Muslim bin Aqeel (peace be upon him), the ambassador of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) in Kufa

Muslim peace be upon him on the way to Kufa

In carrying out this mission, Muslim came from Mecca to Medina and went to the Prophet’s mosque, then at night he said goodbye to his people and left for Kufa with two guides. The guides died of thirst after a while on the way. Muslim reported the matter to Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, and said: “I take it as a bad omen.” If you see fit, excuse me from this trip.”
In response, Imam (peace be upon him) wrote: Take care of yourself and move towards the mission.

The arrival of Muslim bin Aqeel in the house of Mukhtar Thaghafi, and the allegiance of 18 thousand people with him

Muslim also set out until he reached Kufa and entered the house of Mukhtar bin Abi Ubaid Thaghafi. When Muslim arrived in Kufa, Shiites and other people rushed to meet him and whenever a group gathered around him. He read Imam Hussain’s letter to them and people cried. The people of Kufa pledged allegiance to Muslim bin Aqeel and this pledge continued until the number of pledgers reached eighteen thousand people. The Kufis promised Muslim to fight and help and said: I swear to God, we will fight with our swords in front of Hussain, peace be upon him, until we all die.

Muslim bin Aqeel’s letter to Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) and the report of the Kufians’ reception and the Imam’s invitation to Kufa

Then Muslim wrote a letter to Imam Husain (peace be upon him) and while reporting the welcome of the Kufis and the allegiance of eighteen thousand of them, he asked the Imam (peace be upon him) to come to Kufa. People continued to visit Muslim until Numan bin Bashir, the governor of Kufa, felt threatened by the presence of Muslim bin Aqeel and the welcome and allegiance of the Kufas to him, and in a speech in the mosque of Kufa, he warned the people against chaos and division and said: cause blood to be spilled and men and property to perish. Then he asked them to remain loyal to the caliphate of Yazid who is sitting in the place of Muawiyah. But the people of Kufa were indifferent to him, and Muslim bin Aqeel continued his work by sending Mukhtar bin Abi Ubaid Thaqafi around Kufa in order to obtain the allegiance of the surrounding tribes.

The request of Kufi Bani Umayyad supporters to Yazid to appoint a strong person as the governor of Kufa

Abdullah bin Muslim Hazrami, Amara bin Uqbah bin Abi Mu’it and Umar bin Saad Abi Waqqas from Kufi Bani Umayyad supporters in separate letters to Yazid bin Mu’awiyah, Muslim bin Aqeel coming to Kufa and his taking allegiance from the people of this city for Imam Hussain (A.S.). Salam and Numan bin Bashir’s inability to deal with his activities were reported and emphasized that if Yazid wants Kufa, he should appoint a strong person to be the ruler of Kufa so that while carrying out the Caliph’s orders, he will treat his enemy like Yazid himself.

Yazid makes Obaidullah bin Ziyad the ruler of Kufa.

After learning about Muslim’s arrival in Kufa and the people of this city turning against him and the weakness of Numan bin Bashir in confronting him, Yazid consulted with his Roman and Christian advisor “Sarjun” and at his suggestion, Ubaidullah bin Ziyad was the ruler of Basra with the preservation towards
He determined the rulership of Kufa. Yazid wrote to him: “My supporters have reported from Kufa that Aqeel’s son is gathering people to break the unity of Muslims.” When you read my letter, move towards Kufa to enter the people of Kufa. So in
Searching for Aqeel’s son should be like searching for rosary seeds to find him and kill him, or capture him, or exile him.

According to another narration, Yazid ordered Obaidullah bin Ziyad that “Hussein is going to Kufa. If you have two wings, fly forward
Be from Hussain in Kufa.

When Yazid’s order arrived in Basra, Ubaidullah bin Ziyad replaced his brother Uthman bin Ziyad in Basra, and while threatening the people of that city in case of disobedience to Uthman, he moved to Kufa with a group of people he trusted from the people of Basra. To test the people of Kufa, Ibn Ziyad dressed in the style of the people of Hijaz and entered Kufa while covering his face.

