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'''Habīb ibn Madhāhir al-Asadi''' ({{lang-ar|حبيب بن مظاهر الأسدي}}) was of the [[Banu Asad]] clan, and one of the companions of [[Muhammad]] (PBUH), [[Ali]], [[Hasan ibn Ali]] and [[Husayn ibn Ali]]. He was one of the people of [[Kufa]] who sent letters to Husayn ibn Ali (grandson of Muhammad) and invited him to Kufa. Though, when he realized that people of Kufa have broken their allegiance to Husayn, he left Kufa, joined Husayn, and was martyred at the age of 82 while fighting in Husayn's army, in [[Karbala]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.noorlib.ir/View/fa/Book/BookView/Image/5734/ | title=A research about Persian Maqtal al-Husayn, پژوهشی در مقتل های فارسی | publisher=ZamZam Hidayat | year=2007 | location=Qom}}</ref>
'''Ḥabīb ibn Muẓāhir al-Asadī''' ({{lang-ar|حبيب بن مظاهر الأسدي|translit=Ḥabīb ibn Muẓāhir al-Asadī}}) was of the [[Banu Asad ibn Khuzaymah|Banu Asad]] clan, and one of the companions of [[Ali]], [[Hasan ibn Ali]] and [[Husayn ibn Ali]]. He was one of the people of [[Kufa]] who sent letters to Husayn ibn Ali (grandson of Muhammad) and invited him to Kufa. Though, when he realized that people of Kufa have broken their allegiance to Husayn, he left Kufa, joined Husayn, and was [[martyr]]ed at the age of 75 while fighting in Husayn's army, in [[Karbala]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.noorlib.ir/View/fa/Book/BookView/Image/5734/ | title=A research about Persian Maqtal al-Husayn, پژوهشی در مقتل های فارسی | publisher=ZamZam Hidayat | year=2007 | location=Qom}}</ref>


==Battle of Karbala==
==Battle of Karbala==
Habib heavily contributed in the Battle of Karbala. He fought with the third [[Shia Imam]], Husayn ibn Ali against the forces of [[Yazid I|Yazid]], led by [[Umar ibn Sa'ad]].
{{Main|Battle of Karbala|Ashura|Arba'een}}
Habib heavily contributed in the Battle of Karbala. He fought with the third [[Imam]], Husayn ibn Ali against the forces of [[Yazid I|Yazid]], led by [[Umar ibn Sa'd]], killing around 62 people.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

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Husayn's army was split into 3 sections, the left flank, the right flank and the [[Ahl al-Bayt]]. Habib was given the duty of being in charge of the left flank of Husayn's army, despite the fact that he was old.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ibn El-Neil|title=The Truth About Islam|date=2008|publisher=Strategic Book Publishing|isbn=978-1606932599|page=208|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nlUq-sMt5ccC&dq=habib&pg=PA208}}</ref> His tomb was included in [[Imam Husayn Shrine]] and was located in the southern porch.<ref>{{cite web|title=Imam Hussain (A.S.) At Karbala|url=http://www.almujtaba.com/en/index.php/left-menu-articles/41-imam-hussain/932-imam-hussain-as-at-karbala|publisher=Almujataba Islamic Network}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Qāʼidān|first1=Aṣghar|title=ʻAtabāt-i ʻālīyāt-i ʻIrāq|date=2004|publisher=Nashr-i Mashʻar|location=Tihrān|isbn=964-7635-53-2|page=122|edition=Chāp-i 1.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Kharazmi|title=Maqtal al-Ḥusayn|publisher=Anwar al-Huda|year=1997|pages=vol. 2, p. 7}}</ref>

