Qays b. Mushir al-Saydawi: Difference between revisions

His full names is Qays b. Mushir (some times misspelled as Musahhar) b. Khulayd b. Jundab b. Minqidh b. Jisr 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 Nukra, he has also been called Qays b. Mushir al-Nukri.

According to some accounts, he was an honorable, brave man who loved [[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'.

* Carrying the [[letters of people of Kufa to Imam al-Husayn (a)]] in [[Mecca]].

* Accompanying Muslim b. 'Aqil in his trip and carrying his letter to Imam al-Husayn (a) with regard to the [[allegiance]] of people in [[Kufa]] to Imam al-Husayn (a).

* Accompanying Imam al-Husayn (a) and carrying his letter from [[Hajiz]] to people of Kufa.

A number of letters from people of Kufa were carried to Imam al-Husayn (a) on the [[Ramadan 10]], [[60]]/[[June 17]], 680 by [['Abd Allah b. Sabu' al-Hamdani]] and [['Abd Allah b. Wal al-Taymi]]. A couple of days later, Qays b. Mushir, [['Abd al-Rahman b. 'Abd Allah al-Arhabi]], and [['Umara b. 'Ubayd al-Saluli]] carried 150 more letters from people of Kufa to Imam al-Husayn (a).

After he rested for three days, by the command of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] and in order to accompany [[Muslim b. 'Aqil]] from Mecca to Kufa, Qays left Mecca on [[Ramadan 15]], [[60]]/[[June 22]], 680. They first went to [[Medina]] in order for Muslim b. 'Aqil to bid farewell to his friends and relatives. On this trip they were accompanied by two guides who died on the way because of serious thirst and dehydration.

On his way in this trip in a place called evil canyon, Muslim b. 'Aqil wrote a letter to Imam al-Husayn (a). Qays carried the letter to Imam (a) and returned his reply to Muslim b. 'Aqil. Then Qays continued to accompany Muslim b. 'Aqil, and they were joined by people such as 'Umara b. 'Ubayd al-Saluli and 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Abd Allah b. Kadan al-Arhabi. According to some accounts, Qays accompanied Muslim b. 'Aqil throughout his way from Mecca to Kufa, entering [[al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi]]'s house with Muslim b. 'Aqil.

Qays went from Kufa to his tribe, [[Banu Asad]], and informed them that Muslim b. 'Aqil went to Kufa. [[Habib b. Muzahir]], who was a member of the tribe, went to al-Mukhtar's house in order to meet Muslim b. 'Aqil.

When people of Kufa pledged their allegiance to Muslim b. 'Aqil, he wrote a letter to Imam al-Husayn (a) and informed him about the allegiance. The letter was carried to Imam (a) by [['Abis b. Abi Shabib al-Shakiri]] and Qays. According to some sources, [[Shawdhab]] also accompanied them in carrying the letter.