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The Martyred Ones

Men weep for you today in many lands

And on their breasts in bitter anguish beat

And in sad, mournful tunes, the tales repeat

Of how you lost your life upon the sands

You nobly spurned the tyrant's base demands

And Chose death to prevent your soul's defeat

Became a martyr with unflinching feet

For these well may one weep who understands

Hussain is King, the King of Kings

He is faith, defense of faith from him springs

Beheaded though

He never bowed to Yazeed

By God, God's unity by him is established

In
which grave is his throne, and his crown where is it

O Earth ! Show us where
us where is the Might of Yazeed Today

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Those Martyred in Karbala

=

The Hashmites - from the seed of Abu Taleb

- Those mentioned
in Ziarate Nahiyah
18

- Those not
mentioned in the Ziarat
13

- Young
Children
3

No.

distributed according to the Immediate
parentage of the Martyrs

- The Holy Imam
Hussain
1

- The sons of the
Holy
Imam
3

- The sons of Imam
Ali
9

- The sons of Imam
Hasan
4

- The sons of
Aqeel
12

- The sons of
Jafar
4

-
Total
33

The Comrades of the Holy Imam

- Those names who
are mentioned in the Ziarat 70

e
Nahiah

- Those who names
are not mentioned in the

Ziarat
27

- Total numbers of
Martyrs in Kufa
8

- Total comrades
martyred
105

- Total martyrs
including the Bani Hashim

and
the Holy
Imam
138

The above inquiry is based on the following sources

- Tabari

- Ibne Athir

- Kitabaul Jamal
of Sheikh Mufid

- Rijal Mumqani

- Abu Maqnaf

- Zakhiratud
Darain

- Hadaiq

- Irshad

- Oyaonal Akhbiar

- Manaqib e Ibne
Shahr Ashoob

- Absarul Ain Fi
Ansaral Hussain

- .

.

.

and
many more

Brief Notes On
Some Of Those Who Martyred In Kufa And Karbala

* Abu Bakr ibne Ali ibne Abi Taleb

He was called Muhammad e Azghar or Abdullah from Laila
daughter of Masud

son of Hanzala son of Manath son of Tameem

* Abi Bakr son of the Second Imam Hasan, son of Imam Ali

* Abdul Hatoof Ansari and his Brother

* Sa'd (both Son's of Hur)

Both from Kufa who joined the Holy Imam at Karbala

* Adham son of Omayya al Abdi

From Basra son of Obaida, whose father had been
constant attendant on the

Holy Prophet (PBUH&HF)

* Aslam - The slave who was purchased and liberated by the
Holy Imam - was

scribe engaged to write communications from the Holy
Imam

* Anas Ibn Hars e Kahili son of Baniah son of Kahli who was
one of the

Companions of the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HF)

* Borair Zibe Khozair e Hamdani A very old pious and devoted
companion of

Amirul Momineen, Imam Ali, one of the prominent
noblemen of Kufa.

He was

the one who came to the Holy Imam begging him humbly
to permit him to get

martyred for he wanted to die in the way of the Lord
and show his face to

the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HF) on the Day of Judgment.

* Omayyabib Sa'd at Taie

He was one of the Companions of Imam Ali (AS)

* Bashr Ibn Amrual Hazrami, was among one of the famous ones
from faithful

devotees of the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HF)

* Bakr bib Hai at Taimi

Of the Bani Taimi tribe who came to the Holy Imam and
volunteered to be

martyred in the way of the Lord.

* Jabib ibne Hajjaj al Taimi He was the follower of Muslim
Ibn Aqeel in

Kufa.

Since Muslim was arrested he hid
himself untill Imam Hussain

arrived in Karbala and reported to the Imam and got
martyred.

