Rawand
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A town of Isbahan's district; there lie the Graves of the Boon-Companions — three Kufans of al-Hajjaj's Daylam army who drank together, died one by one, each buried beside his friend, the last singing 'know you not that I am alone at Rawand'.
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The graves of the boon companions
The book Futuh al-Buldan mentions that there are there the graves of three boon companions (nudama), who were from the people of Kufa and among those in al-Hajjaj's army sent to al-Daylam. They used to drink together, and they died one after another, and each was buried beside his companion. One of them recited a verse in which he says that he remained alone in Rawand. 1
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Rawand”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/rawand/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.