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

Ḥabīb ibn Muẓāhir al-Asadī (Arabic: حبيب بن مظاهر الأسدي, romanizedḤabīb ibn Muẓāhir al-Asadī) of the Banu Asad clan, was a companion of Ali, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali. He was among those in Kufa who sent letters to Husayn ibn Ali, inviting him to Kufa. However, upon learning that the people of Kufa had broken their allegiance to Husayn, he left Kufa and joined Husayn. He was killed at the age of 75 while fighting in Husayn's army in Karbala.[1]

Battle of Karbala

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Habib ibn Muzahir was a soldier in the Battle of Karbala, where he fought alongside Husayn ibn Ali, the third Shia Imam, against the forces of Yazid, led by Umar ibn Sa'd.[citation needed]

Despite his age, Habib was given command of the left flank of Husayn's army, which was divided into three sections: the left flank, the right flank and the center.[2] His tomb is located within the Imam Husayn Shrine in the southern porch.[3][4][5]

According to history, Habib fought and killed 62 enemy soldiers before being attacked by Budayl b. Maryam 'Aqfani, who struck him on the head with a sword. Another enemy then hit him with a spear, causing him to fall from his horse, after which Budayl b. Maryam beheaded him.[6]

Burial place of Habib in Imām Husayn Mosque

See also

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References

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  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. Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  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.