* Jibilath ibne Ali e Shaibani

Among the ones who was attending on Imam Ali in the
battle of Siffin

* Jafar ibne Aqeel ibne Abi Talib

The third brother of Abbas, the Standard Bearer of the
Holy Imam

* Jafar ibne Aqeel ibne Abi Talib

Brother of Muslim Ibn Aqeel, the Deputy of the Holy
Imam to Kufa

* Jinadat ibne Ka'b Ansari al-Khazraji

Along with his son - Martyred at Karbala - One of the
greatest devotees

of Imam Hussain

* Jundab Ibn Mujee al Khaulani

One of the Companions of the Imam Ali who came to the
Holy Imam and fell

down to his feet and prayed to be permitted to be
martyred

* Jaun

The liberated slave of Abi Zar who after the death of
Abi Zar joined the

Second (2nd) Holy Imam and thereafter remained with
Imam Hussain and

came to Karbala with him.

He was trained
under Abi Zar.

* Jaun Ibn Malikee Tameemi Of the tribe of Bani Tameem.

One
who was in

Yazed's army.

He left the ranks of Yazeeds
army and joined Imam Hussains

camp

* Hars

The liberated slave of Hazrat Hamza, the Uncle of the
Prophet (PBUH&HF),

who came along with Imam Hussain to Karbala and was
martyred.

* Habshi Ibn Qais e Nahmi

Of a group from the tribe of Hamdan.

His
grand father was one of the

faithfuls of the Prophet (PBUH&HF).

* Hars Ibn Amraul Qais e Kandi

A very brave Noble of Arabia.

He went into
the army of the oppressors and

found his own Uncle there and he (Uncle) asked
him : ' Have you come

to Kill your Uncle ? ' He replied : ' Yes ! You are my
Uncle, no doubt,

but God is my Lord and you have come here against Him.

'
He killed His

Uncle.

Along with him three (3) others
joined the Holy Imam and they were

martyred.

* Habib Ibn Amir e Taimi

One who had already payed allegiance to the Holy Imam
at the hands of

Muslim Ibn Aqeel was martyred in Kufa, Habib left Kufa
and joined the

Holy Imam on his way to Karbala and got martyred.

* Habib Ibn Muzahir al Asadi

He was known as Habib ibne Mazahir Ibn Re'aab Ibn al-Ashtar
from the

lineage of Asad Abdul Qasim al-Asadi.

* Hajjaji Ibn Badr as S'di

From Basra of the tribe of Bani Sa'd, a famous noble
man of Kufa.

He was

the one who carried communications of the Holy Imam to
the pious ones of

the devotees of the House of the Holy Prophet (PBUH&HF)
in Kufa.

* Hajjai Ibn Masrooq al Jaufi

A faithful companion of Imam Ali

* Hur ibne Yazid ar Riyahi

He was the Son of Yazid ibne Najiyah Ibn Qanab Ibn
Yatib Ibn Hur in the

lineage of al-Yarboir Riyahi.

A famous
nobleman of Kufa, an experienced

warrior specially selected by Ibne Ziad to command
against Hussain.

He

was the one who obstructed Imam Hussain's way near
Kufa, but he never

believed that the venture of Ibne Ziad was to end in
the martyrdom of the

Holy Imam.

When at Karbala he found out, Hur
left the oppressors forces

and joined the Holy Imam seeking pardon for his
previous mis-conduct.

At

this Imam Hussain said : -

Hur, as they
Mother has named thee Hur (a free man) thou art Hur

in this World and
the hereafter

He was among the foremost martyrs in the way of God.

* Hallas Ibn Amro ar Rasibi

He was the son of Amru ar Rasibi who was one of the
faithful companions

of Imam Ali

* Hanzala Ibn Asadus Shabami

He was the one who carried the message of exhortation
from Imam Hussain

to Ibne Sa'd in Karbala

* Rafe - The liberated slave of Muslim Azdi

He came from volunteered to be with the Imams army

* Zavir Ibn Amro al Kandi

A sincere devotee of the Ahl al Bayt who was a devoted
companion of the

Imam Hussain.

* Zohair al Qaine Bijilly

He was a noble chieftain of his tribe, a man of great
influence in Kufa.

