AMR BIN KHALID BIN HAKEEM AZDI
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He is
one of the martyrs of Kerbala from the tribe of Bani Asad. He was a lover
of Ahl-e-Bayt from Koofa. He took part in the movement of Muslim (A.S)
and disappeared after Muslim (A.S) was martyred. After the martyrdom of
Qais bin Musahhar-e-Saidawi he went out of Koofa to welcome the caravan
of Imam (A.S). At the place of Hajiz he joined the caravan of Imam (A.S)
alongwith his slave Sa'ad. The army of Hur tried to stop them from joining
but with the help of Imam Hussain (A.S), they managed to joined him. They
were martyred in the first attack on the day of 10th Moharram. His name
appears in 'Ziarat-e-Nahya- e-Muqaddisa'.