Kurdus b. Zuhayr al-Taghlibi: Difference between revisions

Kurdus b. Zuhayr is referred to as Kurdus, son of the chief of Taghlib tribe.^{<ref>Naṣr b. Muzāḥīm al-Minqarī, ''Waqʿat Ṣiffīn'', p. 478.</ref>} he was a companion of Imam Ali who attended the battles of Jamal, Siffin, and Nahrawan  along with him  

in the book, al-Mazar, by al-Shahid al-Awwal^{<ref>Shahīd al-Awwal, ''al-Mazār'', p. 153.</ref>}, and Bihar al-anwar<ref>Majlisī, ''Biḥār al-anwār'', vol. 98, p. 273.</ref> he is mentioned as Kursh

He was also a member of [[Imam Hussain]]’s military force in [[Kufa]].^{<ref>Samāwī, ''Ibṣār al-ʿayn'', p. 200.</ref>} Before Imam Hussain's arrival in [[Karbala]], he and his brothers, Qasit and Muqsit joined the Imam’s army. He was martyred on the Day of [[Ashura]]. It is said that he was martyred in the first attack of [[Umar b. Sa'd]]'s army.<ref>Samāwī, ''Ibṣār al-ʿayn'', p. 200.</ref>

He is mentioned in ziarat al-Shuhada: "peace be upon Qasit and Kurdus, the sons of Zuhayr al-Taghlibi".<ref>Ibn Mashhadī, ''al-Mazār al-kabīr'', p. 494.</ref>