Zuhayr b. Sulaym al-Azdi
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| Companion of | Imam al-Husayn (a) |
|---|---|
| Wellknown Relatives | Mikhnaf b. Sulaym (brother) |
| Martyrdom | 61/680, Karbala |
| Cause of Martyrdom | Martyred in the Battle of Karbala |
| Burial Place | Holy shrine of Imam al-Husayn (a) |
Zuhayr b. Sulaym al-Azdī (Arabic: زهير بن سليم الأزدي) was among the martyrs of Karbala on the Day of Ashura in the year 61/680.[1] He is also reported to have been a companion of Imam Ali (a).[2]
According to al-Mamaqani (d. 1351/1933) in Tanqih al-maqal, historians have documented that Zuhayr initially arrived in Karbala alongside the army of Umar b. Sa'd. However, upon learning of Umar b. Sa'd's decision to kill Imam al-Husayn (a), he chose to align himself with the Imam (a) and subsequently met martyrdom on the Day of Ashura after the initial attack.[3] This account is cited in the book Ibsar al-'ayn by Muhammad al-Samawi (d. 1371/1950).[4] In the Ziyara al-Shuhada', Zuhayr b. Sulaym al-Azdi is honored with the phrase "peace be upon Zuhayr b. Sulaym al-Azdi."[5]
Zuhayr was notably present in the Battle of Qadisiyya, during which he is reported to have slain a commander of the Iranian army known as Nakhar Jan or Nakhir Khan.[6]
Zuhayr was the brother of Mikhnaf b. Sulaym al-Azdi, who was a companion of the Prophet (s) as well as a commander in the army of Imam Ali (a).[7]
In historical sources, a figure named 'Abd Allah b. Zuhayr b. Sulaym is mentioned as a commander in Umar Sa'd's army during the event of Karbala.[8] It is believed that he is the son of Zuhayr.[9]
Notes
- ↑ Kūfī Asadī, Tasmīya man qutila maʿa l-Ḥusayn (a), p. 156; Ibn Shahrāshūb, Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib, vol. 4, p. 113.
- ↑ Kamaraʾī, ʿUnṣur-i shujāʿat, vol. 3, p. 41.
- ↑ Māmaqānī, Tanqīḥ al-maqāl, vol. 28, p. 314.
- ↑ Samāwī, Ibṣār al-ʿayn, p. 162.
- ↑ Ibn al-Mashhadī, al-Mazār al-kabīr, p. 494.
- ↑ See: Balādhurī, Futūḥ al-buldān, p. 258; Dīnawarī, al-Akhbār al-ṭiwāl, p. 123.
- ↑ Dīnawarī, al-Akhbār al-ṭiwāl, p. 123.
- ↑ See: Ṭabarī, Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk, vol. 5, p. 422; Samāwī, Ibṣār al-ʿayn, p. 60, 180.
- ↑ Sangarī, Āʾīna dārān-i āftāb, vol. 1, p. 520.
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