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Amir b. Muslim al-Abdi

Amir b. Muslim al-Abdi was a companions of Imam Hussain and was martyred in the Battle of Karbala. His name was included among those who were martyred in the first raid.

Amir b. Muslim al-Abdi
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Native nameعامِر بن مُسلِم العَبدی
Full NameAmir b. Muslim al-Abdi
Companion ofImam al-Hussain
LineageAbd al-Qays Family
Death/Martyrdom61/680
Cause of
Death/Martyrdom		Martyrdom in the Battle of Karbala
Burial PlaceThe Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain

His Name and LineageEdit

Amir was son of Muslim from the families of Abd al-Qays[1]. According to Mamaqani, Muslim was martyred in the army of Imam Ali in the Battle of Siffin. [2]

Al-Shaykh al-Tusi has mentioned him among the companions of Imam al-Hussain and considers him unknown.[3]

In the Battle of KarbalaEdit

Amir was from Basra who joined Imam Hussain in Mecca[4] together with his servant Salim. On the Day of Ashura, he was martyred in the first attack.[5] His name has been mentioned in the Ziarat al-Shuhada and Ziarat Rajabiyya of Imam Hussain.[6]

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RerefencesEdit


  1. ↑ Kūfī Asadī, Tasmīya man qutila maʿa l-Ḥusayn, p. 27.
  2. ↑ Mamaqānī, Tanqīḥ al-maqāl, vol. 2, p. 117.
  3. ↑ Ṭūsī, al-Rijāl, p. 103.
  4. ↑ Mamaqānī, Tanqīḥ al-maqāl, vol. 2, p. 117.
  5. ↑ Ibn Shahrāshūb, Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib, vol. 4, p. 113.
  6. ↑ Ibn Ṭāwūs, al-Iqbāl, vol. 3, p. 78.
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