Habib fought like a hero and killed 62 people of the enemy. Just then, Budayl b. Maryam 'Aqfani attacked him and hit him on the head with his sword. Another enemy hit him with a spear, causing him to fall off the horse and down to the ground. Then, Budayl b. Maryam beheaded him.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Qummī|title=Nafas al-mahmum|publisher=Islamic Study Circle|year=1949|page=124}}</ref>
[[Image:ImamHusaynMosqueKarbalaIraqPre2006.JPG|thumb|Burial place of Habib in Imām Husayn Mosque]]
[[Image:ImamHusaynMosqueKarbalaIraqPre2006.JPG|thumb|Burial place of Habib in Imām Husayn Mosque]]
Husayn's army was split into 3 sections, the left flank, the right flank and the [[Ahl al-bayt]]. Habib was given the duty of being in charge of the left flank of Husayn's army, despite the fact that he was old.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Ibn El-Neil|title=The Truth About Islam|date=2008|publisher=Strategic Book Publishing|isbn=1606932594|page=208|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nlUq-sMt5ccC&pg=PA208&dq=Habib+ibn+Mazahir&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAmoVChMIuamd6ZKmyAIVAV0sCh0_1Q8g#v=onepage&q=habib&f=false}}</ref>
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His tomb was included in [[Imam Husayn Shrine]] and was located in the southern porch.<ref>{{cite web|title=Imam Hussain (A.S.) At Karbala|url=http://www.almujtaba.com/en/index.php/left-menu-articles/41-imam-hussain/932-imam-hussain-as-at-karbala|publisher=Almujataba Islamic Network}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Qāʼidān|first1=Aṣghar|title=ʻAtabāt-i ʻālīyāt-i ʻIrāq|date=2004|publisher=Nashr-i Mashʻar|location=Tihrān|isbn=964-7635-53-2|page=122|edition=Chāp-i 1.}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[hussain | Imam hussain]] [[peace be upon him]]
* [[Zaynab bint Ali]]
* [[Abbas ibn Ali]]
* [[battle of Karbala]]
* [[Ali Akbar ibn Husayn]]
* [[Zuhayr ibn al-Qayn]]
* [[shia muslims | Muslims, Imam Ali followers]]
* [[Ali Asghar ibn Husayn]]
* [[Zuhayr ibn Qayn]]
* [[Banu Asad (tribe)]]
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* [[Burayr ibn Khudayr al-Hamdani]]
* [[Shia Islam]]
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* [[Burayr ibn Khuzayr al-Hamadani]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:49, 12 April 2024

Habib ibn Muzahir
حَبِيب ٱبْن مُظَاهِر
Titleal-Asadi (ٱلْأَسَدِيّ)
Personal
Born605 AD
Died10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD
Cause of deathKilled in the Battle of Karbala
Resting placeKarbala, Iraq
ReligionIslam
Parent
  • Muẓāhir (father)
Known forBeing a companion of Muhammad, Ali, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali

Ḥabīb ibn Muẓāhir al-Asadī (Arabic: حبيب بن مظاهر الأسدي, romanized: Ḥabīb ibn Muẓāhir al-Asadī) was of the Banu Asad clan, and one of the companions of Ali, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali. He was one of the people of Kufa who sent letters to Husayn ibn Ali (grandson of Muhammad) and invited him to Kufa. Though, when he realized that people of Kufa have broken their allegiance to Husayn, he left Kufa, joined Husayn, and was martyred at the age of 75 while fighting in Husayn's army, in Karbala.[1]

Battle of Karbala[edit]

Main articles: Battle of Karbala, Ashura, and Arba'een

Habib heavily contributed in the Battle of Karbala. He fought with the third Imam, Husayn ibn Ali against the forces of Yazid, led by Umar ibn Sa'd, killing around 62 people.[citation needed]

Husayn's army was split into 3 sections, the left flank, the right flank and the Ahl al-Bayt. Habib was given the duty of being in charge of the left flank of Husayn's army, despite the fact that he was old.[2] His tomb was included in Imam Husayn Shrine and was located in the southern porch.[3][4][5]

Habib fought like a hero and killed 62 people of the enemy. Just then, Budayl b. Maryam 'Aqfani attacked him and hit him on the head with his sword. Another enemy hit him with a spear, causing him to fall off the horse and down to the ground. Then, Budayl b. Maryam beheaded him.[6]

Burial place of Habib in Imām Husayn Mosque

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References[edit]

  1. ^ A research about Persian Maqtal al-Husayn, پژوهشی در مقتل های فارسی. Qom: ZamZam Hidayat. 2007.
  2. ^ Ibn El-Neil (2008). The Truth About Islam. Strategic Book Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 978-1606932599.
  3. ^ "Imam Hussain (A.S.) At Karbala". Almujataba Islamic Network.
  4. ^ Qāʼidān, Aṣghar (2004). ʻAtabāt-i ʻālīyāt-i ʻIrāq (Chāp-i 1. ed.). Tihrān: Nashr-i Mashʻar. p. 122. ISBN 964-7635-53-2.
  5. ^ Kharazmi (1997). Maqtal al-Ḥusayn. Anwar al-Huda. pp. vol. 2, p. 7.
  6. ^ Qummī (1949). Nafas al-mahmum. Islamic Study Circle. p. 124.
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