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==Martyrdom and Burial Site== | ==Martyrdom and Burial Site== | ||
There are different viewpoints as to how Muhammad b. Abi Bakr was martyred. Most sources maintain that when his army was defeated by the Syrian army, his companions left him and fled. Muhammad alone sought refuge in a ruined place, where he was found and killed by Mu'awiya b. Hudayj, one of the chiefs of the Deserters, and his body was burned by him. Some have said that he was killed by Mu'awiya b. Hudayj during the battle. It is also said that [['Amr b. al-'As]] captivated and killed him. | There are different viewpoints as to how Muhammad b. Abi Bakr was martyred. Most sources maintain that when his army was defeated by the Syrian army, his companions left him and fled. Muhammad alone sought refuge in a ruined place, where he was found and killed by Mu'awiya b. Hudayj, one of the chiefs of the Deserters, and his body was burned by him.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 4, p. 80; Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, ''Tahdhīb al-tahdhīb'', vol. 9, p. 70; Ibn Khaldūn, ''Tārīkh Ibn Khaldūn'', vol. 1, p. 634.</ref> Some have said that he was killed by Mu'awiya b. Hudayj during the battle. It is also said that [['Amr b. al-'As]] captivated and killed him.<ref>Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, ''Tahdhīb al-tahdhīb'', vol. 9, p. 70.</ref> | ||
The date of his martyrdom is reported to have been [[Safar]], [[38]]/July 658. | The date of his martyrdom is reported to have been [[Safar]], [[38]]/July 658.<ref>Thaqafī, ''al-Ghārāt'', vol. 1, p. 285; Damīrī, ''Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān'', vol. 1, p. 350.</ref> | ||
When the news of his martyrdom reached [[Imam 'Ali (a)]], the Imam wept and said, "He was a righteous servant for [[Allah]] and a righteous son for us." | When the news of his martyrdom reached [[Imam 'Ali (a)]], the Imam wept and said, "He was a righteous servant for [[Allah]] and a righteous son for us."<ref>Shūshtarī, ''Majālis al-mu'minīn'', vol. 1, p. 278.</ref> | ||
It is also reported that after Muhammad's martyrdom, his sister [[Aisha]] would constantly curse [[Mu'awiya]], [['Amr b. al-'As]], and Mu'awiya b. Hudayj. | It is also reported that after Muhammad's martyrdom, his sister [[Aisha]] would constantly curse [[Mu'awiya]], [['Amr b. al-'As]], and Mu'awiya b. Hudayj. | ||
Muhammad's mother, [[Asma']], is also reported to have dies as a result of grieving for his son. | Muhammad's mother, [[Asma']], is also reported to have dies as a result of grieving for his son.<ref>Ibn Abī l-Ḥadīd, ''Sharḥ Nahj al-balagha'', vol. 6, p. 88.</ref> | ||
Regarding the burial place of Muhammad, it is reported that he was buried outside [[Fustat]] in a mosque called Zimam, but some believe that only his head was buried there. | Regarding the burial place of Muhammad, it is reported that he was buried outside [[Fustat]] in a mosque called Zimam, but some believe that only his head was buried there.<ref>Damīrī, ''Ḥayāt al-ḥayawān'', vol. 1, p. 351.</ref> | ||
==Wife and Children== | ==Wife and Children== | ||