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| Notable roles = Commander of cavalry of 'Umar b. Sa'd's army in the Battle of Karbala | | Notable roles = Commander of cavalry of 'Umar b. Sa'd's army in the Battle of Karbala | ||
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| Activities = Taking the heads of the martyrs of Karbala to | | Activities = Taking the heads of the martyrs of Karbala to Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad | ||
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'''Uzra b. Qays''' (Arabic: عُزْرَةِ بْن قَیْس) was the commander of the cavalry of [[Omar Ibn Sa’d|Umar b. Sa'd]]'s army in the Battle of [[Karbala]] and one of the people from [[Kufa]] who wrote letters to Imam [[Hussain ibn Ali|al-Hussain]]. After Imam al-Hussain's [[martyrdom]], he was commissioned by Umar b. Sa'd to take the heads of the martyrs of Karbala to [[Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad|Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]] together with [[Shimr b. Dhi l-Jawshan]], [[Khawli b. Yazid al-Asbahi|Khawli]], and others. | |||
==Name and Lineage== | ==Name and Lineage== | ||
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==In the Periods of Caliphs== | ==In the Periods of Caliphs== | ||
In the period of the first caliph, Abu Bakr b. Abi Quhafa, 'Uzra accompanied Khalid b. Walid in battles of Syria. In the period of the second caliph, 'Umar b. al-Khattab, was an agent in Halwan (a border city between Syria and Iraq at that time). And in the period of [[Mu'awiya b. Abi Sufyan|Mu'awiya]], he testified against Hujr b. | In the period of the first caliph, Abu Bakr b. Abi Quhafa, 'Uzra accompanied Khalid b. Walid in battles of Syria. In the period of the second caliph, 'Umar b. al-Khattab, was an agent in Halwan (a border city between Syria and Iraq at that time). And in the period of [[Mu'awiya b. Abi Sufyan|Mu'awiya]], he testified against Hujr b. Adi in the presence of Ziyad b. Abih. | ||
He narrated [[hadith]]s from Khalid b. Walid, and Abu Wa'il narrated hadiths from him. | He narrated [[hadith]]s from Khalid b. Walid, and Abu Wa'il narrated hadiths from him. | ||
==Battle of | ==Battle of Ashura== | ||
In the Battle of Karbala, 'Uzra was one of the people of Kufa who wrote letters to Imam al-Hussain, inviting him to Kufa. However, he accompanied 'Umar b. Sa'd in the battle against Imam al-Hussain. When 'Umar b. Sa'd asked 'Uzra to go to Imam al-Hussain and ask him what took him there, he refused to do so because he had written a letter to the Imam. | In the Battle of Karbala, 'Uzra was one of the people of Kufa who wrote letters to Imam al-Hussain, inviting him to Kufa. However, he accompanied 'Umar b. Sa'd in the battle against Imam al-Hussain. When 'Umar b. Sa'd asked 'Uzra to go to Imam al-Hussain and ask him what took him there, he refused to do so because he had written a letter to the Imam. | ||
On the Day of [[Tasu'a]], [[Abbas B. ʿAli B. Abu Taleb| | On the Day of [[Tasu'a]], [[Abbas B. ʿAli B. Abu Taleb|Abbas b. Ali]] and some companions of Imam al-Hussain, including [[Habib b. Muzahir]] and [[Zuhayr b. al-Qayn al-Bajali|Zuhayr b. Qayn]] went to the army of 'Umar b. Sa'd to ask them for the postponement of the battle to the Day of [[Ashura|Ashura]]. Habib and Zuhayr started to preach the army of 'Umar b. Sa'd. 'Uzra b. Qays told Habib: "you pretend to be a pure person as much as you can". Zuhayr replied: "O 'Uzra, God has made him pure and guided him. O 'Uzra, fear God and be aware that I am a well-wisher for you. O 'Uzra, for the sake of God, do not be a person who helps misguided people kill pure people". 'Uzra said: "O Zuhayr! You were not a [[Shiʿa|Shiite]] (follower) of this household; you were an advocate of 'Uthman b. Affan!" Zuhayr replied: "does not my being here show that I am with them now? I swear to God that I never wrote a letter to al-Hussain and never sent a messenger to him…". | ||
==Day of | ==Day of Ashura== | ||
On the Day of | On the Day of Ashura, 'Umar b. Sa'd appointed 'Uzra as the head of his army's cavalry. On this day, he was so pressured by the few cavalries of Imam al-Hussain's army that he had to ask 'Umar b. Sa'd to send to him some archers. | ||
After Imam al-Hussain's martyrdom, 'Uzra, Shimr b. Dhi l-Jawshan, Qays b. Ash'ath al-Kindi and [['Amr b. al-Hajjaj al-Zubaydi| | After Imam al-Hussain's martyrdom, 'Uzra, Shimr b. Dhi l-Jawshan, Qays b. Ash'ath al-Kindi and [['Amr b. al-Hajjaj al-Zubaydi|Amr b. Hajjaj]] were commissioned to take the heads of the martyrs of Karbala to 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* [http://en.wikishia.net/view/%27Uzra_b._Qays WikiShia, An online encyclopedia of the school of Ahl al-Bayt] | |||
*[http://en.wikishia.net/view/%27Uzra_b._Qays WikiShia, An online encyclopedia of the school of Ahl al-Bayt] | |||
[[category: Individuals]] | [[category: Individuals]] | ||
[[category: Historical Characters]] | [[category: Historical Characters]] | ||
[[category: Imam Hussain’s Enemies]] | [[category: Imam Hussain’s Enemies]] | ||
[[category: Murderers of Imam Hussain's army]] | [[category: Murderers of Imam Hussain's army]] | ||