Sulayman ibn Kathir
Sulayman ibn Kathir سلیمان بن کثیر | |
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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 |
Sulayman ibn Kathir (Arabic: سلیمان بن کثیر) was martyred at the Battle of Karbala.[1] His name was mentioned in al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya for Hussain ibn Ali[2] and al-Ziyara for Ali Akbar and other martyrs of Karbala.[3]
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Some have considered it possible that he was, in fact, Muslim ibn Kathir al-Azdi.[4] No information is found about his personality, life, lineage or family.
References
[edit]- ^ Group of writers. Maʿ al-rakb al-Ḥusaynī (PDF). Vol. 4. p. 353.
- ^ Ibn Ṭāwūs, ʿAlī b. Mūsā. Iqbāl al-aʿmāl. Vol. 3. p. 346.
- ^ Shahīd (1990). al-Awwal, al-Mazār. p. 153.
- ^ Muḥaddithī. Farhang-i Āshūrā. p. 230.