Summary (a) Martyrs from Banu Hashim 18 (b) Martyrs whom...

Summary (a) Martyrs from Banu Hashim 18 (b) Martyrs whom left Yazid’s army and joined Husayn 16 (c) Martyrs who were of the Prophet (S) 14 (d) Martyrs who were of Imam Ali (a.s.) 22 (e) Soldiers martyred 42 Total number of Martyrs who fought at Karbala: 112 This number does not include the twenty-eight companions of Imam Husayn (a.s.) who were killed in the volley of arrows shot at the beginning of the day of Ashura.

It also does not include those who were killed in their attempt to fetch water from the Euphrates on, at least, two occasions, nor the children such as Ali al-Asghar, Abdullah bin al-Hasan…etc. Previous…