In the beginning he was attached to Othman, and once
returning from Haj

he met the Imam Hussain, and since then he became a
staunch devotee.

He

is the one who bade good-bye to his wife Dalham
daughter of Amru,

liberating her with a divorce to go to her relatives
and he joined the

Imam and got martyred.

* Ziad Ibn Areeb al Saidi

Son of Areeb one of the faithful companions of the
Holy Prophet and also

a traditionalist.

A very pious and brave
noble personality enjoying the

trust and the confidence of the people.

* Salim the liberated slave of Aamire Abdi

A devotee of Imam Ali from Basra

* Sa'd Ibn Hars and Abul Hatoof Ibn Harse Ansari

These twin brothers had come from Kufa employed in the
forces of the

oppressor to fight Imam Hussain.

Later they
left the ranks of the army

of Yazeed and joined the Imam's army

* Sa'd the liberated slave of Imam Ali

After the martyrdom of Imam Ali he remained attached
to Imam Hasan and

after the martyrdom of Imam Hasan he remained attached
to Imam Hussain

and got martyred

* Sa'd - the liberated slave of Amro Ibn Khalid

He volunteered to be martyred for the truth.

A
noble personality with a

high degree of fidelity and valiance.

* Sayeed Ibn Abdullah Hanafi

A noble, brave and influential personality from Kufa.

He
was very helpful

to Muslim Ibn Aqeel in Kufa, as he carried Muslim's
letter from Kufa to

Imam Hussain and remained with him and was martyred.

He was the one, while the Holy Imam was offering
prayers in Karbala stood

infront of the Holy Imam and received arrows from
Yazeed's army on his

breast, protecting the Imam and got martyred.

* Salman Ibn Mazarih Ibn Qais al Ammari al Bijjili

A cousin of Zohair al Qain.

He went to Mecca
with Zohair and when on his

return he decided to join Imam Hussain.

* Sulaiman Ibn Razeen - A liberated slave of Imam Hussain

He carried Imam Hussain's letter to the devotess of
the Ahl al Bayt in

Basra.

Ibne Ziad the governor of the
oppressor of Basra caught him and

the faithful servant of the Holy Imam got martyred
willingly.

* Sawar Ibn Manyim e Nahmi

Travelled all the way from Iraq to join the forces of
Imam Hussain.

* Suwaid Ibn Amro Ibn Abil Mataa al Ammari al Khashmi

As he was fighting he got seriously wounded, lying
un-conscious, the

enemy thinking that he was dead left him, but on
regaining consciousness

and hearing the rejoicing of the oppressors forces
that the Imam was

martyred, he got up and fought till he also got
martyred.

* Saif Ibn Hars al Jabiri and Malik

These two cousins from Kufa joined the Imam and got
martyred.

* Saif Ibn Malik al Abdi al Basri

A leading devotee of the Ahl al Bayt

* Shabeeb a liberated slave of Hars e Jabiri e Hamdani

Was martyred on the first attack of the enemy

* Shaueb e Shakiri

Well known in Kufa for his nobility of character,
courage, and a revered

noble veteran of town

* Zarghamah Ibn Malik e Taghlabi

A lion hearted brave gentleman who was faithful to
Muslim Ibn Aqeel in

Kufa, and after Muslims martyrdom he joined Imam
Hussain and was martyred

along with him

* Aaiz Ibn Majma al Aazi

He was among one of the six who along with Hur ibne
Yazid e Riyahi had

joined the Imam

* Aabis ibne Abi Shabeeb e Shakiri

He was among one of those who helped Muslim in Kufa

* Amir Ibn Muslim at Badi Basri

With his liberated slave Salim, both the devotees of
Imam Ali in Basra

joined the Imam and were martyred.

* Abbas Ibne Ali ibne Abi Taleb, Qamare Bani Hashim

This is the great son of the First Holy Imam, Imam
Ali, from the noble

Lady Hazrat Ommul Baneen.

