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
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. Muhammad 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. Oun 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. Juwair bin Malik at-Taimi ad-Dhabbi | 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 Abu 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. Aamir 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.
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