Transcript Karbala and Statistics

Karbala and Statistics
A.S. Hashim MD
Sources:
Life of Abu Abdillah by Imad Zadah )‫حياة أبو عبدهللا (عماد زاده‬
Wasilat al-Darain fi Ansaar Al-Husain by Ibrahim Musawi
)‫وسيلة الدارين في أنصار الحسين (للسيد إبراهيم الموسوي‬
Ibsar Al-Ayn by Al-samawi. ).‫وأبصار العين (للسماوي‬
‫‪Salaam to Al-Husain‬‬
‫السالم عليك يا أبا عبد هللا وعلى األرواح التي حلت‬
‫بفنائك‬
‫عليك مني سالم هللا أبدا ً ما بقيت وبقي الليل والنهار‬
‫وال جعله هللا آخر العهد مني لزيارتكم‬
‫السالم على الحسين‬
‫وعلى علي بن الحسين‬
‫وعلى أوالد الحسين‬
‫وعلى أصحاب الحسين جميعا ً ورحمة هللا وبركاته‬
About this slide show
Numerical Statistics about Karbala and Martyrs of
Ashuraa
Trip of Al-Husain
Those accompanying him:
Supporters and
Family
The enemy they faced
Size of the forces and
Leadership of the forces
The women in Al-Husain’s camp
Some graphic illustrations
Ziyarah
Source of The Statistics
Life of Abu Abdillah by Imad Zadah )‫حياة أبو عبدهللا (عماد زاده‬
Wasilat al-Darain fi Ansaar Al-Husain by Ibrahim
Musawi: (‫وسيلة الدارين في أنصار الحسين (للسيد إبراهيم الموسوي‬
Ibsar Al-Ayn by Al-samawi. ).‫وأبصار العين (للسماوي‬
The Statistics can be questioned when compared to other
sources, but they are as approximate as possible
Other sources for instance:
Book of Irshad (Mufid) claims the enemy force was 5,000 rather than
33,000 as stated by the author above
Yet some other sources claim 30,000 fighters or even 100,00
Al-Husain to Karbala
Stages of the Move
Stayed in Medina after refusing to give allegiance to Yazid
Stayed in Mecca
The trip to Karbala
In Karbala itself
Period
12 days
132 days
23 days
8 days
Overnight Stopovers
Al-Husain from Mecca to
Karbala
Number of overnight stops:
18
Total distance about 1000
miles
Distance between each
overnight stop:
Karbala
Varies from 35 miles to 55
miles
Family of Al-Husain, from
Kufa to Damascus, as
captives
Total distance about 800
miles
Number of overnight stops:
14
The 1000 Mile
Route to Karbala
Communications
Item
Letters reaching Husain urging him to join
them in Kufa (According to Book of
Number
12,000
Irshad)
People pledging to Muslim Ibn Aqeel, to
support Husain
Claimed to be 8,000 or 25,000 or
even 40,000
Martyrs of Abu Talib’s Progeny
Item
# Martyred
Of those mentioned in al-Ziyarah al-Nahia
17
Of those not mentioned in al-Ziyarah al-Nahia
13
Children
Total martyred of Benu Hashim
3
33
Martyrs of Imam Husain’s Camp
Item
# Martyred
1. Of Imam Husain family
3
2. Of Imam Ali’s family
9
3. Of Imam Al-Hasan's family
4
4. Of Aqeel’s family
12
5. The supporters martyred whose names were
registered
82
6. The servants of the martyrs who were also
killed
14
Total supporters martyred
138
Heads of the Martyrs
Tribes carrying heads on tip of spears:
# of heads
1. Qais Ibn Ash’ath of Kinda tribe
13
2. Shimr, of Hawazin tribe
12
3. Benu Tamim tribe
17
4. Benu Asad tribe
17
5. Midh’haj tribe
6
6. Different persons from various tribes
13
Total heads carried on the spears
78
Al-Husain’s Person
Item
Number
Age of Al-Husain when martyred
57
Number of cuts received by the sword
34
Number of spear wounds received
33
Number of arrows received
Horse riders who trampled on Al-Husain’s body
many
10
At first, the number of Kufa forces
22,000
Later the number of Kufa forces swelled to:
33,000
The Initial Kufa Forces
Under the Leadership
# Fighters
1. Under the leadership of Omar Ibn Sa’d
6000
2. Under the leadership of Sinan
4000
3. Under the leadership of Orwa Ibn Qais
4000
4. Under the leadership of Shimr
4000
5. Under the leadership of Shaith Ibn Rub’I who was joined
by: 6 . Yazid Al-Kalbi
4000
2000
7 . Under the leadership of Husain Ibn Namir
4000
8 . Under the leadership of Al-Mazini
3000
9. Under the leadership of Nasr Al-Mazini
2000
Al-Husain Mourned 10 of the Martyrs or did
Du’aa for them
Item
Number
1. Ali son of Al-Husain
6. Muslim Ibn Awsajah
2. Al-Abbas
7. Habib Ibn Mudha’hir
3. Al-Qasim
8. Al-Hurr ibn Yazid Al-Riyahi
4. Abdullah son of Hasan
9. Zuhair Ibn Qain
5. Abdullah his own baby
10. John the servant of Abu Dhar
Al-Husain invoked God’s mercy for
1.