Abbas is so well
known to the Muslim World for

his noble qualities he was endowed with, that in the
first place needs no

introduction, secondly if a proper attempt is made, it
would need a

separate volume.

The great Lion Hearted son of the Lion of God in his
qualities in Karbala

is next to the Holy Imam, Imam Hussain.

He
was the next only to the Imam

in Karbala.

The Alam or the banner, which he
held on the behalf of the

Imam, was the standard of Islam or Truth.

* Abdullah ibne Hussain, Known as Ali e Azghar

The six (6) old month baby of the Holy Imam,
martyred in the very lap

of his father whose martyrdom no human heart can bear
without shedding

tears.

When the Imam stood all alone in the Battle field
surrounded by the

enemies he was summoned a call from his sister Zainab
in his camp.

When

he went into the tent, he found his baby son dying of
thirst in his

cradle and the poor mother Rubab, whose Milk had dried
up by the

continuos thirst and hunger for the three (3)
consecutive days, could not

help the baby with a drop of milk.

Telling the mother that he would show the baby to the
enemy and get some

water, Imam Hussain took the child to the field
getting on a camel and

raising it up in his arms to en-able every one to see
him, said : -

O People ! If, in your opinion, Hussain is guilty of
any sin or crime,

this innocent babe has done nothing to hurt any one of
you.

It does not

speak and has not even uttered anything against you or
your Amir at

Damascus.

He is dying of thirst.

He
neither had milk nor water for the

last three days.

Would you quench his thirst
by a few drops of water.

If

you suspect that I demand water for myself in the name
of the Babe, then

I will leave him here, if you want, and go away and
you may return him

with his thirst quenched !

But despite this, the Ibna i Sad, fearing the revolt
of his forces in the

sympathy of the Imam at once ordered Hurmula to answer
Hussain.

They

tyrant shot a three pronged arrow from his bow which
after piercing the

Imams arm got stuck in the tiny arm of the innocent
baby.

Blood flowed

from the baby's neck and the baby died looking at the
fathers face !

* Abdullah Ibn Hasan ibne Ali

The son of the Second (2nd) Holy Imam, Imam Hasan, a
young boy, who ran

out of the tent to save Hussain when he being
martyred, and was martyred

before the Holy Imam.

* Abdullah Ibn Bushr Khashami

Of the Anmari e Khashami tribe, he came out of Kufa
with Ibne Sa'd but

joined the Holy Imam and got martyred with him.

* Abdullah Ibn Omair Kalbi

He had come to Kufa from Medina, and joined the Imam.

His
wife also

accompanied him to serve the Holy Ladies.

When
Abdullah was martyred

his wife sitting at the dead body of her husband said
: -

O Abdullah ! Thou hath entered Paradise,
take me along with Thee.

The good Lady had not finished her lamentations when a
slave of Shimar

delivered a blow on her head with an axe and she was
martyred.

* Abdul Rahman and Abdullah sons of Orawah Ibn Harraq al
Ghaffari

These two (2) brothers were the noblemen of Kufa,
their grandfather,

Harraq was one of the faithful companions of Imam Ali.

The
joined the

noble Imam and were martyred.

* Abdullah Ibn Muslim Ibn Aqeel

Son of Muslim Ibn Aqeel ibne Abi Taleb.

* Abdullah Ibn Yaqtar e Himyari

* Abde Qais Basri e Abdi

Alongwith Abdullah Ibn Zaid e Abdi.

Obaidullah
Ibn Zaide Abdi, Yazid

Ibn Sabeet al Abdi

* Abdul Ala Ibn Yazeed al Kalbi al Aleemi

* Abdul Rahman Ibn Abdul Rab e Ansari Khazriji

* Abdul Rahman Ibn Aqeel ibne Abi Taleb

* Abdul Rahman e Arhabi

* Abdul Rahman Ibn Masood at Taimi

* Othman Ibn Ali ibne Abi Taleb

One of the brothers of Hazrate Abbas, the third son of
Ommul Baneen

* Omar Ibn Janade e Ansari

* Ali e Akbar son of the Imam

The eighteen (18) year old son of the Imam who
resembled the Holy

Prophet the most, was martyred by a lance pierced
through his breast.

