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| Muqsit b. Zuhayr al-Taghlibi مُقسِط بن زُهَیر بن حَرث التَغلِبی | |
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| Personal life | |
| 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 |
| Known for | Being a companion of Hussain ibn Ali |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
Muqsit b. Zuhayr al-Taghlibi (Arabic: مُقسِط بن زُهَیر بن حَرث التَغلِبی) was a companion of Hussain ibn Ali who was killed in the Battle of Karbala. He was also a companion of Imam Ali. According to some sources, he was martyred in the first attack of Umar ibn Sa'ad's army.
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Biography
Muqsit accompanied Ali ibn Abi Talib in various battles including battles of Jamal, Siffin, and Nahrawan. He was also a member of Hasan ibn Ali military forces in Kufa.
In the Battle of Karbala
After Hussain's caravan reached Karbala, he and his brothers, Kurdus and Qasit, joined the Hussain's army overnight. He was killed on the Day of Ashura.
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References
- ^ Samāwī, Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir (1922). Ibṣār al-ʻayn fī inṣār al-Ḥusayn. Najaf, Iraq: al-Maṭbaʻah al-Ḥaydarīyah. p. 200.
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