Shrine of Muslim ibn Aqil, Peace Be Upon Him
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Envoy of Imam Husayn, Muslim ibn Aqil al-Hashimi
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Introduction
The Tomb of Muslim ibn Aqil, Peace Be Upon Him, is the recognized principal burial place of Imam Husayn's envoy to Kufa and stands on the eastern side of the Great Mosque of Kufa. The shrine belongs to the sacred historical landscape of Kufa together with the graves of Hani ibn Urwa and al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi. Because Muslim's mission directly preceded Karbala, this is a main biographical and burial record rather than a secondary memorial place.
Muslim was the son of Aqil ibn Abi Talib, the nephew of Imam Ali, and the cousin of Imam Husayn, Peace Be Upon Him. He belonged to Banu Hashim and was closely connected with the household of the Prophet Muhammad, Peace and Blessings Be Upon Him. The surviving sources preserve little certain information about his birth, mother, and early years, and later family reports sometimes differ. His historical identity is strongest in the events of 60 AH, where he appears as a trusted, courageous, and disciplined representative.
After the death of Muawiya and the accession of Yazid, letters reached Imam Husayn from leading people of Kufa inviting him to come. Husayn sent Muslim to determine whether the promises represented a genuine and stable commitment. Reports place Muslim first in the house of al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd and later with Hani ibn Urwa when secrecy became necessary. His task was investigation and representation: he was to take pledges on Husayn's behalf, observe the city's condition, and send an honest assessment rather than begin an uncontrolled war.
Large numbers initially pledged support, but the exact figures vary among the chronicles. Muslim wrote that the city appeared ready, yet the political situation changed when Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad entered Kufa as governor. He used informants, tribal chiefs, threats to stipends, collective punishment, and fear of the Syrian army to isolate the movement. The rapid collapse shows that a public promise can be extensive without being durable when social courage and organized responsibility are absent.
When Hani ibn Urwa was arrested and beaten, Muslim came into the open with his supporters. During the evening, however, tribal leaders and families called men away until his force dissolved. He wandered through Kufa without a guide and was given temporary shelter by Taw'a, a woman remembered for offering protection when the city had abandoned him. Her action is one of the most powerful moral scenes in the narrative: one private household fulfilled the duty that thousands of public pledges had failed to uphold.
The authorities discovered his refuge, and Muslim resisted before being captured. Early histories preserve different details of the fighting and of the assurances offered to him. At the governor's palace he requested that his debt be paid, his body be buried, and Imam Husayn be warned. He was then killed on the order of Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad. The date is commonly given as the eighth or ninth of Dhu al-Hijjah in 60 AH; the ninth is especially widespread in later commemorative tradition. Reports of the manner of execution and treatment of the body vary, but all agree on deliberate killing in Kufa before Karbala.
Muslim's death changed the meaning of Husayn's journey. The message sent from Kufa had reflected real support at one moment, but by the time the caravan advanced, repression had overturned the city. When news of Muslim and Hani reached Husayn on the road, the loss exposed the danger ahead and the failure of those who had written letters but would not defend their pledge. Muslim's family also remained part of Karbala memory, including Abd Allah ibn Muslim, who is named among the Hashimite martyrs.
The burial beside the Great Mosque became a major place of ziyara. The exact early stages of the tomb's architecture are not equally documented, but the location near the former governor's palace and the mosque is embedded in Kufa's religious memory. Later reconstruction joined the tomb with a large sanctuary used for prayer, mourning, scholarship, and public service. The neighboring grave of Hani ibn Urwa preserves the link between the envoy and the Kufan leader who gave him protection.
Pilgrims remember Muslim ibn Aqil as the envoy who reported truthfully, remained loyal after abandonment, and faced death without betraying his trust. His story teaches that letters, slogans, and emotional allegiance are not enough unless they become protection, organized action, and fidelity under pressure. The shrine therefore connects Kufa with Karbala not merely by distance, but by the ethical sequence of invitation, pledge, fear, betrayal, sacrifice, and remembrance.
