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'''Shimr ibn thil-Jawshan ibn Rabiah al Kalbi''' (also called Al Kilabi |
'''Shimr ibn thil-Jawshan ibn Rabiah al Kalbi''' (also called Al Kilabi [[Arabic]]: شمر بن ذي الجوشن بن ربيعة الكلبي) was the commander of Yazid's army during the [[Battle of Karbala]]. |
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In battle, he was responsible for beheading (Hussain ibn Ali), the grandson of the prophet Muhammad. He was also instrumental in pillaging the camp of Imam al-Husayn after raising his head on a post to declare his victory. |
In battle, he was responsible for beheading (Hussain ibn Ali), the grandson of the prophet Muhammad. He was also instrumental in pillaging the camp of Imam al-Husayn after raising his head on a post to declare his victory. |
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Shimr ibn thil-Jawshan ibn Rabiah al Kalbi (also called Al Kilabi Arabic: شمر بن ذي الجوشن بن ربيعة الكلبي) was the commander of Yazid's army during the Battle of Karbala.
In battle, he was responsible for beheading (Hussain ibn Ali), the grandson of the prophet Muhammad. He was also instrumental in pillaging the camp of Imam al-Husayn after raising his head on a post to declare his victory.
Shimr was eventually killed by Mukhtar al Thaqafi's troops who wished to take revenge upon the killers of Imam al-Husayn and the rest of the members of the Prophet's family.
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