ZAHIR SLAVE OF AMR BIN HAMIQ
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He is one of the martyrs of
Kerbala. He was amongst the famous personalities of Koofa and was an old
man from the tribe of Kinda. He was a slave of Amr bin Hamiq who was one
of the famous companions of Hazrat Ali (A.S) Zahir took part in the movement
of Amr bin Hamiq who was martyred by Moawiyah. He was also tortured on
that account. In 60 A.H, Amr came to Mecca and joined Imam Hussain (A.S).
He was martyred in the first attack on the day of Aashoora. His name also
appears in 'Ziarat-e-Nahya-e-Muqaddisa'.