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'''Sulayman b. Razin''' (Arabic: سُلَیمان بن رَزین) was appointed to deliver [[Hussain ibn Ali|Imam al-Hussain]]'s message to noble people of Basra. However, [[Obayd-Allah Ibn Ziad|'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] learned about Imam's letter and ordered to kill Sulayman. Thus, Sulayman was considered the first martyr of the uprising of Imam al-Hussain.
'''Sulayman b. Razin''' (Arabic: سُلَیمان بن رَزین) was [[Hussain ibn Ali|Imam al-Hussain]]'s messenger  to the people of Basra. However, [[Obayd-Allah Ibn Ziad|'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] learned about the Imam's letter and ordered to Sulayman's execution. Thus, Sulayman can be considered to be first martyr of the uprising of Imam al-Hussain.


==Letter of Imam al-Hussain to Noble People of Basra==
==Imam al-Hussain's Letter to the People of Basra==
Imam al-Hussain sent Sulayman with a letter to Basra. In his letter, Imam addressed the five chiefs and noble people of Basra: Malik b. Musamma' al-Bakri, Ahnaf b. Qays al-Tamimi, Mundhir b. Jarud al-'Abdi, Mas'ud b. 'Amr al-Azdi, Qays b. Haytham, and 'Amr b. 'Ubayd Allah b. Mu'ammar.
Imam al-Hussain sent Sulayman with a letter to Basra. In his letter, the Imam addressed the the five chiefs of Basra: Malik b. Musamma' al-Bakri, Ahnaf b. Qays al-Tamimi, Mundhir b. Jarud al-'Abdi, Mas'ud b. 'Amr al-Azdi, Qays b. Haytham, and 'Amr b. 'Ubayd Allah b. Mu'ammar.


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==Martyrdom==
==Martyrdom==
All nobles receiving the letter of Imam kept the secret but Mundhir b. Jarud (who was father-in-law of 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad, ruler of Basra) took the letter and Sulayman to 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad. On his way to Kufa, Ibn Ziyad read the letter and ordered to behead Sulayman and in another report, they hung him.
All the chiefs that received the letter of the Imam kept it secret except Mundhir b. Jarud, who was the father-in-law of 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad. Mundhir took both the letter and Sulayman himself to Ibn Ziyad, who read it and ordered for Sulayman to be decapitated. In another source he is mentioned as being hanged.
 
Both Sulayman's name and that of his murderer are mentioned in the Ziyarah al-Shuhada',<blockquote>Peace be upon Sulayman, servant of al-Hussain b. [[Ali ibn Abi Talib|Amir al-Mu'minin]] and may the curse of God be on his murderer, Sulayman b. 'Awf al-Hadrami.</blockquote>


The names of him and his murderer are mentioned in the Ziyarah al-Shuhada', "Peace be upon Sulayman, servant of al-Hussain b. [[Ali ibn Abi Talib|Amir al-Mu'minin]] and the curse of God be on his murderer, Sulayman b. 'Awf al-Hadrami."
==Source==
==Source==



Revision as of 19:55, 25 December 2019

Sulayman b. Razin (Arabic: سُلَیمان بن رَزین) was Imam al-Hussain's messenger to the people of Basra. However, 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad learned about the Imam's letter and ordered to Sulayman's execution. Thus, Sulayman can be considered to be first martyr of the uprising of Imam al-Hussain.

Imam al-Hussain's Letter to the People of Basra

Imam al-Hussain sent Sulayman with a letter to Basra. In his letter, the Imam addressed the the five chiefs of Basra: Malik b. Musamma' al-Bakri, Ahnaf b. Qays al-Tamimi, Mundhir b. Jarud al-'Abdi, Mas'ud b. 'Amr al-Azdi, Qays b. Haytham, and 'Amr b. 'Ubayd Allah b. Mu'ammar.

So, God chose Muhammad over His creation and honored him as His messenger and chose him for His mission. Then, God took him (his soul) while he was wishing well for the servants of God and delivered his mission (to the people); and we are his family, children and vicegerents; and we are the most deserved ones among the people for his position among them; But, our people passed us to reach that position and we accepted, because we disliked disunity and liked well-being and cordiality among people. However, we know that we deserve the right which belongs to us more than those who have taken it….I have sent my ambassador to you with this letter. I invite you to the Book of God and the tradition of the Prophet, because the tradition has died and illegitimate innovation has emerged. So, if you listen to my word and obey my order, I guide you to the path of growth. And peace be upon you and the mercy of God.

— Tabari, Tarikh al-umam wa l-muluk, vol. 5, p. 357

Martyrdom

All the chiefs that received the letter of the Imam kept it secret except Mundhir b. Jarud, who was the father-in-law of 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad. Mundhir took both the letter and Sulayman himself to Ibn Ziyad, who read it and ordered for Sulayman to be decapitated. In another source he is mentioned as being hanged.

Both Sulayman's name and that of his murderer are mentioned in the Ziyarah al-Shuhada',

Peace be upon Sulayman, servant of al-Hussain b. Amir al-Mu'minin and may the curse of God be on his murderer, Sulayman b. 'Awf al-Hadrami.

Source