When Imam Hussain sent Ali e Akbar to the battle
field, who was also

known as Ahmad i Thani (Muhammad the Second - due to
his resemblance),

the Imam raised his hands towards the Heaven and said
: -

Lord ! Here is
sent in Thy way, the one who resembleth the most

with Thy Prophet
Muhammad, whenever we did desire to have a view

of the Holy Face
departed away from us, we used to look at the face

of this Youth

Lord ! Hussain has
one Ali e Akbar and he is sent to be sacrificed

for Thy cause, had
I many more like him, I would have similarly

offered them in
Thy way !

* Omer Ibn Zabiah Az Zabiyee

Came out of Kufa with Ibne Sad but later joined the
Imam and was martyred

* Amro Ibn Khalid e Saidavi

* Amru Ibn Abdullah e Jundayi

From the tribe of Hamdan, was martyred with the Imam

* Amru Ibn Qarta al Ansari

* Amru Ibn Hab Abu Thamama al Sai'di

* Amru Ibn Hasan at Talee

* Aun and Muhammad (Sons of Jafar e Tayyar)

Two (2) sons of Hazrate Zainab, the Sister of Hazrat
Imam Hussain.

Aun

was her own son and Mohammed was from the deceased
wife (Khausa) of her

husband Abdullah Ibn Jaffar Tayyar.

These
two (2) boys were the only

young boys of about nine (9) and ten (10) years of
age.

The Holy Lady

Zainab, the daughter of Imam Ali and Lady Fatima,
brought these two boys

and implored her brother, the Imam, to permit them to
free the enemy.

At

the persistent implorings from his sister the Imam
permitted, and these

two (2) young souls were martyred before the eyes of
their mother.

* Qarib

The son of a liberated slave girl of Imam Hussain.

This
lady after being

liberated by the Imam was married to a gentleman and
brought her son

Qarib

and presented him to the Imam, and he was brought up
by the Imam.

He

was martyred along with the other devotees, offering
himself in the way

of the Lord !

* Qasim Ibn Hasan Ibn Ali ibne Abi Talib

When the young Qasim aged fourteen (14) years, son of
Imam Hasan sought,

permission to go, it is reported that Imam Hussain
remembered the wish of

his brother, Imam Hasan, that one of his daughters be
wedded to Qasim.

At

the same time when Qasim presented to the Imam Hussain
a closed note,

written to him by his father (Imam Hasan) to be opened
in the worst

calamity situation, in which was written addressing
Qasim :-

My dear son Qasim
when your Uncle Hussain is besieged by his

enemies from all
sides and when every true lover of God and the

Holy Prophet, lays
down his life, defending the cause of truth,

you sacrifice
yourself for the cause on my behalf.

* Qasim Ibn Habib al Azdi

* Qasith, Kardoos, Musqit - the three (3) sons of Zohair al
Taghlabi

* Qanab an Namri

* Qais Ibn Mushir as Saidavi

* Kannah at Taghlabi

* Majma ul Jahni

Son of Ziad Ibn Omar Jahni one of the aged companions
of the Imam.

When

people started deserting him on the Night of Ashoora,
this old devotee

of the Imam remained and achieved martyrdom.

* Muslim Ibn Aqeel

The Deputy of Imam Hussain to Kufa, where he was
martyred.

* Muslim ibne Ausaja al Asadi One of the faithful companions
of the Prophet

(PBUH&HF).

An aged veteran who had
earned a glorious name and fame for

his valour and prowness against the infidels.

When
on the Ashoora Night,

the Holy Imam told his companions to find their own
ways and save

themselves from the wholesale massacre of his
supporters, which was in

store for them the following day, he said to the Imam
: -

O son of the Holy
Prophet ! Where am I to go before myself

getting martyred
here ?

