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| Notable roles = Commander of left side of 'Umar b. Sa'd's army
| Notable roles = Commander of left side of 'Umar b. Sa'd's army
| Works =  
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| Activities = One of Tabi'un, companions of Imam Ali in the battle of Siffin, participating in the event of Ashura, ...
| Activities = One of Tabi'un, companions of [[Ali ibn Abi Talib|Imam Ali]] in the battle of Siffin, participating in the event of [[Ashura]], ...
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|native_name=شمر بن ذی الجوشن}}
'''Shimr b. Dhi l-Jawshan''' (Arabic: شمر بن ذی الجوشن), a chief of the tribe of Hawazin and one of the Tabi'un, is one of the most detested figures for the [[Shiʿa|Shi'a]] because of his role in the Tragedy of [[Karbala]]. In the beginning, Shimr was one of the companions of [[Ali ibn Abi Talib|Imam 'Ali]] but later became an arch-enemy of the Imam and his family.
'''Shimr b. Dhi l-Jawshan''' (Arabic: شمر بن ذی الجوشن), a chief of the tribe of Hawazin and one of the Tabi'un, is one of the most detested figures for the [[Shiʿa|Shi'a]] because of his role in the Tragedy of [[Karbala]]. In the beginning, Shimr was one of the companions of [[Ali ibn Abi Talib|Imam 'Ali]] but later became an arch-enemy of the Imam and his family.