Muslim
2. Hani
Tidbits
Item
Number
Day of Ashuraa heads were thrown to Al-Husain
3
Martyred children who had not reached age of
maturity
5
Of the Servants of the Supporters Martyred
15
Taken as prisoners but soon died of wounds
2
Died after Imam Husain had been martyred
4
Had been martyred in front of their parents
7
One woman was martyred (Umm Wahab)
1
Mothers of Martyrs
Name of the mother
Name of her Son Killed
Rabab
Abdullah Ibn Al-Husain
Zainab
Aun and Muhammad
Ramla
Al-Qasim Ibn Al-Hasan
Al-Jalilah
Abdullah Ibn Al-Hasan
Ruqayya Bint Ali
Abdullah Ibn Muslim
Not registered
Muhammad Ibn Abi Sa’eed,
Not registered
Amr Ibn Janada
Umm Wahab
Layla
Abdullah Ibn Wahab
Ali Al-Asghar
Five Women to either
attack the enemy, or protest
Name of the Woman
1. Servant of Muslim Ibn Awsaja
2. Umm Wahab, wife of Abdullah AlKalbi
3. Umm Abdullah Al-Kalbi
4. Zainab Al-Kubra
5. Umm Amr Ibn Janadah
Purpose
The women left their
tents with the purpose
to either attack the
enemy, or resolutely
protest the atrocious
massacre taking
place.
Women in Husain’s Camp
Names of the Women in Al-Husain’s Camp
1. Zainab daughter of Ali
9. Rabab
2. Umm Kulthoom daughter of Ali
10. Aati’ka
3. Fatima daughter of Ali
11. Umm Muhsin Ibn Al-Hasan
4. Safiyya daughter of Ali
12. Daughter of Muslim Ibn Aqeel
5. Ruqayya daughter of Ali
13. Fidh’dha the Nubian
6. Umm Hani daughter of Ali
14. A servant of Imam Al-Hasan
7. Fatima daughter of Al-Hasan
15. Umm Wahab Ibn Abdullah
8. Sukayna daughter of Al-Hasan
Comparing Size of Forces
Size of Ibn Ziyad’s Forces facing
Al-Husain
Size of al-Husain’s
Camp
Al-Husain supplicates facing the enemy
O' Lord! May I Ask You to Take Away Your
Bounty From These People! And If You,
Lord, Allow Them a Respite, May I Ask You
to Sow Difference Among Them And Let
Them be Divided!
