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Hanzala ibn As'ad al-Shibami
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “among companions of husayn ibn ali who was martyred during the battle of karbala”. Today it says “among companions of husayn ibn ali who died during the battle of karbala”. Wikipedia's first sentence called it “among companions of husayn ibn ali who was martyred during the battle of karbala”. Today it says “among companions of husayn ibn ali who died during the battle of karbala”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Imam Husayn ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib bidding farewell to his family before marching to Karbalā’ Hanzala b. As'ad al-Shibami (Arabic: حَنْظَلَة بن أسعَد الشِبامی) or al-Shami (الشامی) was among companions of Husayn ibn Ali who was martyred during the Battle of Karbala .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “among companions of husayn ibn ali who was martyred during the battle of karbala”. Today it says “among companions of husayn ibn ali who died during the battle of karbala”. Wikipedia's first sentence called it “among companions of husayn ibn ali who was martyred during the battle of karbala”. Today it says “among companions of husayn ibn ali who died during the battle of karbala”. Read the current article and compare.
| Oct '23 | 2025 | |
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| martyr | 1 | 1 |
What Wikipedia says this is
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Then
among companions of husayn ibn ali who was martyred during the battle of karbala
Now
among companions of husayn ibn ali who died during the battle of karbala
Where the word went
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- “martyr” was in the opening on October 6, 2023. Today 3 remain, 67% of the way down the article.
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