Munjih b. Sahm
| Munjih b. Sahm | |
|---|---|
 Burial place of martyrs of Karbala | |
| Native name | مُنْجِح أو منحج بن سهم |
| Full Name | Munjih or Munhij b. Sahm |
| Companion of | Imam al-Hussain |
| Death/Martyrdom | Day of Ashura, 61/680 |
| Cause ofDeath/Martyrdom | Martyred in the Battle of Karbala |
| Burial Place | The Holy Shrine of Hussain ibn Ali |
Munjih b. Sahm (or Munhij) (Arabic: مُنْجِح أو منحج بن سهم) (d. 61/680) was among martyrs of the battle of Karbala. Munjih was a slave of Imam al-Sajjad who accompanied the caravan of Imam al-Hussain to Karbala.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Imam al-Hussain bought the mother of Munjih as a slave from Nufil b. Harith b. 'Abd al-Muttalib. She married another slave named Sahm who was Munjih's father. Munhij himself became a servant to Imam al-Sajjad.[1]
When Imam al-Hussain left Medina to Mecca with his supporters and his family, Munjih also left Medina with his mother.[2] Some sources stated that he accompanied the caravan of Imam al-Hussain.[3]
In the Battle of Karbala[edit | edit source]
Munjih was listed among martyrs of the battle of Karbala on the day Ashura.[4] However, the exact time of his martyrdom is not specifically known. One possibility is during the first wave of attack by the enemies of Imam al-Hussain, during which ten slaves of Ali b. Abi Talib and Imam al-Hussain were martyred according to Ibn Shahr Ashub.[5] The name of his murderer was Hassan b. Bakr al-Hanzali.[6] The name of Munjih is specifically stated in Ziyara al-Shuhada as a martyr in the Battle of Karbala.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Al-Shīrāzī, Dhakhīra al-dārayn, p.327.
- ↑ Al-Shīrāzī, Dhakhīra al-dārayn, p.327.
- ↑ Samāwī, ʾIbsār al-ʿayn, p.96.
- ↑ Al-Mufīd, al-Ikhtiṣāṣ, p.83; ʾIbn ʾAthīr, al-Kāmil, vol.4, p.93; Ṭabarī, Tārīkh al-umam wa al-mulūk, vol.5, p.469; ʾIbn Saʿd, al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā, p.478.
- ↑ ʾIbn shahrāshūb, al-manāqib, vol.4, p.113.
- ↑ Rassān, Tasmīya man qutil maʿa al-Hussain ʿalayhi l-salām, p.152.
- ↑ ʾIbn Mashhādī, al-Mazār al-kabīr, p.491.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
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