Muqsit ibn Zuhayr al-Taghlibi
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Muqsit b. Zuhayr al-Taghlibi مُقسِط بن زُهَیر بن حَرث التَغلِبی | |
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| Died | 10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD (aged 75) |
| Cause of death | Killed in the Battle of Karbala |
| Resting place | Karbala, Iraq |
| Religion | Islam |
| Known for | Being a companion of Hussain ibn Ali |
Muqsit b. Zuhayr al-Taghlibi (Arabic: مُقسِط بن زُهَیر بن حَرث التَغلِبی) was a companion of Hussain ibn Ali who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. He was also a companion of Imam Ali. According to some sources, he was martyred in the first attack of Umar ibn Sa'ad's army.
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Biography[edit]
Muqsit accompanied Ali ibn Abi Talib in various battles including battles of Jamal, Siffin, and Nahrawan.[1] He was also a member of Hasan ibn Ali military forces in Kufa.[1]
In the Battle of Karbala[edit]
After Hussain's caravan reached Karbala, he and his brothers, Kurdus and Qasit, joined the Hussain's army overnight. He was killed on the Day of Ashura.
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References[edit]
- ^ a b Samāwī, Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir (1922). Ibṣār al-ʻayn fī inṣār al-Ḥusayn. Najaf, Iraq: al-Maṭbaʻah al-Ḥaydarīyah. p. 200.
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