Obaidullah bin Ziyad’s arrival in Kufa and going to Dar al-Amara

The people of Kufa had heard that Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) was on his way to them, so they were waiting for his arrival. When Obaidullah bin Ziyad arrived in Kufa, the people rushed to welcome him thinking that he was Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, and greeted him as the son of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace. Ibn Ziyad was saddened by these many congratulations and congratulations, but he remained silent and did not answer until Muslim bin Amr Bahli shouted to his relatives and companions: Get away from Amir. This is not who you think. This is Amir Obaidullah bin Ziyad. Hearing this, the people scattered around him and Ibn Ziyad went to the Dar al-Imara of Kufa.
Nu’man bin Bashir, who had heard that Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) had entered Kufa, closed the palace door on Obaidullah bin Ziyad. Numan said to him from Daralamare: God forbid you, stay away from me. I swear to God, I will not surrender my trust to you, and I also have no need to kill. Ibn Ziyad came close and introduced himself and said: Open the door so that you won’t win. In this way, Obaidullah bin Ziyad settled in Kufa.

Muslim bin Aqeel peace be upon him in the secret base, the house of Hani bin Urwa

Then Ibn Ziyad gave a speech in the mosque and threatened the people against gathering around Muslim bin Aqeel. Muslim also came from Mukhtar’s house, which was the obvious base of his activities, to the house of Hani bin Arwa Mazhaji and made it his secret base. Abdullah found out about the hiding place of Muslim bin Aqeel through the influence of his special slave “Maaqal” among the Shiites. People also came less to Muslim – the representative of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, out of fear of Obaidullah.

The arrest and torture of Hani bin Arwa and the premature uprising of Muslim bin Aqeel, peace be upon him

Obaidullah Ziyad then summoned Hani bin Arwa from the leaders of Kufa who had hidden Muslim and severely beat him.
He made it and put him in prison. After hearing the news of the arrest and beating of Hani, the tribe of Mazhaj, of which Hani bin Arwa was a member, besieged Dar al-Imara under the command of Amro bin Hajjaj. Ibn Ziyad asked the judge’s corpse and told him to go to the prison and see Hani, then go to the roof of the palace and announce to his tribe that Hani is alive and there is nothing to worry about. Shareih did the same, and after that, Amro bin Hajjaj and the Mazhjaj tribe abandoned the siege and dispersed. Muslim bin Aqeel, who saw himself as indebted to Hani, had to rise early in order to save him.

Siege of Kufa Palace by Muslim bin Aqeel peace be upon him

During the uprising of Muslim, four thousand people from the eighteen thousand people who pledged allegiance to him joined him. After the first conflict, Muslim moved towards Dar al-Imara. Muslim besieged the palace and many people joined him again. work on
Obaidullah was bored because it was difficult for him to protect Dar al-Imara because there was no one with him except thirty guards and twenty nobles of Kufa and his family and slaves.

Obaidullah bin Ziyad’s trick and deception of the people

Obaidullah Ziyad-tani ordered some of the leaders of the city who were with him to go out from the secret door of Dar al-Imara and search Kufa and stop the people from accompanying Muslim bin Aqeel and warn them of the war and its dire consequences. sure
and let go, lift up. These people were: Kathir bin Shahab Harithi from the tribe, the city patrol officer, Muhammad bin Ash’ath bin Qays Kandi, the official of the tribe of Kandeh Mazhaj and Hadramaut, Qaqaa bin Shur Zahli, Shabsth bin Rabi Tamimi, Hajar bin Abjar Ajli, and Shamar bin Dhi al-Jawshan. Ibn Ziyad kept the rest of the leaders and nobles of Kufa with him to seek help from them.

After learning about the matter, Muslim bin Aqeel sent a group to confront Muhammad bin Ash’ath. Ibn Ziyad tied a banner for Shabth bin Rabi and sent him out to attract people and confront Muslim. Shabt fought hard with Muslim bin Aqeel and his companions. People were with Muslim and said Takbeer till night and their work was firm.

