in which he called Muslim a rebel and warned the Kufans of the army of the central government in Syria. | ||