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'''Event of Ḥarra''' (Arabic: | {{under construction}} | ||
'''Event of Ḥarra''' (Arabic: واقعة الحرّة) is the violent attack of the [[Sham]] army under the commandership of [[Muslim b. 'Uqba]] on the people of [[Medina]] who rose against [[Yazid b. Mu'awiya]]. In [[63]]/682, the people of Medina rose against the rule of Yazid b. Mu'awiya under the leadership of [['Abd Allah b. Hanzala]]. In this event, many people were killed, including 80 of [[the Prophet Muhammad (s)]]'s [[Sahaba]] and 700 of memorizers (hafiz) of the [[Qur'an]], and people's property were plundered. | |||
In this uprising, [[Imam Sajjad (a)]] remained neutral, though he gave refuge to many women and children and even the family and companions of [[Marwan b. Hakam]]. | In this uprising, [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]] remained neutral, though he gave refuge to many women and children and even the family and companions of [[Marwan b. Hakam]]. | ||
==The meaning of harra and the date of the event== | ==The meaning of harra and the date of the event== | ||
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When people of [[Medina]] heard about the departure of Yazid's army to Medina, they dug a trench around Medina as a shelter. | When people of [[Medina]] heard about the departure of Yazid's army to Medina, they dug a trench around Medina as a shelter. | ||
People allowed the agents of the Umayyad government to go out of Medina on the condition that they give no information about Medina to the Sham army and do not attend the war. After they went out of Medina, the Umayyad people broke their oath, and [['Abd al-Malik b. Marwan]]'s father suggested him to devise a plan for an attack on Medina together with Muslim b. 'Uqba. | People allowed the agents of the Umayyad government to go out of Medina on the condition that they give no information about Medina to the Sham army and do not attend the war. After they went out of Medina, the Umayyad people broke their oath, and [['Abd al-Malik b. Marwan]]'s father suggested him to devise a plan for an attack on Medina together with Muslim b. 'Uqba. | ||
After crossing Harra, Muslim b. 'Uqba settled in east of Medina, and gave a three day deadline to people of Medina. Then he bypassed the trench and entered the city with the help of the Banu Haritha tribe—who were deceived by financial promises—and committed incredible crimes there in such a way that he came to be known as the criminal. | After crossing Harra, Muslim b. 'Uqba settled in east of Medina, and gave a three day deadline to people of Medina. Then he bypassed the trench and entered the city with the help of the Banu Haritha tribe—who were deceived by financial promises—and committed incredible crimes there in such a way that he came to be known as the criminal. | ||
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Muslim b. 'Uqba is reported as having said that, after his confession to [[tawhid]] ([[monotheism]]), his best deed was the massacre of people in Harra. Some Muslim historiographers maintain that the violent oppression of people in the event of Harra was motivated by the revenge of the [[Umayyad]] bloods who were killed in the [[Battle of Badr]] by Muslims and the revenge of the murder of [['Uthman]] by people of Medina, especially [[Ansar]]. | Muslim b. 'Uqba is reported as having said that, after his confession to [[tawhid]] ([[monotheism]]), his best deed was the massacre of people in Harra. Some Muslim historiographers maintain that the violent oppression of people in the event of Harra was motivated by the revenge of the [[Umayyad]] bloods who were killed in the [[Battle of Badr]] by Muslims and the revenge of the murder of [['Uthman]] by people of Medina, especially [[Ansar]]. | ||
[[fa:واقعه حره]] | |||
[[ar:واقعة الحرة]] | |||
[[tr:Harre Olayı]] | |||
[[id:Peristiwa Harrah]] | |||