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'''Battle of Ḥarra''' (Arabic: وقعة الحرّة) is the violent attack of the [[ | '''Battle of Ḥarra''' (Arabic: {{ia|وقعة الحرّة}}) is the violent attack of the [[Syria]] 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 al-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]]. | ||
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'Abd Allah b. Zubayr appointed [['Abd Allah b. Hanzala]] as the ruler of Medina. This account as well as the ones mentioned before show how influential 'Abd Allah b. Zubayr was on this uprising and its leaders. | 'Abd Allah b. Zubayr appointed [['Abd Allah b. Hanzala]] as the ruler of Medina. This account as well as the ones mentioned before show how influential 'Abd Allah b. Zubayr was on this uprising and its leaders. | ||
===The equipment of the | ===The equipment of the Syria Army=== | ||
The agent of the [[ | The agent of the [[Syria]] government made attempts to make people obey [[Yazid]], but to no avail. Yazid's threatening letter, as well as [[Nu'man b. Bashir]]'s intercession to conciliate people, did not work. Thus Yazid decided to equip an army to quench people of Medina. When [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] refused to undertake the commandership of the army, Yazid gave the commandership to [[Muslim b. 'Uqba al-Murri]]. His army, on some accounts, consisted of 5000 to 27000 soldiers. The attack was accompanied by [[Husayn b. Numayr]]. Husayn undertook the commandership of people of [[Hums]]. | ||
===Digging a trench around Medina=== | ===Digging a trench around Medina=== | ||
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 | 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 Syria 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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==Imam al-Sajjad (a)'s position== | ==Imam al-Sajjad (a)'s position== | ||
Imam al-Sajjad (a)'s neutrality with respect to the uprising: Imam al-Sajjad (a) did not accompany the people of [[Medina]] in the uprising. The reasons for his neutrality included the facts that the uprising began by the permission and support of [['Abd Allah b. Zubayr]], and the number of people in Medina was very small in comparison with the number of | Imam al-Sajjad (a)'s neutrality with respect to the uprising: Imam al-Sajjad (a) did not accompany the people of [[Medina]] in the uprising. The reasons for his neutrality included the facts that the uprising began by the permission and support of [['Abd Allah b. Zubayr]], and the number of people in Medina was very small in comparison with the number of Syria's violent, cruel army. Moreover, Imam al-Sajjad (a) wanted to stay away from the accusations of the [[Umayyad]] government, which was, on one account, [[Muslim b. 'Uqba]]'s main motivation for his attack on Medina, and he wanted his few followers to survive (in order for Shiism to survive) and he wanted to preserve the dignity of [[the Prophet (s)]]'s progeny and household. | ||
[[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]]'s house as a safe refuge: since Imam al-Sajjad (a) did not accompany the rebels, his household remained safe, and his house came to be a safe place for many women and children and even the family of [[Marwan b. Hakam]]. Imam al-Sajjad (a) sent Marwan's family, together with his own family, to [[Yanabu']]. | [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]]'s house as a safe refuge: since Imam al-Sajjad (a) did not accompany the rebels, his household remained safe, and his house came to be a safe place for many women and children and even the family of [[Marwan b. Hakam]]. Imam al-Sajjad (a) sent Marwan's family, together with his own family, to [[Yanabu']]. | ||