ABDULLAH BIN UMAIR KALBI
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He is
one of the first ones who went to the battlefield from the companions of
Imam Hussain (A.S). His surname was Abu Wahab. He was a brave Shia from
Koofa. In Koofa, he had a house near Beir-ul-Abd (well of Abd) and lived
there with his wife. When he saw Umar-e-Sa'ad preparing an army to fight
Imam Hussain (A.S) in a desert, Abdullah said to himself,' By God, I wanted
to fight the infidels. I hope that near Allah, fighting against these people
who are going to fight against the son of the Prophet (S.A.W) is not less
than fighting against the infidels. He went to his wife and told her about
his intentions. At night, both of them went out and joined Imam Hussain
(A.S) on the night of 8th Moharram. His wife is also amongst the martyrs
of Kerbala. After Abdullah was martyred, she came to his body and was wiping
his face when Shimr(L.A) ordered his slave Rustam to kill her. She was
martyred near his husband. Abdullah was the second one martyred from the
companions of Imam (A.S) His name appears in 'Ziarat-e-Nahya-e-Muqaddisa'.