Shemr
Shimr bin Ziljoshan or Shimr (Arabic: شمر ابن ذی الجوشن) was son of Ziljoshan from tribe of Banu Kelaab, one of Arabia's tribe.[1] Also, Umm ul-Banin, mother of Abbas ibn Ali, was from Banu Kelaab tribe. He has a villainous figure in Shia Islam. Shimr known as a person who killed Islamic prophet Muhammad's grandson Hussein ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala.[2][3][4] Shia traditions relate that Shimr was eventually killed by Mukhtar al-Thaqafi's troops who wished to take revenge upon Husayn and his family's killers.[5] His body was then torn to pieces by wild dogs.[6]
Shimr is depicted in the passion plays during the Shia festival of Ashura.[7]
Political depictions
In January 2013, a huge poster was erected in Tehran, the capital city of Iran depicting Shemr standing next to U.S. President Barack Obama.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Al-Husayn on ‘Ashura". Al-Islam.org. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- 1 2 Daniel Politi (20 January 2013). "Why is President Obama Depicted on a Huge Billboard in Tehran?". Slate magazine. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Iran's Obama billboard: what it really means". The Guardian. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ↑ "تسليط الأضواء على هوية الجيش الذي قاتل الحسين؟". alshirazi.com. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "الكتب - البداية والنهاية - ثم دخلت سنة ست وستين - ذكر مقتل شمر بن ذي الجوشن ، أمير السرية التي قتلت حسينا- الجزء رقم12". islamweb.net. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ Malekpour, Jamshid (2 Aug 2004). The Islamic Drama. Routledge. p. 38. ISBN 978-0714684468.
- ↑ Burke, Edmund; Yaghoubian, Nejde (2006). Struggle and Survival in the Modern Middle East. University of California Press. p. 243. ISBN 9780520246614.