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==Similar Historical accounts about 'Abd Allah b. Yaqtar and Qays b. Mushir==
==Similar Historical accounts about 'Abd Allah b. Yaqtar and Qays b. Mushir==
In many sources, the martyrdom of [['Abd Allah b. Yaqtar]] and that of Qays b. Mushir are reported in the same way, that is, one and the same story about their martyrdom is told. However, a reflection on what the sources say reveals that there are subtle differences between the two stories.
In many sources, the martyrdom of [['Abd Allah b. Yaqtar]] and that of Qays b. Mushir are reported in the same way, that is, one and the same story about their martyrdom is told. However, a reflection on what the sources say reveals that there are subtle differences between the two stories.


===Differences===
===Differences===
[[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] first sent 'Abd Allah b. Yaqtar with a letter to Kufa; he went to Kufa from a certain path. He then gave another letter to Qays b. Mushir, but he went to Kufa from a different path. However, they both were captivated by forces of 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad and were martyred. But they were martyred in similar ways.
[[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] first sent 'Abd Allah b. Yaqtar with a letter to Kufa; he went to Kufa from a certain path. He then gave another letter to Qays b. Mushir, but he went to Kufa from a different path. However, they both were captivated by forces of 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad<ref>Bayḍūn, Mawsūʿat karbalā, vol. 1, p. 552.</ref> and were martyred. But they were martyred in similar ways.<ref>A research about martyrs of Karbala, p. 319.</ref>
 
*Imam al-Husayn (a) sent 'Abd Allah b. Yaqtar from [[Hajiz]] to Kufa and learned about his martyrdom in a place called [[Zubala]].<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 167; Bayḍūn, Mawsūʿat karbalā, vol. 1, p. 553; Muskūya, ''Tajārub al-umam'', vol. 2, p. 60.</ref>


Imam al-Husayn (a) sent 'Abd Allah b. Yaqtar from [[Hajiz]] to Kufa and learned about his martyrdom in a place called [[Zubala]]. But he sent Qays b. Mushir from a place called Bayda to Kufa, and learned about his martyrdom in a place called [['Udhayb al-Hijanat]].
*But he sent Qays b. Mushir from a place called Bayda to Kufa, and learned about his martyrdom in a place called [['Udhayb al-Hijanat]].<ref>Bayḍūn, Mawsūʿat karbalā, vol. 1, p. 553.</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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