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SHIMR ZIL-JUAUSHAN (L.A.),
THE MURDERER OF THE KING OF MARTYRS IMAM HUSAYN (AS)
Shimr (l.a.) was the son of
Shurahbil. He was a Kharijite.
Different explanations are given
as to why he was called “Zil-Juashan”
including that he was the first
Arab to wear an armor. He
belonged to the tribe of Bani
Kilab. He converted to Islam on
the eve of “The Victory of
Makkah” when polytheists
surrendered to the Noble
Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.). He
(l.a.) was one of the “Ta’be’in”
– one who had seen a companion
of the Noble Messenger
(s.a.w.a.s.).
In the Battle of Siffin, he
fought with the Commander of the
Faithful, Imam Ali al-Murtaza
(a.s.) but later became a
Kharijite. When Hujr bin Adi (r.a.), one of the companions of the Noble Messenger
(s.a.w.a.s.) and Imam Ali
(a.s.), was arrested by Muawiya, Shimr (l.a.) was one of the people who falsely
testified that Hujr had become
an apostate and a rebel.
When Hazrat Muslim bin Aqil
(a.s.) went to Kufa in the year
60 A.H., Shimr
(l.a.) gave a speech saying that
Hazrat Muslim (a.s.)
was a rebel and warned the
Kufans of Yazid’s army.
He (l.a.) also encouraged
Ubaididullah ibne Ziyad to be
violent towards the grandson of
the Noble Messenger
(s.a.w.a.s.), Imam Husayn
(a.s.).
Shimr (l.a.) arrived in Karbala
on the 9th of
Muharram 61 A.H. with 4,000
soldiers. He tried to influence
the Commander of Imam Husayn
(a.s.)’s forces, Hazrat Abbas
(a.s.) with an amnesty for him
and his brothers, but he
rejected it.
On the Day of Ashura (10th Muharram),
he (l.a.) was the commander of
the left wing of Umar ibne
Saad’s forces. He (l.a.) tried to approach the Imam (a.s.)’s camps but he was faced with
fire-wood around it. Shimr (l.a.)
said, “O Husayn! You seem
impatient to enter the fire and
could not wait for Qiyamat”
(Tabari v.4 pages 250-251) When
Zuhair bin Qayn was addressing
the Kufans inviting them to
support Imam Husayn (a.s.),
Shimr (l.a.) threw an arrow
towards him and insulted him. When
Abdallah bin Umayr Kalbi was
martyred, Shimr (l.a.) ordered
his slave to murder his wife who
was sitting next to her
husband’s body. When most of the
companions of imam Husayn (a.s.)
were martyred, the Kufans
attacked the camps and Shimr (l.a.)
called for fire to burn the
tents.
Sibt ibne Jauzi relates in his “Tazkirah” from Hisham
bin Muhammad Kalbi that when
Imam Husayn (a.s.) saw them
persistent on killing him, he
brought the Glorious Qur’an and
opening placed on his head and
called out, “The Qur’an and my
grandfather, the Prophet of
Allah, are the judge between
yourselves and me. O people how
do you consider the shedding of
my blood lawful? Am I not the
grandson of your Prophet? Has
not the tradition of my
grandfather reached you
regarding me and my brother that
we are the Masters of the youth
of Paradise? Then ask Jabir
(ibne Abdullah Ansari), Zaid bin
Arqam, and Abu Saeed Khudri. Is
not Ja’far at Tayyar my uncle?”
Shimr (l.a.) replied, “You shall
shortly hasten towards ‘the
raging fire (of Hell) (Allah’s
refuge).” The Imam (a.s.) said,
“Allah is great! My grandfather
the Prophet of Allah informed
me, that he saw a dog filling
his throat with blood of his
Ahlul Bayt (a.s.), and I
perceive that it is none other
than you.”
Shimr (l.a.) commanded his soldiers to shoot the Imam
(a.s.)’s body with arrows, and
then attack him. According to
al-Waqidi, Shimr (l.a.) stood on
the sacred body of Imam Husayn
(a.s.) with his horse. According
to some reports, Shimr (l.a.)
sat on his sacred chest and then
cut his holy head from behind.
He (l.a.) wanted to murder Imam
Sajjad (a.s.) also.
Shimr (l.a.) took the daughters
of the Noble Messenger
(s.a.w.a.s.) and other women of
his companions from Karbala to
Kufa then to Damascus where he (l.a.)
delivered an insulting speech
about Imam Husayn (a.s.) and his
companions.
Sources used: Tabari, WIKIPEDIA,
Nafs al-Muhimma by Shaikh Abbas
Qummi, Tazkirah by Sibt ibn
Jauzi, Muntazar.com,
Wikishia.net |
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