Muslim b. Kathir al-Azdi

Muslim b. Kathir Azdi known as al-A'raj was among the companions of Imam Hussain who was martyred in the battle of Karbala. He was also a companion of Imam Ali.

Muslim b. Kathir al-Azdi
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Native nameمسلم بن کثیر الازدی
Full NameMuslim b. Kathir al-Azdi
Companion ofImam al-Hussain
EpithetAl-A'raj
Religious AffiliationShiʿa
LineageAzd tribe
Place(s) of ResidenceKufa
Death/Martyrdom61/680
Cause of
Death/Martyrdom
Imam Ali, Martyrdom in the Battle of Karbala
Burial PlaceHoly Shrine of Imam Hussain,Karbala, Iraq
ActivitiesParticipating in the Battle of Jamal and Battle of Karbala, pledging allegiance to Muslim b. 'Aqil,

LineageEdit

Muslim was a devote Shi'a who accompanied Imam Ali in various battles including the battle of Jamal when his foot was wounded by Amr b. Dabba al-Tamimi and became paralyzed,[1] he was called al-A'raj.[2]

In the Battle of KarbalaEdit

Muslim was among those who wrote letter to Imam and invited him to Kufa. In Kufa, he helped Muslim b. Aqil and after Muslim b. Aqil was left alone, he went out of Kufa[3] and joined Imam Hussain near Karbala and was martyred in the first attack of the army of Umar b. Sa'd.[4]

His name is mentioned in the Ziarat al-Rajabiyya of Imam Hussain as Sulayman: "Peace be upon Sulayman b. Kathir".[5]

SourceEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. Maḥallātī, Fursān al-hayjāʾ, vol. 1, p. 36. Jump up↑
  2. Samāwī, Ibṣār al-ʿayn, vol. 1, p. 185.
  3. Madīnat al-Ḥusayn, vol. 1, p. 60.
  4. Ibn Shahrāshūb, Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib, vol. 3, p. 260.
  5. Ibn Ṭāwūs, Iqbāl al-aʿmāl, vol. 3, p. 346.