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'''Al-Hajjaj b. Masruq al-Madhhiji al-Juʿfi'''  was a devotee [[Shi'a]] and companion of [[Ali ibn Abi Talib|Imam Ali]]. When al-Hajjaj learned that [[Imam Hussain]] left Medina, he left [[Kufa]] to join Imam in Mecca. He then accompanied Imam Hussain on his journey from Mecca to Kufa and became the mu'adhdhin of Imam Hussain's caravan. He was eventually martyred at the [[Battle of Karbala]]. {{Infobox companion of Imam (a)
'''Al-Hajjaj b. Masruq al-Madhhiji al-Juʿfi'''  was a devotee [[Shiʿa|Shi'a]] and companion of [[Ali ibn Abi Talib|Imam Ali]]. When al-Hajjaj learned that [[Imam Hussain]] left Medina, he left [[Kufa]] to join Imam in Mecca. He then accompanied Imam Hussain on his journey from Mecca to Kufa and became the mu'adhdhin of Imam Hussain's caravan. He was eventually martyred at the [[Battle of Karbala]]. {{Infobox companion of Imam (a)
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== Event of Karbala ==
==Event of Karbala==
When al-Hajjaj learned about [[Imam Hussain]]'s departure to Mecca, he moved from [[Kufa]] to Mecca and later, accompanied Imam's caravan to [[Kufa]]. He was the mu'adhdhin of the caravan on the way from Mecca to [[Karbala]].<ref>Samāwī, ''Ibṣār al-ʿayn'', p. 151.</ref>
When al-Hajjaj learned about [[Imam Hussain]]'s departure to Mecca, he moved from [[Kufa]] to Mecca and later, accompanied Imam's caravan to [[Kufa]]. He was the mu'adhdhin of the caravan on the way from Mecca to [[Karbala]].<ref>Samāwī, ''Ibṣār al-ʿayn'', p. 151.</ref>


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When the caravan arrived in the [[Qasr Bani Muqatil|Qasr b. Bani Muqatil]] station, Imam Hussain saw a tent. He asked about the owner of the tent, and he was told that it belonged to [[Ubayd Allah b. al-Hurr al-Juʿfi|Ubayd Allah b. al-Hurr al-Ju'fi]]. The Imam sent al-Hajjaj b. Masruq to him to call him to help the Imam, but he rejected the call.<ref>Samāwī, ''Ibṣār al-ʿayn'', p. 151; Ḥāʾirī Shīrāzī, ''Dhakhīrat al-dārayn'', p. 407.</ref>
When the caravan arrived in the [[Qasr Bani Muqatil|Qasr b. Bani Muqatil]] station, Imam Hussain saw a tent. He asked about the owner of the tent, and he was told that it belonged to [[Ubayd Allah b. al-Hurr al-Juʿfi|Ubayd Allah b. al-Hurr al-Ju'fi]]. The Imam sent al-Hajjaj b. Masruq to him to call him to help the Imam, but he rejected the call.<ref>Samāwī, ''Ibṣār al-ʿayn'', p. 151; Ḥāʾirī Shīrāzī, ''Dhakhīrat al-dārayn'', p. 407.</ref>


== Martyrdom ==
==Martyrdom==
On the day of [[Ashura]], al-Hajjaj asked for the Imam permission to go to the battlefield. After a while he returned to the Imam with a bloodstained body, and recited the following poem:
On the day of [[Ashura]], al-Hajjaj asked for the Imam permission to go to the battlefield. After a while he returned to the Imam with a bloodstained body, and recited the following poem:


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Al-Hajjaj is mentioned in [[Ziyarat al-Nahiya al-Muqaddasa]] and [[Ziyarat al-Rajabiyya]].<ref>Samāwī, ''Ibṣār al-ʿayn'', p. 151.</ref>
Al-Hajjaj is mentioned in [[Ziyarat al-Nahiya al-Muqaddasa]] and [[Ziyarat al-Rajabiyya]].<ref>Samāwī, ''Ibṣār al-ʿayn'', p. 151.</ref>


== Source ==
==Source==
* [https://en.wikishia.net/view/Al-Hajjaj_b._Masruq_al-Ju%27fi#cite_note-2 WikiShia, An online encyclopedia of the school of Ahl al-Bayt]
 
* [http://alhassanain.org/Nafasul%20Mahmum%3b%20Relating%20to%20the%20heart%20rending%20tragedy%20of%20Karbala/Nafasul_Mahmum%3b_Relating_to_the_heart_rending_tragedy_of_Karbala_html/nafasul_mahmum.htm Shaykh 'Abbas Qummi , Nafasul Mahmum; Relating to the heart rending tragedy of Karbala]
*[https://en.wikishia.net/view/Al-Hajjaj_b._Masruq_al-Ju%27fi#cite_note-2 WikiShia, An online encyclopedia of the school of Ahl al-Bayt]
== References ==
*[http://alhassanain.org/Nafasul%20Mahmum%3b%20Relating%20to%20the%20heart%20rending%20tragedy%20of%20Karbala/Nafasul_Mahmum%3b_Relating_to_the_heart_rending_tragedy_of_Karbala_html/nafasul_mahmum.htm Shaykh 'Abbas Qummi , Nafasul Mahmum; Relating to the heart rending tragedy of Karbala]
 
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[[Category:Imam Hussain’s Companions]]
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[[Category:Martyrs of Karbala]]
[[Category:Martyrs of Karbala]]
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