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Sulayman ibn Kathir

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Sulayman ibn Kathir
سلیمان بن کثیر
Personal
Died10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD (aged 75)
Cause of deathKilled in the Battle of Karbala
Resting placeKarbala, Iraq
ReligionIslam
Known forBeing a companion of Hussain ibn Ali

Sulayman ibn Kathir (Arabic: سلیمان بن کثیر) was martyred at the Battle of Karbala.[1] His name was mentioned in al-Ziyara al-Rajabiyya for Hussain ibn Ali[2] and al-Ziyara for Ali Akbar and other martyrs of Karbala.[3]

Some have considered it possible that he was, in fact, Muslim ibn Kathir al-Azdi.[4] No information is found about his personality, life, lineage or family.

References

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  1. ^ Group of writers. Maʿ al-rakb al-Ḥusaynī (PDF). Vol. 4. p. 353.
  2. ^ Ibn Ṭāwūs, ʿAlī b. Mūsā. Iqbāl al-aʿmāl. Vol. 3. p. 346.
  3. ^ Shahīd (1990). al-Awwal, al-Mazār. p. 153.
  4. ^ Muḥaddithī. Farhang-i Āshūrā. p. 230.