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===Murdering Imam al-Hussain=== | ===Murdering Imam al-Hussain=== | ||
Shimr commanded his soldiers to shoot the Imam's body with their arrows, and then attack him. There are different reports as to who murdered the Imam and cut off his holy head. According to al-Waqidi, it was Shimr who did so and then stepped on the Imam's body with his horse. According to some reports he sat on the Imam's chest and cut his holy head from behind. | Shimr commanded his soldiers to shoot the Imam's body with their arrows, and then attack him. There are different reports as to who murdered the Imam and cut off his holy head. According to al-Waqidi, it was Shimr who did so and then stepped on the Imam's body with his [[DU’L-JANAH|horse]]. According to some reports he sat on the Imam's chest and cut his holy head from behind. | ||
After murdering Imam al-Hussain and attacking and burning his tents, Shimr intended to murder Imam al-Sajjad as well, but he was stopped from doing so. | After murdering Imam al-Hussain and attacking and burning his tents, Shimr intended to murder Imam al-Sajjad as well, but he was stopped from doing so. | ||