A study on the name and number of martyrs of Nineveh

The martyrs of Nineveh were the uniques of world and of the best andthe most loyal companions of Imam Hussain (AS), which because ofthe reliance on invalid or poor sourcesover time, many names have been added to them that can be dividedinto several groups.Individuals who didn't exist. 2 The enemies of Ahlul-Bayt who werecontemporaneous .1 with Imam Hussein (AS), and their names havebeen recorded among the martyrs of Karbala. 3 Persons who wereamongst army of Ibn Sa'd on Ashura, but the names of some of themwere recorded as martyrs of Karbala. 4 Those who were in the army ofImam Hussein (AS), but survived because of captivity, injury,acceptance of a safe-conduct from the enemy or escape from thebattlefield, and yet their names have been recorded amongst the martyrsof Karbala. Therefore, it is necessary and essential to know the identityand number of companions of Imam Hussain (AS) and determine thenames of the martyrs of Karbalaand distinguish them from others.