Editing Ibsar al-ayn fi ansar al-Husayn (section)

== Abstract of book ==
At the beginning of the book and in the introductory section, al-Samawi provides a "brief overview of the life of Aba Abdullah al-Hussain from birth to martyrdom."<ref>Samawi, pp. 33-60</ref> In twelve lines, the author quickly describes the life of Imam Hussain from his birth to Rajab in 60 AH.<ref>Samawi, pp. 33-34</ref>  The preface  continues with   narrating the events from the beginning of the Imam's uprising to his [[martyrdom]]. The author's expression in the preface is historical and very brief. For example, al-Samawi’s narration from the events beginning with Imam's departure from Medina and his movement towards [[Kufa]] to the encounter with the [[Horr B. Yazid al-Riahi al-Yarbuʾi al-Tamimi|Hur]]’s army is as follows: "Hussain left at dawn. Ibn Abbas and Ibn Zubayr demanded him to change his mind , but he did not accept. He reached [[Al-Tan’im|Tan'im]] Manzel (Stopping place) and [[Omar Ibn Sa’d|Omar]]'s son, who was in his fields, asked the Imam to return. This time, the Imam did not accept either and entered the Wadi l-'Aqiq and then continued his movement from there. Abdullah ibn Ja'far sent two of his sons to him and wrote a letter asking him to return. But Imam did not accept this offer and without hesitation, he hurriedly continued to move until he reached [[Dhat 'Irq]] where a group of people joined him and then he reached [[Al-Hajir|Hajar]] in the womb of Ramah and sent it by Qays to [[Muslim b. Aqil b. Abi Talib|Muslim]] to inform the people of [[Kufa]] of his arrival, and then he moved to [[Al-Thaʿlabiyya|Tha'liya]] and then to [[Zarud|Zarrud]]. There he was informed of the martyrdom of Muslim, Hani and Qais, and he continued on his way until he reached the [[Zubala]]. In that land, he was informed about the martyrdom of [[Abd Allah b. Yaqtar|Abdullah Ibn Yaqtar]] and spoke to his companions and informed them about the martyrdom of Muslim, Hani, Qais and Abdullah and allowed them to return. Many people left him and only his family and his chosen companions stayed with him. Then he continued his movement until he reached  Aqaba and stopped in Sharaf and spent the night there. At dawn, when he left, an army appeared in the distance."<ref>Samawi, pp. 42-43</ref>

Similarly, the events after [[Ashura]] and the movement of the caravan of captives are described in only two lines as follow: "The tents were looted and those who were there were taken captive and the heads of the martyrs were taken with the captives to Kufa and from there to Syria and then to Medina, the homeland of their ancestor, the Messenger of God."<ref>Samawi, p.60</ref>

In the following text, the author presents the biography of the companions of Imam Hussain the number of which is one hundred and twelve, in seventeen sections, according to the importance of their families. The titles of the seventeen sections are as follows: "The martyrs of Abu Talib family, the martyrs of Bani Assad and their slaves, the martyrs of Hamedani and their slaves, the martyrs of Madhaji, the martyrs of Ansari, the martyrs of Bajli and Khathami, the martyrs of Kennedy, the martyrs of Ghaffari, the martyrs of Kolbi, the martyrs of Azdi, the martyrs of Abdi, the martyrs of Timi, the martyrs of Tai, the martyrs of Taqalobi, the martyrs of Jahani, the martyrs of Tamimi and the seventeenth section, the other companions of Imam Hussain »

The last section describes the biographies of Jabal ibn Ali Sheibani, Qanab ibn Umar Nimri, and Sa'id ibn Abdullah Hanafi.<ref>Samawi, pp. 261- 265</ref> The last section describes the biographies of Jabal ibn Ali Sheibani, Qanab ibn Umar Nimri, and Sa'id ibn Abdullah Hanafi. About one of them, Al-Samawi writes: “Jabal ibn Ali Sheibani was one of the Kufi heroes who first revolted along with Muslim and then joined Imam Hussain , and all biographers have mentioned him. “Sahib al-Hadaiq says: “Jabalah was martyred in support of Imam Hussain in Karbala during the first attack."<ref>Samawi, p. 261</ref>

After the seventeenth section, al-Samawi concludes Absar al-Ain with "Useful Phrases about Hussain’s Companions.<ref>Samawi, pp. 265-282</ref>" Attached to the book are various and voluminous lists prepared by its researcher (Tabasi).<ref>Samawi, pp. 283- 376</ref>