Al-Husain’s Camp on Ashuraa
Al-Husain’s Family
Zainab’s Family
Al-Hurr and others
Twenty Ali’s Companions
Al-Hasan’s Family
Ashuraa
Eight Sahaaba
3 Servants of Husain
Aqeel’s Family
Ja’far’s Family
Abu Talib Uncle of the Prophet
Abu Talib
Aqeel
Ja’far
Ali
Loses
4 Members
Loses
2 Members
Loses
6 Members
Zainab and Abdullah lose 2
1. Aun
2. Muhammad
Son
Son
Zainab daughter of Ali
+
Abdullah son of Ja’far, son
of Abu Talib
Aqeel brother of Ali loses three killed
1. Ja'far
2. Muslim
Son
Son
Aqeel brother of Ali son
of Abu Talib
+
Muslim son of Aqeel
son of Abu Talib
3. Muhammad
Grandson
+
Abu Saeed son of Aqeel
son of Abu Talib
4. Abdullah and
5. Abu Abdullah
Grandsons
Al-Husain and the Martyrs on Ashuraa:
Brothers
5
All
Supporters
Sons
2
Al-Husain
2nd nephew
nephews
(Al-Hasan)
Aqeel
2
3
nephews
(Zainab)
2
Husain’s Servants and Supporters Martyred:
(Al-Islam.org)
Servants of
Husain
Martyred
1.
2.
3.
Sulaiman
Qaarib
Munjeh
Supporters killed:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Muslim ibn Ausajah al Asadi
Saeed ibn Abdullah al Hanafi
Bishr ibn Amr al Khadhrami
Yazeed ibn al Haseen (reciter of Qur'an)
Imran ibn al Kalb al Ansari
Na'eem ibn al Ajlan al Ansari
Zuhair ibn al Qain al Bajali
Amr ibn Qurzah al Ansari
Habeeb ibn Madhahir al Asadi
Hurr ibn Yazeed al Reyahi
Abdullah ibn al Umair al Kalbi
Nafe ibn al Hilal al Jamali al-Muradi
Anas ibn Kahil ibn al Harth al Asadi
Qais ibn al Mussahar al Saedawi
Al-Husain Supporters Martyred:
15. Abdullah ibn Urwah alGhifaaree
16. Abdul Rahman ibn Urwah alGhifaaree
17. Shabeeb ibn Abdullah Nahshali
18. Jaun, slave of Abu Dharr alGhifaree
19. Hujjaj ibn Zaid Sa'di
20. Qasit ibn Zuhair al-Tha'labee
21. Kursh (Muqsit) ibn Zuhair alThalabee
22. Kinaanah ibn Ateeq
23. Dhargham ibn Maalik
24. Jowain ibn Maalik al-Dhabaai
25. Zaid ibn Thubait al-Qaesi
26. Abdullah ibn Zaid ibn Thubait alQaesi
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
Ubaidullah ibn Zaid ibn Thubait
Amir ibn Muslim
Salim, slave of Amir ibn Muslim
Saif ibn Malik
Zuhair ibn Bashi al-Khath'ami
Mas'ood ibn Hajjaj
Son of Mas'ood ibn Hajjaj
Majma' ibn Abdullah al-Aezi
Ammar ibn Hassan ibn Shuraib
al-Taai
36. Hayyan ibn Haarith al-Azdi
37. Jundab ibn Hujair al-Khanlani
Al-Husain Supporters Martyred:
38. Umar ibn Khalid al-Saedaawi
39. Saeed, slave of Umar ibn Khalid
40. Yazid ibn Ziad ibn Mazahi alKindi
41. Zaahir, slave of Amir alKhuzaa'ee
42. Jabalah ibn Ali al-Shaybani
43. Saalim, slave of Bani Medinat alKalbi
44. Aslam ibn Khateer al-Azdi
45. Zuhair ibn Sulaim al-Azdi
46. Qasim ibn Habeeb al-Azdi
47. Umar ibn al-Ohdooth alHadhrami
48. Abu Thamaamah, Umar ibn
