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Sulayman ibn Surad al-Khuza'i (RA)

سليمان بن صرد الخزاعي

d. 65 AH (Ayn al-Wardah) date disputed

Companion from Kufa who supported Ali, wrote inviting al-Husayn to Kufa, and after Karbala led the penitents (Tawwabun), dying in battle at Ayn al-Wardah in 65 AH.

Biography

Sulayman ibn Surad was a companion who settled in Kufa and supported Ali. After Mu'awiyah's death he was among the Kufans who wrote to al-Husayn inviting him. After Karbala, regretting that they had not helped him, he led the Tawwabun against the Umayyad army and was killed at Ayn al-Wardah in 65 AH (historical sources).

Sources & explanation

۞ Qur'an

No specific verses cited for this node.

📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com

  • Sahih al-Bukhari 6115 Sahih

    Narrated by Sulayman ibn Surad: two men quarrelled before the Prophet ﷺ, who said seeking refuge in Allah from Satan would remove anger.

💬 Explanation Mirza view verified

Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's perspective

Methodological note (not a direct quote): Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's widely known approach is to build narratives primarily on the Quran and Sahih Hadith, to set aside weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: In a verified lecture Mirza cites Sulayman ibn Surad as a companion who wrote to al-Husayn that Mu'awiyah had not left the matter to consultation and had imposed his son, as the background to al-Husayn's stand.

Verified from the auto-transcript of 6zhjdo3CoFk (101-Mas'alah, 2 Nov 2014); Mirza attributes the letter's content to Sulayman.

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Further references

  • Ibn Sa'd, Tabaqat (historical)
  • Tarikh al-Tabari (historical)

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