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==Commandership of the Right Front of the Army== | ==Commandership of the Right Front of the Army== | ||
In the morning of [[Ashura]] after the [[Fajr prayer|morning prayer]], Imam al-Husayn (a) organized his companions and the army. He appointed Zuhayr b. al-Qayn as the commander of the right front of his army, and [[Habib b. Muzahir]] as the commander of its left front. He gave the flag to his brother, [[Abbas (a)]].<ref>Dīnawarī, ''al-Akhbār al-ṭiwāl'', p. 256; Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 187; Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 4, p. 320.</ref> | In the morning of [[Ashura]] after the [[Fajr prayer|morning prayer]], Imam al-Husayn (a) organized his companions and the army. He appointed Zuhayr b. al-Qayn as the commander of the right front of his army, and [[Habib b. Muzahir]] as the commander of its left front. He gave the flag to his brother, [[al-Abbas (a)]].<ref>Dīnawarī, ''al-Akhbār al-ṭiwāl'', p. 256; Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 3, p. 187; Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 4, p. 320.</ref> | ||
==Preaching the Army of Umar b. Sa'd== | ==Preaching the Army of Umar b. Sa'd== | ||
On the day of [[Ashura]] when the two armies met | On the day of [[Ashura]] when the two armies met before the war began, Imam al-Husayn (a) preached the enemy's army. After the Imam's speech, Zuhayr b. al-Qayn asked the Imam to let him give a speech. He addressed the people of [[Kufa]] and warned them about fighting with Imam al-Husayn (a). But the [[army of Umar b. Sa'd]] responded by cursing Zuhayr and praising Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, and insisted on the war. Finally, [[Shimr b. Dhi l-Jawshan]] threw an arrow to him. | ||
Someone from Imam al-Husayn's (a) army called Zuhayr and told him that: | Someone from Imam al-Husayn's (a) army called Zuhayr and told him that: | ||
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==Zuhayr's Fame Among People of Kufa== | ==Zuhayr's Fame Among People of Kufa== | ||
Zuhayr was known by people of [[Kufa]] as a brave, distinguished and famous figure. Thus he was challenged to individual battles by Salim and Yasar—servants of [[Ziyad b. Abih]] and [[ | Zuhayr was known by people of [[Kufa]] as a brave, distinguished and famous figure. Thus he was challenged to individual battles by Salim and Yasar—servants of [[Ziyad b. Abih]] and [[Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]]—who were chanting paeans. When [['Abd Allah b. Umayr al-Kalbi]] went to fight with them, they told him: "we do not know you. Let Zuhayr b. al-Qayn or Habib b. Muzahir come and fight with us".<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 4, p. 327; Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 101.</ref> Zuhayr raised to smash them, but Imam al-Husayn (a) did not let him go, and sent [['Abd Allah b. 'Umayr]] to fight them. | ||
==Preventing the Attack on Imam's Camps== | ==Preventing the Attack on Imam's Camps== | ||
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==Joint Battle== | ==Joint Battle== | ||
When [[Habib b. Muzahir]] was martyred before the noon on [[Ashura]], Zuhayr and [[Hurr b. Yazid al-Riyahi]] went to the battlefield. They supported one another; whenever one was surrounded by the enemies, the other helped him out. They fought until Hurr was martyred and Zuhayr went back to the camp.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 4, p. 336; Ibn al-Athīr, ''al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 4, p. 71.</ref> | When [[Habib b. Muzahir]] was martyred before the noon on [[Ashura]], Zuhayr and [[al-Hurr b. Yazid al-Riyahi]] went to the battlefield. They supported one another; whenever one was surrounded by the enemies, the other helped him out. They fought until al-Hurr was martyred and Zuhayr went back to the camp.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 4, p. 336; Ibn al-Athīr, ''al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh'', vol. 4, p. 71.</ref> | ||
==Protection of Worshipers at the Noon of Ashura== | ==Protection of Worshipers at the Noon of Ashura== | ||
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==Imam al-Husayn's (a) Pray for Zuhayr== | ==Imam al-Husayn's (a) Pray for Zuhayr== | ||
When Zuhayr was martyred, Imam al-Husayn (a) prayed for him thus: | When Zuhayr was martyred, Imam al-Husayn (a) prayed for him thus: "O, Zuhayr! May God bless you with His mercy and curse your killers with an eternal curse, like that of Israelites who were transshaped by God."<ref>Khwārizmī, ''Maqtal al-Ḥusayn'', vol. 2, p. 20.</ref> | ||
==Zuhayr's Name in Ziyara al-Shuhada'== | ==Zuhayr's Name in Ziyara al-Shuhada'== | ||
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