Historical / Religious Importance
Muslim ibn Aqil is historically important as the authorized envoy whose experience reveals the political condition of Kufa immediately before Karbala. His mission provides a documented sequence from invitation and mass pledge to surveillance, tribal pressure, abandonment, and execution.
His story is also a study in moral agency. Taw'a's protection, Hani ibn Urwa's support, and Muslim's refusal to surrender his trust stand against the collapse of thousands of public promises. The narrative therefore gives researchers and families a concrete way to discuss courage, organized responsibility, and the cost of fear.
The shrine and the Great Mosque preserve Kufa as a place where political history, sacred memory, and urban geography overlap. The graves of Muslim and Hani connect the former governor's palace with the mosque and with the later route of remembrance toward Karbala.
For pilgrims, the tomb is a center of prayer, mourning, and loyalty to the Prophet's family. For historians, it requires careful comparison of early chronicles, later devotional traditions, changing dates and numbers, and the architectural growth of a burial site whose ethical meaning remains larger than its building.
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References
Primary source — Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk High
Notes: ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: reports on Muslim ibn Aqil and Kufa; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: events of the mission and Kufa crisis; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: mission, resistance and martyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqil; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: biographical and martyrdom reports; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct.
Primary source — Ansab al-Ashraf High
Notes: ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: reports on Muslim ibn Aqil and Kufa; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: events of the mission and Kufa crisis; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: mission, resistance and martyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqil; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: biographical and martyrdom reports; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct.
Primary source — Al-Akhbar al-Tiwal High
Notes: ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: reports on Muslim ibn Aqil and Kufa; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: events of the mission and Kufa crisis; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: mission, resistance and martyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqil; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: biographical and martyrdom reports; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct.
Secondary source — Al-Irshad Medium
Notes: ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: reports on Muslim ibn Aqil and Kufa; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: events of the mission and Kufa crisis; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: mission, resistance and martyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqil; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: biographical and martyrdom reports; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct.
Secondary source — Maqatil al-Talibiyyin Medium
Notes: ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: reports on Muslim ibn Aqil and Kufa; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: events of the mission and Kufa crisis; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: mission, resistance and martyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqil; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: biographical and martyrdom reports; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct.
Website source — masjed-alkufa.com Medium
Notes: ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: reports on Muslim ibn Aqil and Kufa; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: events of the mission and Kufa crisis; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: mission, resistance and martyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqil; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: biographical and martyrdom reports; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct.
Website source — alkafeel.net Medium
Notes: ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: reports on Muslim ibn Aqil and Kufa; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: events of the mission and Kufa crisis; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: mission, resistance and martyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqil; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: biographical and martyrdom reports; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct.
Website source — alkafeel.net Medium
Notes: ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: reports on Muslim ibn Aqil and Kufa; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: events of the mission and Kufa crisis; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: mission, resistance and martyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqil; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: biographical and martyrdom reports; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct.
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Notes: ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: reports on Muslim ibn Aqil and Kufa; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: events of the mission and Kufa crisis; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: mission, resistance and martyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqil; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: biographical and martyrdom reports; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct.
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Notes: ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: reports on Muslim ibn Aqil and Kufa; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: events of the mission and Kufa crisis; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: mission, resistance and martyrdom of Muslim ibn Aqil; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct. | Page/Volume: biographical and martyrdom reports; pagination varies by edition | ARTICLE ROLE: PRIMARY BURIAL/MAIN RECORD. Early histories support his Hashimite identity, appointment as Imam Husayn's envoy, arrival in Kufa, large but varying pledge figures, residence first with al-Mukhtar and later with Hani ibn Urwa, repression by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad, resistance, capture and martyrdom in 60 AH. Sources and commemorative traditions differ between 8 and 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; the variation is stated rather than concealed. The official Great Mosque of Kufa site confirms the continuing principal shrine identity beside the mosque and its associated sacred precinct.
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