Abdullah al-Saaedi
49. Hanzalah ibn As'ad al-Shaami
50. Abdul-Rahman ibn Abdullah alArhabi
51. Ammaar ibn Abu Salaamah alHamdaami
52. Aabis ibn Shabeeb al-Shaakiree
53. Shaozab, slave of Shaaki
54. Shabeeb ibn Haarith ibn Saree
55. Maalik ibn Abdullah ibn Saree
56. Sawwar ibn Abi Uman al-Nohami
al-Hamdani
57. Amar ibn Abdullah al-Junda'i
The Whereabouts of Ashuraa
Ashuraa of Karbala
Ashuraa Effects
The Triumph of Islam
Ashuraa
Husain in Glory
Yazid in infamy
‫‪Ziyarah (Visitation) of Al-Husain‬‬
‫سو ِل َّ ِ‬
‫ع ْب ِد َّ ِ‬
‫ّللا‬
‫ّللا ال َّ‬
‫اَل َّ‬
‫علَي َْك يَا اب َْن َر ُ‬
‫سالَ ُم َ‬
‫علَي َْك يَا أَبَا َ‬
‫سالَ ُم َ‬
‫علَي َْك يَا ِخيَ َرة َ َّ ِ‬
‫ّللا َوا ْب َن ِخيَ َرتِه‬
‫ال َّ‬
‫سالَ ُم َ‬
‫ين‬
‫ير ْال ُمؤْ ِم ِن َ‬
‫ص ِي َ‬
‫ال َّ‬
‫سالَ ُم َ‬
‫س ِي ِد ْال َو ِ‬
‫ين َواب َْن َ‬
‫علَي َْك يَا اب َْن أ َ ِم ِ‬
‫ين‬
‫سا ِ ْالعَالَ ِم َ‬
‫ال َّ‬
‫علَي َْك يَا اب َْن فَ ِ‬
‫سالَ ُم َ‬
‫س ِي َدةِ نِ َ‬
‫اط َمةَ َ‬
‫ار َّ ِ‬
‫ور‬
‫ال َّ‬
‫سالَ ُم َ‬
‫ار ِه َو ْال ِوتْ َر ْال َم ْوت ُ َ‬
‫علَي َْك يَا ث َ َ‬
‫ّللا َواب َْن ث َ ِ‬
‫َ‬
‫اح الَّتِي َحلَّ ْ‬
‫علَ ْي ُك ْم ِمنِي‬
‫و‬
‫ر‬
‫علَى ْاأل‬
‫ال َّ‬
‫ْ‬
‫ت ِب ِفنَائِ َك َ‬
‫علَي َْك َو َ‬
‫سالَ ُم َ‬
‫َ‬
‫ِ‬
‫َ‬
‫ً‬
‫ً‬
‫َ‬
‫ُ‬
‫ِ‬
‫ار‪…..‬‬
‫ق‬
‫ب‬
‫و‬
‫يت‬
‫ق‬
‫ب‬
‫ا‬
‫م‬
‫ا‬
‫د‬
‫ب‬
‫أ‬
‫ّللا‬
‫م‬
‫ال‬
‫س‬
‫َج ِميعا‬
‫ِ‬
‫ِ‬
‫َّ‬
‫ي اللَّ ْي ُل َو النَّ َه ُ‬
‫َ‬
‫َ‬
‫َ‬
‫َ‬
‫ُ‬
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‫َ‬
Ziyarah (Visitation) of Al-Husain
Peace be on you, O Aba Abdillah! Peace be on you, O son of
the Messenger of Allah!
Peace be upon, O the Finest of God’s Creatures and the son
of the Finest of God’s Creatures!
Peace be on you, O son of the Commander of the Faithful and
the forebear of the Prophet's successors!
Peace be on you, O son of Fatima, the choicest among the
women of the worlds!
Peace be on you, who was martyred while fighting in the
cause of Allah, and the son of Allah's fearless warrior, who was
attacked with a vengeance!
Peace be on you and on those souls which had gathered in
your camp, in your journey.
To all of you I pray Allah to be in Peaceas long as I live, and as
long as nights follow the days.
Shrine of Imam Al-Husain
Shrine of Imam Al-Husain
In Conclusion
Statistics are presented about the martyrs in
Ashuraa
The extent of Al-Husain's camp
The huge disproportion of the two sides
The extent of the losses of:
A baby
Five very young children
A woman
Bothers, nephews, and others
The amazing stance of Al-Husain against the enemy
All taking place in one day: Ashuraa
That is what makes Ashuraa Unique in History
May Allah Bless you
Be in Allah’s Care
A.S. Hashim MD