Sinan ibn Anas al-Nakha'i
سنان بن أنس النخعي
The spearman who finished and beheaded al-Husayn at the Taff — the body bore thirty-three spear-wounds and thirty-four sword-strikes 1.
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Sinan ibn Anas al-Nakha'i, whom al-Mas'udi counts among those who killed al-Husayn on the day of al-Taff. He stabbed him, then dismounted and cut off his head.
al-Mas'udi reports that the body of al-Husayn bore thirty-three stabs and thirty-four blows 2.
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 60-61
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.60-61
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