Habib ibn Madhahir

Habīb ibn Madhāhir al-Asadi (Arabic: حَبِيب ٱبْن مُظَاهِر ٱلْأَسَدِيّ‎) 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]

Habib ibn Madhahir
حَبِيب ٱبْن مُظَاهِر
Calligraphy reading "Habib ibn Madhahir"
Titleal-Asadi (ٱلْأَسَدِيّ)
Personal
Born605 AD
Died10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD (aged 75)
Cause of deathKilled in the Battle of Karbala
Resting placeKarbala, Iraq
ReligionIslam
Parents
  • Madhāhir (father)
Known forBeing a companion of Muhammad, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Hassan ibn Ali and Hussain ibn Ali

Battle of Karbala
Main articles: Battle of Karbala, Aashura, 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'ad, killing around 62 people.

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.[2] His tomb was included in Imam Husayn Shrine and was located in the southern porch.[3][4]

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See also

References
  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 1606932594.
  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.
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