Muslim bin Aqeel, peace be upon him, was left alone

Then Obaidullah Ziyad told the chiefs of Kufa to present themselves to the people from the top of the palace and promise rewards and respect to those who obey and warn the disobedient of punishment and deprivation and say that Yazid’s army is moving from Syria to confront them. .
The elders of Kufa also did the same. First, Kathir bin Shahab addressed the people and said, “O people! Return to your relatives and don’t rush to do bad things and don’t kill yourself, because the army of Amir al-Mu’minin Yazid! arrives. Amir (Obaidullah) decided
If you insist on fighting with him, he will deprive the rest of you of Atta and disperse the warriors in the fronts of Syria without any regulation. Take the healthy instead of the sick, and the present instead of the absent, so that none of the disobedient remains who has not seen the plague of his work.
The other elders of Kufa also spoke like him and the people started leaving and scattered after hearing it. Panic and anxiety filled the entire Kufa, so that the woman came and took her husband’s hand and said: “Let’s go, leave them alone.” Those who remain are sufficient for the sure help.
Everyone went to their houses and closed their doors. When night came and Muslim wanted to pray, only thirty people prayed with him, and when he saw that no one was left with him, he went to the alleys. When he reached the streets, ten people were with him
When he came out of those alleys, no one was with him.

According to another saying, when Muslim bin Aqeel came to the mosque at night for prayer, there were no more than ten people with him. When he performed Maghrib prayer and looked behind him, he realized that those ten people had also left. Muslim left the mosque after the prayer without going anywhere
He walked aimlessly in the streets of Kufa.

Muslim bin Aqeel peace be upon him in the house of Tuwa

At that time he looked around him, he did not see even one person to show him the way. A woman named “Toua”, who was waiting for her son to return, saw Muslim standing in front of her house. He recognized him and took him home. sure
He spent the whole night in that woman’s house praying and worshiping.

Martial law in Kufa

Knowing that the people of Kufa had abandoned Muslim, Obaidullah Ziyad came to the mosque and called the people. Then, in order to arrest Muslim bin Aqeel, he gave full authority to Hussain bin Nimir, his police chief, and addressed him on the pulpit of the mosque: “You must take good care of the streets of Kufa, so that Muslim cannot leave the city and Arrested him
Bring me to me, that I will dominate all the houses of the people of Kufa. Put guards on the streets and inspect all the houses one by one tomorrow morning to arrest him and bring him to me.”

Obaidullah bin Ziyad’s information about the whereabouts of Muslim bin Aqeel peace be upon him

The next morning, before Hussain bin Nimir could carry out this mission, Obaidullah found out about Muslim’s hiding place through Abd al-Rahman bin Muhammad bin Ash’ath (who was informed by Bilal, the son of a slave woman who sheltered Muslim and knew his location) and sent a group Under the command of Muhammad bin Ash’ath bin Qays, he sent a mission to arrest Muslim and sent Amro bin Harith to help him.

Some people shot him from the rooftops under the rain of arrows and stones. Muslim said: “O people of Kufa, woe to you! Why do you rain stones on me like an infidel? I am from the Prophet’s family. Do you not respect the right of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, regarding me?” He said this and attacked those criminals. In the end, because he was severely injured and thirsty, he lost the strength to resist
He shook hands and was arrested by the mass attack of Ibn Ziyad’s forces.

Martyrdom of Muslim bin Aqeel and Hani bin Urwa peace be upon us

Muslim was taken to Obaidullah bin Ziyad. After the conversation and discussion that took place between them, Ibn Ziyad ordered to take Muslim to the roof of Dar al-Imara, behead him and throw his headless body down. By his order, Muslim bin Aqeel was beheaded
Hani bin Urwa was also taken to the sheep market and beheaded for the crime of sheltering him. After that, Obaidullah bin Ziyad sent the heads of the two to Yazid in Syria and hanged their bodies upside down in the temple of Kufa. In Syria, Yazid also hung the heads of Muslim and Hani on the gate of Damascus and in a letter ordered Obaidullah bin Ziad to be careful, if Hossein bin Ali (peace be upon him) reaches Kufa, to monitor him and convey his news to him.