Abul Hatoof Ibn Harse Ansari
Abul Hatoof ibn Harse Ansari (Arabic: أبوالحتوف بن حَرث (الحارث) الأنصاری) was martyred in the Battle of Karbala.
Abul Hatoof ibn Harse Ansari أبوالحتوف بن حَرث (الحارث) الأنصاری | |
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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 |
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He was also known as Abul Hatoof Salama ibn Harse Ansari al-'Ajlani[1] and his father's name was Harse ibn Salama Ansari Ajlani.[2] Abul Hatoof was from Kufa, from the Banu 'Ajlan clan, one of the Khawarij in Kufa, and from the Khazraj tribe in Medina who were from Ansar.
Joining Husayn ibn Ali[]
Abul Hatoof and his brother, Sa'd ibn Harse (Harth) were part of Umar ibn Sa'd's army that was fighting Husayn. On the Day of Ashura when all of the Husayn's companions were martyred except two of them, Suwayd ibn 'Amr ibn Abi Muta' and Bashir ibn 'Amr al-Hadrami, the Hussain asked for help. When Abu l-Hutuf and his brother, Sa'd, heard the Hussain's call and the cry of women and children from the Prophet Muhammad's household, they said: "There is no verdict except by God and we do not obey the one who committed sins; this is Hussain, the son of the daughter of our Prophet Muhammad. How can we fight him while he has no soldiers, while we hope for his grandfather's intercession on the Day of Judgment?" At this point, the drew their swords and switched sides to Hussain's army. After killing three people and injuring a number of others, they were both martyred in one place.[3]
References[]
- ^ Musawi Zanjani, Seyed Ibrahim. Wasilat al-darayn. p. 105.
- ^ Kamaraʾī. Unṣur-i shujāʿat. Vol. 3. pp. 169–170.
- ^ Abd Allah Mamaqani. Tanqih al-maqal fi 'ilm al-rijal. Vol. 2. Qom, Iran: Al al-Bayt li Ihya' al-Turath. p. 12.
- Husayn ibn Ali
- Hussainiya
- 680 deaths
- People killed at the Battle of Karbala