Ashura- The day Hazrat Imam Hussain RA sacrificed himself to keep the flag of Islam upright, the day only 72 amongst the Muslims stood with what was right, the day Haq won though it was bleeding. It is the day Imam Hussain RA was martyred. The members of Hazrat Muhammad SAW family were martyred by the forced of Yazeed ibn Muawwiya and the day this world will never be able to forget. Many people amongst us are not well-informed about the Shuhada of Youm e Karbala. So, here is an account for you to educate yourself on who were the ones who lost their lives in the line of Haq.
The Banu Hashim- Children of Abu Talib:
1. Hazrat Hussain Ibn Ali RA:
The grandson of Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad SAW, the son of Ameer ul Momineen Hazrat Ali and Khatoon e Jannat Hazrat Fatima RA. He was the leader of this group and the one who still inspires men and women to always stand for what is right, what may the circumstances.
2. Abbas Ibn Abu Talib RA:
THe flag-bearer of Imam e Hussain and his half brother. Son of Bibi Umm ul Buneen.
3. Ali Akbar Ibn e Hussain RA:
The son of Imam e Hussain RA who was martyred at the mere age of 18 in the battle of Karbala.
4. Ali Asghar Ibn e Hussain RA:
The youngest son of Imam e HUssain RA. He was just a baby when he was martyred in the battle of Karbala.
5. Abdullah Ibn e Ali RA:
The brother of Imam e Hussain RA and son of Bibi Umm ul Buneen who got martyred at Karbala.
6. Jaffar Ibn e Ali RA:
Jaffar Bin Ali RA, the son of Bibi Umm ul Buneen and brother of Imam e Hussain RA also got martyred in Karbala.
7. Usman Ibn e Ali RA:
Brother of Hussain and son of Bibi Umm ul Buneen. Another martyr of Karbala.
8. Abu Bakar Ibn e Ali RA:
The son of Hazrat Ali RA and Layla bin e Masud. He was the half-brother of Imam e Hussain and was martyred in Karbala.
9. Abu Bakar Ibn e Imam e Hassan RA:
The son of Imam e Hassan RA. He joined the battle of Karbala with his uncle and was martyred in the battle.
10. Qasim Ibn e Imam e Hassan RA:
Qasim RA was the son of Hazrat Imam e Hassan RA and stood with his uncle in the battle of Haq against Batil at the mere age of 13.
11. Abdullah Ibn Imam e Hassan RA:
The son of Imam e Hassan RA who stood with Imam e Hussain in the battle of Karbala.
12. Aun Ibn e Abdullah Ibn Jaffar RA:
The son of the brave Bibi Zaynab RA who was martyred in the battle of Karbala.
13. Muhammad Ibn e Abdullah Ibn e Jaffar RA:
The brother of Aun RA and the son of Bibi Zaynab RA. He sacrificed his life in the line of Haq in the battle of Karbala.
14. Abdullah Ibn e Muslim Ibn e Aqeel RA:
The cousin of Imam e Hussain. He was the son of Hazrat Ali RA’s brother.
15. Muhammad Bin Muslim RA:
Another cousin of Imam e Hussain who was martyred in Karbala.
16. Muhammad Ibn e Saeed Ibn e Aqeel RA:
Cousin of Imam e Hussain RA who stood by him in the battle of Karbala.
17. Abdulrehman Ibn e Aqeel RA:
A cousin of Imam e Hussain RA who is now among the Shuhada e Karbala.
18. Jaffar Ibn e Aqeel RA:
The cousin of Imam e Hussain RA who fought alongside him in the battle of Karbala.
These are the 18 members of the household of Imam e Hussain RA who laid down their lives that day but did not bow down their heads!
Following are the other Shuhada of Karbala:
Bani Asad:
19. Hazrat Habib Ibn e Mazahir Asadi
20. Hazrat Uns Ibn e Hars Asadi
21. Hazrat Muslim Ibn e Ausaja Asadi
22. Hazrat Qais Ibn e Asher Asadi
23. Hazrat Abu Samama Ibn e Abdullah
24. Hazrat Bareer Hamdani
25. Hazrat Hanzala Ibn e Asad
26. Hazrat Abis Shakri
27. Hazrat Abdul Rehman Rahbi
28. Hazrat Saif Ibn e Haris
29. Hazrat Amer Ibn e Abdullah Hamdani
Jahbi:
30. Hazrat Junada Ibn e Haris
31. Hazrat Majma Ibn e Abdullah
32. Hazrat Nafey Ibn e Halal
33. Hazrat Hajjaj Ibn e Masrooq, Moazzin of Kafla-e-Karbala
Ansari:
34. Hazrat Umer Ibn e Qarza
35. Hazrat Abdul Rehman Ibn e Abdur-Rub
36. Hazrat Junada Ibn e Kaab
37. Hazrat Amer Ibn e Junada
38. Hazrat Naeem Ibn e Ajlan
39. Hazrat Saad Ibn e Hars
Bijli & Khas-Ami:
40. Hazrat Zuhair Ibn e Qain
41. Hazrat Salman Ibn e Mazarib
42. Hazrat Saeed Ibn e Umer
43. Hazrat Abdullah Ibn e Basheer
Kandi & Ghaffari:
44. Hazrat Yazid Ibn e Zaid Kandi
45. Hazrat Harb Ibn e Umr-ul-Qais
46. Hazrat Zaheer Ibn e Amer
47. Hazrat Basheer Ibn e Amer
48. Hazrat Abdullah Arwah Ghaffari
49. Hazrat Jaun, Ghulam Abu Zar Ghaffari
Qalbi:
50. Hazrat Abdullah Ibn e Ameer
51. Hazrat Abdul Aala Ibn e Yazeed
52. Hazrat Saleem Ibn e Ameer
Azdi:
53. Hazrat Qasim Ibn e Habib
54. Hazrat Zaid Ibn e Saleem
55. Hazrat Noman Ibn e Umar
Abidi:
56. Hazrat Yazeed Ibn e Sabeet
57. Hazrat Amir Ibn e Muslim
58. Hazrat Saif Ibn e Malik
Tameemi & Tai:
59. Hazrat Jabir Ibn e Hajjaji
60. Hazrat Masood Ibn e Hajjaji
61. Hazrat Abdul Rehman Ibn e Masood
62. Hazrat Baker Ibn e Haee
63. Hazrat Ammar Ibn e Hassan Tai
Taghleebi:
64. Hazrat Zurghama Ibn e Malik
65. Hazrat Kinana Ibn e Ateeq
Jahani & Tameemi:
66. Hazrat Aqaba Ibn e Sulat
67. Hazrat Hur Ibn e Yazeed Tameemi
68. Hazrat Aqaba Ibn e Sulat
Other Martyrs of Karbala:
69. Hazrat Habala Ibn e Ali Sheebani
70. Hazrat Qanab Ibn e Umar
71. Hazrat Abdullah Ibn e Yaqteer
72. Hazrat Aslam, Ghulam-e-Turki, Ghulam of Imam Zain ul Abideen
These 72 people lost their lives and their limbs but they are still standing, standing tall 1400 years later. They give us a lesson, a lesson that there will always be a Yazeed ibn Muawwiya, towing the line of Batil in every era but we should be Hussaini. The ones who stand by the Haq and the ones who cannot be killed by a sword!