Habib ibn Muzahir

Ḥabīb ibn Muẓāhir al-Asadī (Arabic: حبيب بن مظاهر الأسدي, romanized: Ḥabīb ibn Muẓāhir al-Asadī) was of the Banu Asad clan, and one of the companions of Ali, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali. He was one of the people of Kufa who sent letters to Husayn ibn Ali (grandson of Muhammad) and invited him to Kufa. Though, when he realized that people of Kufa have broken their allegiance to Husayn, he left Kufa, joined Husayn, and was martyred at the age of 75 while fighting in Husayn's army, in Karbala.

Habib ibn Muzahir
حَبِيب ٱبْن مُظَاهِر
Titleal-Asadi (ٱلْأَسَدِيّ)
Personal
Born605 AD
Died10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD
Cause of deathKilled in the Battle of Karbala
Resting placeKarbala, Iraq
ReligionIslam
Parent
  • Muẓāhir (father)
Known forBeing a companion of Muhammad, Ali, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali
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