Kurdus ibn Zuhayr al-Taghlibi was a companion of Ali ibn Abi Talib who was killed at the Battle of Karbala in 680 CE.
Kurdus ibn Zuhayr al-Taghlibi کُرْدُوس بن زُهیر بن حرث التغلبی | |
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| Personal | |
| 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 |
Companion of Imam Ali
editKurdus ibn Zuhayr is referred to as Kurdus, son of the chief of Taghlib tribe.[1] He was a companion of Ali ibn Abi Talib who attended the battles of Jamal, Siffin, and Nahrawan along with him.
In the book, al-Mazar, by al-Shahid al-Awwal,[2] and Bihar al-anwar[3] he is mentioned as Kursh.
Death
editHe was also a member of Hussain’s military force in Kufa.[4] Before Hussain's arrival in Karbala, he and his brothers, Qasit and Muqsit joined the Imam’s army. He was martyred on the Day of Ashura. It is said that he was martyred in the first attack of Umar ibn Sa'd's army.[4]
He is mentioned in Ziarat al-Shuhada: "peace be upon Qasit and Kurdus, the sons of Zuhayr al-Taghlibi".[5]
References
edit- ^ Naṣr ibn Muzāhim al- Minqarī (1983). Waqʿat Ṣiffīn. Maktabat Āyat Allāh al-ʿUẓmā al-Marʿašī al-Naǧafī. p. 478.
- ^ Shahīd al-Awwal, al-Mazār, p. 153.
- ^ Muḥammad Bāqir ibn Muḥammad Taqī Majlisī. Biḥār al-anwār. Dār al-Fiqh lil-Ṭibāʻah wa-al-Nashr. pp. vol 98, p. 273. ISBN 978-9646909069.
- ^ a b Samāwī, Muḥammad ibn Ṭāhir (1922). Ibṣār al-ʻayn fī inṣār al-Ḥusayn. al-Najaf : al-Maṭbaʻah al-Ḥaydarīyah. p. 200.
- ^ Muhammad ibn Jafar Mashhadi (1998). al-Mazar al-kabir. p. 494. ISBN 978-9649200200.