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'''Jawn b. Huway''' (Arabic: جَون بن حُوَی) was a black slave of Abu Dhar al-Ghifari. He was | '''Jawn b. Huway''' (Arabic: جَون بن حُوَی) was a black slave of Abu Dhar al-Ghifari. He was martyred in the battle of [[Karbala]]. | ||
In the day of [[Ashura]], [[Hussain ibn Ali|Imam Hussain]] | In the day of [[Ashura]], [[Hussain ibn Ali|Imam al-Hussain]] prevented Jawn from attending the fight, but he replied: "By God, I will never leave you until my blood is shed for you." When he was martyred Imam al-Hussain came to his body and prayed for him. | ||
==Name== | ==Name== | ||
Al-Shaykh al-Mufid stated his name as Juwayn, al-Baladhuri and Muhammad b. Jarir b. Yazid al-Tabari|al-Tabari called him Huway, Ibn Shahr Ashub stated his name as Juwayn b. Abi Malik and Abu l-Faraj al-Isfahani, al-Shaykh al-Tusi and al-Sayyid b. Tawus stated his name as Jawn. | |||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
He was a black man from Nubia (Africa). Jawn was the slave of Fadl b. 'Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib and Imam Ali (a) bought him and gave him to Abu Dhar al-Ghifari as a gift. He served Abu Dhar until his demise in al-Rabada in 32/653. Afterwards he returned to Imam Ali (a) and stayed with his descendants. It is said he was good at repairing and preparing weapons. It is quoted from Imam al-Sajjad (a), that Jawn was preparing weapons in the tent of Imam al-Hussain the night before 'Ashura. | |||
=='Ashura== | |||
Imam al-Hussain prevented Jawn from attending the battle in the day of 'Ashura but he replied: "By God, I will never leave you until my blood is shed for you." | |||
Jawn attended the battle after 'Amr b. Qaraza or according to another narration after he said congregational prayer at noon in the day of 'Ashura. He was Martyrdom|martyred after slaying twenty five men of enemy soldiers. | |||
It is said, when he was slayed Imam al-Hussain went to his body and said this supplication: Oh God, have his face bight and his smell delightful, have him resurrected with the good alongside Prophet Muhammad (s) and Descendants of the Prophet (s) his descendants. | |||
“Allahumma bayyiḍ wajhahu wa ṭayyib rīḥahu wa uḥshurhu ma'a al-abrāri wa 'arrif baynahu wa bayna Muḥammad (s) wa āli Muḥammad (a). Arabic: اَللّهُمَّ بَیِّض وَجهَهُ وَ طَیِّب ریحَهُ وَ احشُرهُ مَعَ الأبرارِ وَ عَرِّف بَینَهُ و بَینَ مُحمدٍ و آلِ مُحمدٍ” | “Allahumma bayyiḍ wajhahu wa ṭayyib rīḥahu wa uḥshurhu ma'a al-abrāri wa 'arrif baynahu wa bayna Muḥammad (s) wa āli Muḥammad (a). Arabic: اَللّهُمَّ بَیِّض وَجهَهُ وَ طَیِّب ریحَهُ وَ احشُرهُ مَعَ الأبرارِ وَ عَرِّف بَینَهُ و بَینَ مُحمدٍ و آلِ مُحمدٍ” | ||
His body was buried along with other martyrs of the Battle of Karbala near the burial place of Imam Hussain. However, al-'Allama al-Majlisi stated that his body was found after ten days while it had beautiful smell. His name is also cited in | His body was buried along with other martyrs of the Battle of Karbala near the burial place of Imam al-Hussain. However, al-'Allama al-Majlisi stated that his body was found after ten days while it had beautiful smell. His name is also cited in Ziyarah al-Shuhada: Peace be upon Jawn the servant of Abu Dhar al-Ghifari. | ||
“Al-Salām 'alā Jawn mawlā Abū Dhar al-Ghifārī. Arabic: اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى جَوْنٍ مَوْلَى أَبِیذَرٍّ الْغِفَارِیِّ” | “Al-Salām 'alā Jawn mawlā Abū Dhar al-Ghifārī. Arabic: اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَى جَوْنٍ مَوْلَى أَبِیذَرٍّ الْغِفَارِیِّ” | ||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
[http://en.wikishia.net/view/Jawn_b._Huway WikiShia, An online encyclopedia of the school of Ahl al-Bayt] | |||