Maqtal al-Husayn
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Maqtal al-Husayn is a book which narrates the story of battle of Karbala
and death of Hussain ibn Ali. These books has written since the 8th century until now.
Old maqtals that are not extant today:
Battle of Karbala
The Battle of Karbala took place on Muharram 10, in the year 61 of the Islamic calendar in Karbala, in present day Iraq. On one side of the highly uneven battle were a small group of supporters and relatives of Muhammad's grandson Husain ibn Ali, and on the other was a large military detachment...
and death of Hussain ibn Ali. These books has written since the 8th century until now.
Maqtal
Monographic works, which recount the death of revered individuals, were composed in large numbers during the eighth and ninth centuries and even today among Muslims are defined as Maqtal.(Robinson,2003:34)List of famous Maqtals
- Maqtal al-Husayn, Abi Mikhnaf died in 157 AH (774 CE)
- 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)
Old maqtals that are not extant today:
- 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-HamawiYaqut al-HamawiYāqūt ibn-'Abdullah al-Rūmī al-Hamawī) was an Islamic biographer and geographer renowned for his encyclopedic writings on the Muslim world. "al-Rumi" refers to his Greek descent; "al-Hamawi" means that he is from Hama, Syria, and ibn-Abdullah is a reference to his father's name, Abdullah...
- 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'qubiYa'qubiAhmad ibn Abu Ya'qub ibn Ja'far ibn Wahb Ibn Wadih al-Ya'qubi , known as Ahmad al-Ya'qubi, or Ya'qubi, was a Berber Muslim geographer.-Biography:He was a great-grandson of Wadih, the freedman of the caliph Mansur...
who has made a brief reference to battle of KarbalaBattle of KarbalaThe Battle of Karbala took place on Muharram 10, in the year 61 of the Islamic calendar in Karbala, in present day Iraq. On one side of the highly uneven battle were a small group of supporters and relatives of Muhammad's grandson Husain ibn Ali, and on the other was a large military detachment...
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
- Hussain ibn Ali
- Battle of KarbalaBattle of KarbalaThe Battle of Karbala took place on Muharram 10, in the year 61 of the Islamic calendar in Karbala, in present day Iraq. On one side of the highly uneven battle were a small group of supporters and relatives of Muhammad's grandson Husain ibn Ali, and on the other was a large military detachment...
- List of Martyrs of Battle of Karbala
External links
- An English translation of Maqtal al-Husayn by Abu MikhnafAbu MikhnafAbi Mekhnaf was a classical Shia Muslim historian from the 8th century. He lived in Kufa and died in . He attributes to Shiism by some Rijal scholars but it's doubtful and not accepted with all of them. However his works represent great tendency to Ali and his sons Hasan and Husayn.-Style:In...
- 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
- http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=3021Historiography During the Safawid Era
- http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=3022Maqtal Works During the Safawid and Qajarid Eras