Editing Fursan al-Hayja

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}}'''Fursan al-Hayja''' (Persian: Savaran-e-Nabard; Arabic: فُرْسانُ الْهَیْجاء), written by Zabihullah Mahalati, introduces 230 companions of [[Hussain ibn Ali|Imam Hussain]] in the event of [[Ashura]] in two volumes. The original book is in Arabic, later translated into Persian by the author, but now the Arabic version is unavailable.

== About the author ==
Zabihullah Mushtaq Askari, known as Zabihullah Mahalati (1366-1271 SH), is a [[Shiʿa|Shia]] cleric and writer. He learned his introductory lessons in Mahalat and then received permission to narrate from Seyyedaboulhasan Esfahani and Mirzahasan Naini.<ref>Daneshname Eslami (Islamic encyclopedia)</ref> Many books are left from Mahalati: Rayahin al-Sharia, Qurat al-Ain, Akhtaran Tabnak, Forsan Al-Hayja, etc. He was buried in 1366 SH in Bayn al-Ḥaramayn (between two shrines) of Abd al-Azim al-Hasani.<ref>News of the Islamic Republic of Iran </ref>

== About the book ==
In the book Forsan Al-Hayja, the author narrates the description of 230 companions of Imam Hussain in [[Karbala]] and after the Ashura incident in Basra and Kufa in alphabetical order. The book is written in two volumes. In the first volume, the author introduces 140 of the Imam's companions,<ref>Esfandiari, Mohammad, Ketabshenasi-e- Tarikhi-e- Emam Hussain (historical bibliography of Imam Hussain) p. 165.</ref> starting from "Alif to Ayin", that is, from "[[Abu Thumama al-Sa'idi]]" to "[[Ammar bin Hasan Tai]]" and in the second volume, 90 other companions from "Ayin to Yodh", that is, from "[[Ammar b. Abi Salama]]" Hamdani" to "[[Yazid Ibn Mohajer]]". In the biography book, the author explains their names and ancestry and how they were martyred. At the end of the book, the uprising of [[Mukhtar]] and the fate of the killers of Imam Hussein are discussed.

Forsan Al-Hayja was initially written in Arabic and later translated into Persian by the author, although the Arabic version is unavailable.<ref>Esfandiari, Mohammad, Ketabshenasi-e- Tarikhi-e- Emam Hussain (historical bibliography of Imam Hussain) p. 165</ref> In 1386 SH, Mohammad Shuaa Fakhir translated its Persian text into Arabic under the name "Forsan al- Hayja fi Tarajam Ashab Sayyid al-Shuhada".<ref>Mahalati, Forsan Al Hayja, introduction by Mohammad Shuaa Fakhir, 1386, vol. 1</ref> The writing of the first volume was finished in 1348 AH and was published during the author's lifetime by Bouzarjamhari Publications.<ref>Mojahidi, Mohammad Ali, Pazhuheshi Dar Maqhtalhay-e- Farsi (a research on Persian maqtals), pp. 191 and 192.</ref> Of course, other editions of the book are also available. 

== The value and importance of the book ==
The author of Forsan Al-Hayja has used new and old books to confirm the accuracy of his content in the martyrs' biography, mentioning the book's title and the page number in the footnote. The prose of the book is simple and uncomplicated. One of the objections to it is that the names of Imam Hussain's companions often do not match the names mentioned in the authentic [[Maqtal|Maqtals]]. Mohammad Esfandiari believes that the author has not checked the correctness or incorrectness of some information; for example, he named people who were not martyrs among the martyrs, or he mentioned the name of one person twice, thinking that it was the name of two people.<ref>Esfandiari, Mohammad, Ketabshenasi-e- Tarikhi-e- Emam Hussain (historical bibliography of Imam Hussain) p. 165.</ref>

== Sources ==

* Daneshname Eslami (Islamic encyclopedia)
* Mojahidi, Mohammad Ali, Pazhuheshi Dar Maqhtalhay-e- Farsi (research on Persian Maqtals), pp. 191 and 192.
* Esfandiari, Mohammad, Ketabshenasi-e- Tarikhi-e- Emam Hussein (historical bibliography of Imam Hussein (p.b.u.h) p. 165.
* News of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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