Martyrs of Karbala

Martyrs of Karbala are those who were martyred on Muharram 10th (Ashura), 61/680, in the Battle of Karbala by Omar b. Sa'd's army. The exact number of the Martyrs of Karbala is disputed. According to al-Shaykh al-Mufid in his al-Irshad, the number of the heads of these martyrs amounts to 72.

The 18 Martyrs from the Banu Hashim

Burial place of most of the martyrs of the Battle of Karbala, near the holy grave of Imam al-Hussain in his shrine, Karbala

Sons of Imam Ali

1. Imam Hussain bin Ali	4 Ja’far bin Ali
2. Al-Abbas bin Ali	5 Abdullah bin Ali
3. Uthman bin Ali	6. Abu Bakr b. bin Ali

Sons of Imam al-Hasan

7. Al-Qasim bin al-Hasan

8. Abdullah bin al-Hasan

9 Abu Bakr bin al-Hasan

Sons of Imam Hussain

10. Ali al-Akbar bin al-Hussain

11. Ali al-Asghar bin al-Hussain

Sons of Abdullah bin Ja’far

12. Awn bin Abdullah bin Ja’far

13. Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Ja’far

Sons of Aqil bin Abdul Muttalib

14. Abdurrahman bin Aqil

15. Ja’far bin Aqil

16. Abdullah bin Aqil

Sons of Muslim bin Aqil

17. Abu Abdullah Amir bin Muslim

18. Abdullah bin Muslim

The 16 Martyrs who left Yazid’s army and fought with Imam Hussain

1. Bakr bin Taim	9. Hallas bin Amr al-Absi
2. Jabir bin al-Hajjaj	10. Zohair bin Salim bin Amr al-Azdi
3. Juwayn b. Malik	11. Dharghama bin Malik
4. Al-Harith bin Amr al-Kindi	12. Abdurrahman bin Mas’ud at-Taimi
5. Al-Hurr bin Yazid ar-Riyahi	13. Umair bin Abi Dhabiya
6. Al-Hurr’s Brother	14. Qasim bin Habib al-Azdi
7. Al-Hurr’s son	15. Mas’ud bin al-Hajjaj at-Taimi
8. Al-Hurr’s retainer	16. An-No’man bin Amr ar-Rasibi

The 14 Companions of the Prophet who were Martyred at Karbala

1. Anas bin al-Harith al-Asadi	8. Shu’aib bin Abdullah
2. Junada bin Ka’b	9. Abdurrahman bin Abdur Rabb al-Ansari
3. Habib bin Mudhahir al-Asadi	10. Uqba bin as-Salt (as-Samit)
4. Muslim bin Owsaja	11. Ammar bin Abi Salama
5. Muslim bin Kathir al-Azdi	12. Amr bin Ka’b al-Ansari
6. Na’eem bin Ajlan al-Ansari	13. Muslim bin Kathir al-Azdi
7. Dhahir bin Amr as-Salami	14. Na’eem bin Ajlan al-Ansari

The 22 Companions of Imam Ali who fought with Imam Hussain

1. Abu Thumama Amr bin Abdullah as-Sa’idi	9. Handhala bin As’ad	17. Kinana bin Atiq at-Taghlubi
2. Aslam bin Kathir al-Azdi	10. Salim	18. Majm’a bin Abdullah al-Mathheji
3. Umayya bin Sa’d at-Ta’iy	11. Sa’d bin al-Harith	19. Muqsit bin Zohair at-Taghlubi
4. Burair bin Khudhair al-Hamadani	12. Sawwaar bin Abi Himyarr al-Fahmi	20. Nasr bin Abi Nizar
5. Jabala bin Ali ash-Shaibani	13. Shouthab bin Abdullah	21. Nafi’ bin Hilal al-Bajali
6. John the slave of Abu Dharr	14. Amr bin Jundab	22. Yazid bin Ma’qil al-Ju’fi
7. Al-Harith bin Nabhan	15. Qasit bin Zohair at-Taghlubi	23. Jundab bin Hujair al-Kindi
8. Habashi bin Qais an-Nahmi	16. Kurdus bin Zohair at-Taghlbi

The 42 valiant soldiers who fought and sacrificed their lives for Imam Hussain

1.Abu Aamir Ziyad bin Umair al-Hamadani	15. Saif bin al-Harith bin Sariyi	29. Ubeidullah bin Yazid bin Sabeet al-Qaisi
2. Souhan bin Omayya al-Abdi	16. Saif bin Malik al-Abdi	30. Ammar bin Hassan at-Ta’iy
3. Bishr bin Amr al-Kindi	17. Suwaid bin Amr	31. Amr bin Junadah bin Ka’b
4. Hubab bin al-Harith at-Taghlubi	18. Shabib bin Abdullah	32. Amr bin Khalid as-Saidawi
5. Al-Hajjaj bin Yazid at-Tamimi	19. Aabis bin Abi Shu’aib ash-Shakiri	33. Amr bin Qarat al-Ansari
6. Handhala bin Umar	20. Amir bin Muslim al-Abdi	34. Qaarib bin Abdullah
7. Rafi’ bin Abdullah	21. Aayiz bin Mujmmi’	35. Qasit bin Zohair at-Taghlubi
8. Zohair bin Bishr	22. Abbad bin Muhajir	36. Qu’nab bin Amr an-Nimyari
9. Zohair bin Qais al-Bajali	23. Abdurrahman bin Abdullah bin Arji	37. Malik bin Abdullah Sariyi
10. Salim bin Amr	24. Abdurrahman bin Urwa al-Ghifari	38. Mujjami’ bin Ziyad
11. Sa’d	25. Abdullah bin Urwa al-Ghifari	39. Mani’ bin Ziyad
12. Sa’eed bin Abdullah al-Handhali	26. Abdullah bin Umair	40. Muhajir bin Sahm
13. Salman bin Mudharib bin Qais al-Bajali	27. Abdullah bin Umair al-Kalbi	41. Yazid bin Sabeet al-Qaisi
14. Salim [Sulayman]	28. Abdullah bin Yazid bin Sabeet al-Qaisi	42. Yazid bin Ziyad al-Muhajir.

The Forerunners of Martyrdom

Beside those martyred at the battlefield, there were some followers of Imam Hussain captured and killed by Ibn Ziad’s troops before the battle of Karbala. To know more about them, please refer to this entry: The Forerunners of Martyrdom.

Source

• A.K. Ahmed, The Hidden Truth about Karbala