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Shia martyr
Amir ibn Muslim al-Abdi
عامِر بن مُسلِم العَبدی
Personal life
Died10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD (aged 75)
Cause of deathKilled in the Battle of Karbala
Resting placeKarbala, Iraq
Known forBeing a companion of Ali ibn Abi Talib, Hassan ibn Ali and Hussain ibn Ali
Religious life
ReligionIslam

Amir ibn Muslim al-Abdi (Arabic: عامِر بن مُسلِم العَبدی) was a companions of Hussain ibn Ali and was martyred in the Battle of Karbala. His name was included among those who were martyred in the first raid.

Lineage

Amir was son of Muslim from the families of Abd al-Qays. According to Mamaqani, Muslim was martyred in the army of Ali ibn Abi Talib in the Battle of Siffin.

On the day of Ashura

Amir was from Basra who joined Hussain ibn Ali in Mecca together with his servant Salim. On the Day of Ashura, he was martyred in the first attack. His name has been mentioned in the Ziarat al-Shuhada and Ziarat Rajabiyya.

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References

  1. Al-Fudayl b. al-Zubayr b. 'Amr al-Kufi al-Asadi (1986). Tasmiya man qutil ma'a l-Husayn. Al al-Bayt. p. 27.
  2. ^ Abd Allah Mamaqani. Tanqih al-maqal fi 'ilm al-rijal. Vol. 2. Qom, Iran: Al al-Bayt li Ihya' al-Turath. p. 117.
  3. Muḥammad ibn ʻAlī Ibn Shahrāshūb. Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib. Vol. 4. Dhawī al-Qurbá. p. 113. ISBN 978-9646307292.
  4. Ali ibn Musa Ibn Tawus. al-Iqbal. Vol. 3. Markaz al-Nashr al-tabi li-Maktab. p. 78. ISBN 978-9644243004.
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