Zur'a ibn Sharik al-Tamimi
زرعة بن شريك التميمي
The swordsman who severed al-Husayn's left hand at the Taff before Sinan's finishing spear 1.
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Zur'a ibn Sharik al-Tamimi. al-Mas'udi reports that on the day of al-Taff he struck al-Husayn's left palm before Sinan ibn Anas stabbed him and cut off his head 2.
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- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 60
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p.60
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