Amr b. al-Hajjaj al-Zubaydi: Difference between revisions

| Full Name = ʿAmr b. al-Hajjaj al-Madhhiji al-Zubaydi

| Activities = Chief of Madhhij Tribe, Testimony against Hujr b. 'Adi, Sending letter to invite Imam al-Hussain to Kufa

''''Amr b. al-Hajjaj al-Zubaydi''' (Arabic: عَمرو بن الحَجّاج الزُبَیدی) was one of the commanders of  [[Omar Ibn Sa’d|'Umar b. Sa'd]]'s army who withdrew his support of [[Ahl al Bayt]]. He was among those who wrote letters to [[Hussain ibn Ali|Imam al-Hussain]] and invited him to [[Kufa]]. However, on the Day of [[Ashura|'Ashura]], he fought on the side of [[Omar Ibn Sa’d|'Umar b. Sa'd]]'s army and was responsible for blocking the access to Euphrates. On the Day of 'Ashura, he announced Imam al-Hussain is out of religion which Imam strongly opposed it. His soldiers killed [[Muslim b. 'Awsaja]]. In the Uprising of [[Al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi|Mukhtar]], he was among his dissidents and after the revolt of Kufa was suppressed, he disappeared.  

== Lineage ==

=== Before the Battle of Karbala ===

'Amr was the chief of Madhhij tribe. 'Amr b. Hajjaj accepted Islam at the time of the Holy [[Prophet Muhammad|Prophet]].

When [[Hujr b. 'Adi]] was in prison, 'Amr testified against him.

'Amr b. Hajjaj was among those who wrote letter to Imam al-Hussain and invited him to Iraq, but later changed his allegiance to [[Obayd-Allah Ibn Ziad|'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad]].When Ibn Ziyad captured [[Haniʾ b. ʿUrwa al-Muradi|Hani b. 'Urwa]], 'Amr and his tribe gathered in front of Dar al-Imara, but 'Amr told them that Hani b. 'Urwa was alive and made them return. It is said that Raw'a, 'Amr b. Hajjaj's sister was Hani's wife.

== In the Battle of Karbala ==

On [[Muharram]] 7th, 'Umar b. Sa'd ordered 'Amr b. Hajjaj to block Imam's access to the water of Euphrates with 500 horsemen. The following statement is attributed to him:

When Imam al-Hussain sent [['Abbas b. Ali]] to 'Umar b. Sa'd to take the night of 'Ashura, 'Amr b. Hajjaj said, "If a man from Daylam asked us such a request, we should have accepted it."

The Dialogue between Nafi' b. Hilal with 'Amr b. Hajjaj when Nafi' and Abbas with their companions arrived at Euphrates:

'Amr b. Hajjaj Zubaydi: Who are you?

== On the Day of 'Ashura ==

On the day of 'Ashura, 'Amr was the commander of the right wing of 'Umar b. Sa'd's army. His soldiers killed Muslim b. 'Awsaja. He suggested to stone the companions of Imam al-Hussain with which 'Umar b. Sa'd agreed.

On the day of 'Ashura, 'Amr announced Imam al-Hussain out of religion and [[Yazid]] as imam and urged the army of 'Umar b. Sa'd to fight with Imam al-Hussain which encountered Imam's reaction to it.

== After the Battle of Karbala ==

'Amr b. Hajjaj was one of those opposing the uprising of Mukhtar. He was among the companions of 'Abd Allah b. Muti' in the war of Ibn Muti' (ruler of Kufa appointed by 'Abd Allah b. Zubayr) with Mukhtar. On the day the rebels were defeated by Mukhtar, he disappeared. Mukhtar ordered to destroy his house and confiscated his property. There are different opinions about his fate. Dinwari has said that he went toward Basra, but sidetracked to Sharaf for the fear of being admonished by people. According to al-Baladhuri, he escaped and died out of thirst in Waqisa. It is said that when the soldiers of Mukhtar reached him, he was still alive and they beheaded him. [[Tabari|Al-Tabari]] and Ibn Athir said that he went toward Waqisa and Sharaf and they received no other news about him.

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