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A large number of Shi'a Muslims of [[Basra]] opposed the enemies of [[Imam Ali (a)]] in the [[battle of Jamal]]. The tribe of 'Abd al-Qays who were living in Basra were Shi'a Muslims and followers of Imam Ali (a). [[Khuza'a]] and [[Bajila]] tribes were Shi'ite. When Imam al-Husayn (a), set out for Kufa, he sent a letter to Shi'a Muslims of Basra and invited them to support him. They gathered around in the house of [[Mariya al-'Abdiyya]]. [[Sharik b. A'war]], a prominent Shi'a figure in Basra, passed away just before the martyrdom of [[Muslim b. 'Aqil]]. Shi'a Muslims of Basra were mentioned in the ancient historical books. [['Abd al-'Aziz al-Jaludi]] was a Shi'a author from Basra. The names of hundreds of Shi'ite figures from Basra were mentioned in the book ''al-Nusra li Shi'at al-Basra''. Baridis, Shahiniyya, and Banu Mazid were a number of Shi'a rulers in Basra. Today Basra is the second largest city of Iraq and one of the most important Shi'ite cities in the world.