* Muslim Ibn Katheer al Awaj all Azdi

* Masood Ibn Hajjaj Taimy and his son Abdur Rahman Ibn Masood

* Muhammad Ibn Abdullah ibne Jafar

A young son of Abdullah son of Hazrat Jafar e Tayyar,
his mother was

Khausa, daughter of Hafsa Ibn Rabi'a

* Muhammad Ibn Muslim Ibn Aqeel

One of the two (2) young sons of Muslim Ibn Aqeel, the
Deputy of the

Imam Hussain to Kufa

* Muhammad Ibn Abi Syeed Ibn Aqeel

The grandson of Muslim Ibn Aqeel, the Deputy of the
Imam

* Munjeh

The liberated slave of the Second Holy Imam

* Mauq Ibn Thamamah Asadi Saidavi Abu Musa

* Nafebin Hilale Jamali

A companion of Imam Ali, reciter of the Quran and
tradionist, a noble

personality of Kufa, escaped from Kufa and joined the
Imam in Karbala.

He remained by the side of Abbas, the Standard Bearer
of Imam Hussain.

* Nasr Ibn Naizar

A liberated slave of Imam Ali.

He was
presented to the Holy Prophet

(PBUH&HF) by the King of Persia and the Prophet
(PBUH&HF) presented him

to Imam Ali who freed him.

He came to
Karbala and got martyred.

* Wazeh the Turk

The Turkish liberated slave of Harse Mashaji.

He
came to Karbala and

presented himself to the Imam and got martyred.

* Hani Ibn Orwah

Martyred with Muslim Ibn Aqeel at Kufa

* Yazid Ibn Ziad Mohasir e Kandi Behdile Abush Shasa

A noble of Kufa, joined the Imam from Kufa and got
martyred

* Yazid Ibn Maghful Jafi

A devotee of Imam Ali

And finally

* Hussain Ibn Ali - The KING of the MARTYRS

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This sorrow at your death, despite the years

Is still as fresh, which time has failed to quell

In every heart this day a new pain appears

And of your sufferings men each other tell

They see a vision through slow falling tears

Of that lone battle where athirst you fell

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(Ali Shah) 13-JUL-1995 01:23:29.

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Subject: A Poem
for the Fortieth Day of Martyrdom (Arbaeen)

Look at the heads atop the spears

and the eyes that are full of tears.

Husain has gone and his sister is alone,

and her lonely sight is so hard to bear.

It will touch so many hearts of stone

but her suffering, so few shall share.

The daughter of Fatimah is full of sorrow.

In her path, so many woes have been steered.

She doesn't know what will happen tomorrow.

She hasn't finished wiping her tears.

The world has seldom seen such a bold woman.

So courageous and without a spec of fear.

She is so strong, that she can't be broken.

Even by her loved ones' heads, on the spears.

Her parents are Fatimah and Ali, none other,

and to the Prophet Muhammad, she is so dear.

But this day, she is without her brother.

And no comfort seems to be near.

The people present, do nothing but stare.

For the victims, everyone should shed tears.

For the Prophet's progeny, doesn't anyone care?

The indifference of these "Muslims" is so severe.

Don't all the people present, understand,

the noble family of the Prophet, has no peers?

Everyone's salvation is verily in their hands.

Why're they being driven, to the verge of tears?

This lady is not afraid to loose her life.

She speaks out against cruelty, without fear.

To spread her brother's message, she strives,

breaking everyone's heart with her silent tears.

On hurting the innocent, the cruel are bent.

But these wicked plots fail and she perseveres.

She faces calamity with her spiritual strength.

She is anguished, but holds back her tears.

The tyrants wanted to crush the struggle

but it shall never end and also our tears.

Everyone is moved, on hearing her troubles.

Karbala is and will be remembered each year.

In the stormy seas we've not yet set ashore,

many evil minds would want to stop our tears.

But this mourning will continue, forever more,

with cries of Yaa Husain, ringing in our ears.

Ali Rizwan Shah

Arbaeen - 1416 AH