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| Place of burial = [[Holy Shrine of Imam al-Husayn (a)]], [[Karbala]] | | Place of burial = [[Holy Shrine of Imam al-Husayn (a)]], [[Karbala]] | ||
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'''Al-Qāsim b. al-Ḥasan''' is the son of [[Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)]]. He was martyred | '''Al-Qāsim b. al-Ḥasan''' is the son of [[Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)]]. He was martyred on the [[Day of 'Ashura]] in [[Karbala]]. On the [[Eve of 'Ashura]] when [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] asked him about his opinion about death, he answered: "It is sweeter than honey." | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
There is no record about his birthday. However, it is said in ''[[Maqtal al-Khwarazmi]]'' that he had not reached puberty when he was martyred.<ref>Makkī, ''Maqtal al-Khwārizmī'', vol. 2, p. 31.</ref> ''[[Lubab al-ansab]]'' wrote that he was 16.<ref>Bayhaqī, ''Lubāb al-ansāb'', vol. 1, p. 401.</ref> | There is no record about his birthday. However, it is said in ''[[Maqtal al-Khwarazmi]]'' that he had not reached puberty when he was martyred.<ref>Makkī, ''Maqtal al-Khwārizmī'', vol. 2, p. 31.</ref> ''[[Lubab al-ansab]]'' wrote that he was 16.<ref>Bayhaqī, ''Lubāb al-ansāb'', vol. 1, p. 401.</ref> | ||
[[Al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] reported that he, [['Abd Allah b. al-Hasan]] and [['Amr b. al-Hasan]] were from | [[Al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] reported that he, [['Abd Allah b. al-Hasan]] and [['Amr b. al-Hasan]] were from the same mother, who was a slave woman.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 20.</ref> ''[[Maqatil al-Talibiyyin]]'' reported that he and [[Abu Bakr b. al-Hasan]] were from the same mother, though.<ref>Abū l-Faraj al-Iṣfahānī, ''Maqātil al-Ṭālibīyyīn'', p. 92.</ref> | ||
{{Family tree Ahl al-Bayt (a)}} | {{Family tree Ahl al-Bayt (a)}} | ||
==Eve of 'Ashura'== | ==Eve of 'Ashura'== | ||
On the | On the Eve of 'Ashura', [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] gathered his companions and delivered a lecture informing them that they all would be martyred the next day. Qasim b. al-Hasan asked his uncle, Imam al-Husayn (a), whether he would be martyred on 'Ashura'. Imam asked him, what he thought about death. He replied "Sweeter than honey." Imam responded, "Yes, you will be martyred tomorrow."<ref>Motahhari, ''Majmūʿah āthār'', vol. 17, p. 81-82.</ref> | ||
==Martyrdom== | ==Martyrdom== | ||
In his book, ''[[al-Luhuf]]'', [[Sayyid b. Tawus]] reported his fight and martyrdom scene as following: | In his book, ''[[al-Luhuf]]'', [[Sayyid b. Tawus]] reported his fight and martyrdom scene as following: | ||
"… at that moment a youngster whose face was [bright] like moon came to the battlefield and started fighting. Ibn Fudayl al-Azdi hit him on the head. His head was split and he fell on his face and shouted "O, my uncle!" | "… at that moment a youngster whose face was [bright] like moon came to the battlefield and started fighting. Ibn Fudayl al-Azdi hit him on the head. His head was split and he fell on his face and shouted "O, my uncle!" Al-Husayn came to him very fast and attacked the enemies like a lion. He attacked Ibn Fudayl and cut his hand from elbow as Ibn Fudayl had raised it to protect himself from the sword strike. Ibn Fudayl shouted and all the army heard him. They came to help him but trampled him to death. | ||
Narrator says that when the dust cleared, I saw al-Husayn standing at the youngster's body and the boy was kicking his legs. | Narrator says that when the dust cleared, I saw al-Husayn standing at the youngster's body and the boy was kicking his legs. | ||
Al-Husayn said, "[[God]] | Al-Husayn said, "[[God]] may curse the people who killed you. Your father and your grandfather will avenge you on the [[Day of resurrection]]. By God! it is difficult for your uncle to call him but he does not answer you and if he does, it would not benefit you. By God! Today is a day that your uncle's enemies are many and his companions are few. | ||
Then he | Then he cuddled the youngster and put him next to other martyrs of [[Banu Hashim]]."<ref>Sayyid b. Ṭāwūs, ''al-Luhūf'', p. 68-69.</ref> | ||
==Distortion of Facts== | ==Distortion of Facts== | ||
[[Shahid Mutahhari]] wrote Qasim's wedding in [[Karbala]] was an inseparable part of mourning poems and Rawda of Qasim b. al-Hassan. However, this is not reported in any reliable | [[Shahid Mutahhari]] wrote Qasim's wedding in [[Karbala]] was an inseparable part of mourning poems and Rawda of Qasim b. al-Hassan. However, this is not reported in any reliable book. [[Muhaddith al-Nuri]] said, "The first person who write this story was [[Mulla Husayn Kashifi]] in his book ''[[Rawdat al-shuhada' (book)|Rawdat al-shuhada']]''. The origin of this story is false and it is 100 percent false".<ref>Motahhari, ''Majmūʿah āthār'', vol. 17, p. 77.</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||