AABIS BIN ABI SHUBAIB SHAKIRI
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He is
one of the martyrs of Kerbala. He was a brave and pious man from the clan
of Bani Shakir. This clan was famous for its love for Hazrat Ali (A.S)
and gave sacrifices in this path. They were considered as brave people
in the Arab and were given the title of 'Fityan-ul-Arab'. When Hazrat Muslim
(A.S) invited the people of Koofa and brought the letter of Imam Hussain
(A.S) addressed to them, Aabis rose in his favour. He then took a letter
to Imam (A.S) in Mecca. His bravery in Kerbala is very famous. He fought
alongwith Shozab and both of them were martyred. He was such a brave person
that the army of Umar-e-Sa'ad was unable to face him in a one to one fight.
So he was pelted with stones from all sides on the order of Umar-e-Sa'ad.
Aabis threw away the armour and fought bravely till he was martyred. His
head was removed from his body and many people were claiming that they
have killed him in order to get reward for that.