Editing Jabir b. Yazid al-Ju`fi

'''Jabir b. Yazid al-Ju`fi''' was a well-known Shi’i scholar, exegete of the Quran and companion of the [[Mohammad al-Baqir|Imam al-Baqir]]. He died in 128.<ref>Al-Najashi, loc. cit.</ref>{{Infobox companion of Imam (a)
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 | Full name = Jabir b. Yazid b. al-Harith al-Ju'fi
 | Companion of = [[Mohammad al-Baqir|Imam al-Baqir (a)]], [[Jaʿfar al-Sadiq|Imam al-Sadiq (a)]]
 | Kunya = Abu 'Abd Allah, Abu Muhammad, Abu Yazid
 | Epithet =Al-Ju'fi al-Kufi, al-'Arabi al-Qadim 
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 | Lineage = Madhhij
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 | Place of Residence = Kufa
 | Death/martyrdom =128/745-6 
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 | Works =Nawadir, Kitab al-Jamal, Kitab al-Siffin, ... 
 | Activities = Tabi'un, faqih
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== An Account on the Battle of Karbala ==
His account of the [[martyrdom]] of the [[Hussain ibn Ali|Imam al-Hussain]] seems to have been preserved by Nasr b. Muzahim on the authority of Jabir's pupil, `Amr b. Shamir. Extracts from Nasr's work are preserved by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani. In fact Abu al-Faraj has cited very little of Jabir's account. What little there is are the names of some of the killers of the members of the [[Ahl Al-Bayt|ahl al-bayt]], together with a verse which is included in [[Abu Mikhnaf]]'s account.<ref>Abu al-Faraj, op. cit., pp. 54, 56, 57, 61, 62. Cf al-Tabari, op. cit., p. 360.</ref>

The verse tells that the blood shed by the tribesmen will be reckoned against them. [[Ibn al-Kalbi]] also reports one narrative from Jabir. This is also on the authority of Jabir's pupil, `Amr b. Shamir. In this report Jabir's authority is not given but it may well be the Imam al-Baqir again. The report tells us how the Imam al-Hussain was thirsty, and was struck in the mouth by an arrow shot by [[Husayn b. Tamim]]. The blood spurted from his mouth, and he brushed it away into the air. He then prayed: “O God, count their number, destroy their power and do not leave one of them on earth”.<ref>Ibid., p. 361.</ref>

== References ==
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== Source ==
* [http://alhassanain.org/Arabic%20Accounts%20of%20al-Husayn's%20Martyrdom/arabic_accounts_of_al_husayn_s_martyrdom_html/arabic_accounts_of_al_husayn_s_martyrdom.htm A. Howard, Arabic Accounts of al-Husayn's Martyrdom]

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