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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Battle of Harrah Those Who were Executed After dominating over the people of Medina, Muslim b. 'Uqba summoned some of the more influential and well-known figures of Medina and sentenced them to death upon special hearings. These hearings are unique in early Islamic history as Muslim b.

'Uqba being the conquerer and aggressor, wanted the ones whom he had summoned to swear allegiance to him as the slaves and servants of Yazīd![^1]145 The more well-known figures executed in this tragic event include: Abū Bakr b. 'Abd Allāh Ja'far b. Abī Tālib[^2]; two sons of Zaynab, daughter of Umm Salama[^3]; Abū Bakr b. 'Ubayd Allāh b. 'Abd Allāh b. 'Umar b. al-Khattāb[^4]; Ma'qal b. Sanān (One of the Prophet's (s) standard bearer in the conquest of Mecca)[^5]; Fadl b. 'Abbās b. Rabī'a b.

Hārith b. 'Abd al-Muttalib33; Abū Sa'īd Khudrī (a companion of the Prophet (s) who was in the Prophet's company in twelve expeditions)[^6]; 'Abd Allāh b. Mutī'[^7] (a commander of the Medinans who escaped that event, joined Ibn Zubayr, and executed by Hajjāj).

Apart from these, there were several other people who were killed under the pretext of accompanying or helping the people of Medina and their names too are recorded in historical sources.[^8]152 Partial list of the names of males killed in the Tragedy of Harrah It is obvious that the actual number of the people who were killed in the tragedy of Harrah is definitely far more than what is mentioned in the history books.

What follows below is the list of names of those killed that is reported by historians. In addition, the list doesn't include the names of the dead females and children, which was higher than those of males killed in this tragedy. Khalīfa b. Khayyāt has listed the names of those killed in the Harrah tragedy as follows: From the Quraysh and Banī Hāshim 1. Abū Bakr b. 'Abd Allāh b. Ja'far b. Abī Tālib (who was among the executed). 2. Fadl b. 'Abbās b. Hārith b. 'Abd al-Muttalib. 3. 'Abd Allāh b.

Nawfil b. Harith b. 'Abd al-Muttalib. 4. 'Abbās b. 'Utba b. Abī Lahab.[^9]153 Abī Tālib's Allies from the Banī Sulaim b. Mansūr Clan 1. Sulaymān b. Safwān b. 'Abbād b. Shaybān. 2. Aswad b. 'Abbād b. Shaybān. 3. 'Utba b. Ma'bad, or Ma'bad b. 'Utba b. Shaybān. 4. Muhammad b. 'Uqba b. Dubayh b. Jābir. 5. And his brother Sulaym (or Sulaymān) 6. Jurayy b. Hazm b. Jābir. From the Sons of Muttalib b. ‘Abd Manāf 1. Yahyā b. Nāfi' b. 'Ajīr b. Yazīd b. Hāshim from Banī Muttalib. 2. 'Abd Allāh b.