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'''Qays b. Musahhar al- | '''Qays b. Musahhar al-Ṣaydāwī al-Asadī''' (Arabic: قَیس بن مُسَهَّر الصَّیداوي الاَسدي) was the envoy of [[Imam Husayn (a)]] who carried a message between the Imam (a), people of [[Kufa]] and [[Muslim b. 'Aqil]]. He was captivated by the army of [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] in [[Qadisiyya]] and was martyred a few days before the [[event of 'Ashura]]. His name is mentioned in [[Ziyarah al-Nahiyya al-Muqaddasa]]. | ||
==His parentage== | ==His parentage== | ||
His full names is Qays b.Musahhar b. Khulayd b. Jundab b. Minqidh b. Jist b. Nakara b. Sayda'. Qyas's tribe was known as the tribe of Banu Sayda', that counted as a clan of [[Banu Asad]]. This is why Qays was considered as a Banu Asad martyr in some sources. Since one of his ancestors is Nakara, he has also been called Qays b. Musahhar al-Nakari. | His full names is Qays b.Musahhar b. Khulayd b. Jundab b. Minqidh b. Jist b. Nakara b. Sayda'. Qyas's tribe was known as the tribe of Banu Sayda', that counted as a clan of [[Banu Asad]]. This is why Qays was considered as a Banu Asad martyr in some sources. Since one of his ancestors is Nakara, he has also been called Qays b. Musahhar al-Nakari. | ||
According to some accounts, he was an honorable, brave man who loved the households or [[Ahl al-Bayt]] of [[the Prophet (s)]]. [[Kumayt al-Asadi]], the well-known early Shiite poet, mentioned him in one of his poems as Shaykh (senior) of Banu Sayda'. | According to some accounts, he was an honorable, brave man who loved the households or [[Ahl al-Bayt]] of [[the Prophet (s)]]. [[Kumayt al-Asadi]], the well-known early Shiite poet, mentioned him in one of his poems as Shaykh (senior) of Banu Sayda'. | ||
==As an envoy== | ==As an envoy== | ||
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===Argument with 'Ubaydullah b. Ziyad=== | ===Argument with 'Ubaydullah b. Ziyad=== | ||
When Qays was taken to 'Ubaydullah b. Ziyad's emirate building, an argument occurred between them. | When Qays was taken to 'Ubaydullah b. Ziyad's emirate building, an argument occurred between them. | ||
Ibn Ziyad said: who are you? | Ibn Ziyad said: who are you? | ||
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===His martyrdom=== | ===His martyrdom=== | ||
After Qays's brave remarks, [['Ubaydullah b. Ziyad]] threw him down from the roof of his palace and martyred him. He then ordered his men to mutilate Qays's corpse. | After Qays's brave remarks, [['Ubaydullah b. Ziyad]] threw him down from the roof of his palace and martyred him. He then ordered his men to mutilate Qays's corpse. | ||
According to [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]]'s account, he was thrown down with his hands tied up and his bones were broken. He was still alive, but a man called [['Abd al-Malik b. 'Umayr al-Lakhmi]] decapitated him. People criticized him, but he replied: "I just wanted to give him comfort." | According to [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]]'s account, he was thrown down with his hands tied up and his bones were broken. He was still alive, but a man called [['Abd al-Malik b. 'Umayr al-Lakhmi]] decapitated him. People criticized him, but he replied: "I just wanted to give him comfort." | ||
However, according to some other sources, this story happened to [['Abdullah b. Yaqtar]]. | However, according to some other sources, this story happened to [['Abdullah b. Yaqtar]]. | ||
===The date of martyrdom=== | ===The date of martyrdom=== | ||
It is not known exactly when Qays was martyred. According to some accounts, [[Imam Husayn (a)]] was informed about his martyrdom in [['Adhib al-Hajanat]]; thus he was martyred before Imam Husayn (a) arrived in [[Karbala]]. | It is not known exactly when Qays was martyred. According to some accounts, [[Imam Husayn (a)]] was informed about his martyrdom in [['Adhib al-Hajanat]]; thus he was martyred before Imam Husayn (a) arrived in [[Karbala]]. | ||
However, according to an account according to which he was carrying Imam Husayn (a)'s letter from Karbala to [[Kufa]], he must have been martyred sometime between the second and the tenth of Muharram 61 A.H. (August 31 to September 8, 680). | However, according to an account according to which he was carrying Imam Husayn (a)'s letter from Karbala to [[Kufa]], he must have been martyred sometime between the second and the tenth of Muharram 61 A.H. (August 31 to September 8, 680). | ||
What is certain, however, is that Qays departed to Kufa after the martyrdom of Muslim. Therefore, his martyrdom is definitely after the [[Day of 'Arafa]]. | What is certain, however, is that Qays departed to Kufa after the martyrdom of Muslim. Therefore, his martyrdom is definitely after the [[Day of 'Arafa]]. | ||
===Imam Husayn (a)'s reaction=== | ===Imam Husayn (a)'s reaction=== | ||