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Maqtal al-Husayn (Arabic: مقتل الحسين, lit. 'The Murder Place of Husayn') is the title of various books written by different authors throughout the centuries which narrate the story of the battle of Karbala and the death of Husayn ibn Ali. They were first written in the eighth century.




Maqtal


Books recounting the death of revered Muslim individuals were composed in large numbers during the eighth and ninth centuries and even today among Muslims are defined as Maqtal.




List of famous Maqtals


Maqtal al-Husayn, Ibn Sa'd died in 230 AH (845CE)
Maqtal al-Husayn, Baladhuri died in 283 AH (892 CE)
Maqtal al-Husayn, Dinawari
Maqtal al-Husayn, Ibn A'tham died in 314AH (926-27 CE)
Maqtals that have not survived:

Maqtal al-Husayn, Abi Mikhnaf died in 157 AH (774 CE)
Maqtal al-Husayn of Muhammad bin Amr Waqidi (d. 207 or 209 AH), a mention of which book has been made by Ibn Nadim and Yaqut al-Hamawi
Maqtal al-Husayn that was written by Abu ‘Ubaydah Mu‘mmar bin Muthannà (d. 209 AH) and which was in the possession of Ibn Tawus (d. 664 AH)
Maqtal al-Husayn written by Nasr bin Muzaham Manqari (d. 212 AH). This maqtal has been mentioned in the works of Ibn Nadím and al-Najashi.
Maqtal al-Husayn, Abi Ubayd Qasim bin Salim Hirawi (d. 224 AH)
Maqtal al-Husayn, Abi al- Hasan Ali bin Muhammad Madaini (d. 224/225 AH) a mention of which has been made by Ibn Shahr Àshêb.
Maqtal al-Husayn, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, known by his epithet of Ibn Abi al-Dunya (d. 281 AH)
Maqtal al-Husayn, Ya'qubi who has made a brief reference to battle of Karbala in his book Tarikh had also written a separate book under the name Maqtal al-Husayn.
Maqtal al-Husayn, Abi Abdullah Muhammad ibn Zakariyya al-Ghalabi (d. 298 AH)
Maqtal al-Husayn, Abi Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Shahanshah Baghawi Baghdadi (d. 317 AH) had also written a book called Maqtal al-Husayn




See also


Lohoof
Hussain ibn Ali
Battle of Karbala
List of casualties in Husayn's army at the Battle of Karbala




References






External links


An English translation of Maqtal al-Husayn by Abu Mikhnaf
English translation of Maqtal al-Husayn of 'Abd al-Razzaq al-Muqarram
English translation of Nafasul Mahmoom by Sheikh Abbas Qummi
Arabic Accounts of al-Husayn's Martyrdom by I.K.A Howard (Edinburg University)
A Glance at Historiography in Shi'ite Culture by Rasul Ja'fariyan
Historiography During the Safawid Era
Maqtal Works During the Safawid and Qajarid Eras

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Abu Mikhnaf
• Perang Saudara Islam I
• Maqtal al-Husayn
• Husayn ibn Ali
• Imam Husayn shrine
• Habib ibn Muzahir
• Abu Mikhnaf
• Abu Wahab Abdullah ibn Umayr
• Battle of Karbala
• Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn
• Awn ibn Abd Allah ibn Ja'far
• List of casualties in Husayn's army at the Battle of Karbala