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Zulfikar
First Owner Muhammad saw
Owner Ali bin Abitalib
Last owner Imām Husayn ibn ‘Alī
Source Islamic Legend of Uhud Battle
Descript.
A powerful scimitar that strong enough to Break armor, Shield, and scattering sword and other weapon. A few conflicting images of the sword exist. While some show two parallel blades to emphasize its mystical abilities and speed, while others portray a more traditionally-shaped scimitar. Some depict a split, V-shaped blade.
Story
By most accounts, Muḥammad saw presented Zulfiqar to a young ‘Alī at the Battle of Uhud. During the battle, ‘Alī struck one of the fiercest adversaries, breaking both his helmet and his shield. Seeing this, Muhammad saw was reported to have said "There is no hero but ‘Alī and no sword except Dhū l-Fiqār" Arabic: لا فتى إلا علي لا سيف إلا ذو الفقار. This is widely engraved on weapons and has become a battle cry for some Muslims.
Imām Husayn ibn ‘Alī used Zulfiqar in the Battle of Karbala, and as a result it is seen as a symbol of honour and martyrdom. Shī‘ah Muslims, who consider ‘Alī the rightful successor to Muḥammad saw, consider the sword to be exceptional because its bearers were both Muḥammad saw and ‘Alī, who was highly regarded among Muslims and non-Muslims.
By most historical accounts, ‘Alī used the sword at the Battle of the Trench to cut a fierce Meccan opponent and his shield in two halves. The opponent was Amr ibn Abdawud, whose strength was often compared to that of a thousand men. No one had dared to fight him except ‘Alī, who killed him with one powerful blow. Though Amr wore strong armor and carried powerful weapons, he is said to have been no match to ‘Alī and his sword.
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Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi (天叢雲剣) or Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (草薙の剣)
Inside the remain of Yamata no Orochi
First Owner Susa-no-ou
Owner Yamata Takeru
Last owner Emperor Temmu
Then believed to be sealed inside a Atsuta Shrine because it bring an illness to the emperor
Source Kojiki
Description
the sword was about 84 cm long, shaped like calamus, fashioned in a white metallic color, and well maintained. Another record claims that this priest died from the curse and the power of the sword.
Story
After slain Yamata no Orochi, Susa-no-ou discovered a great sword inside the body of the serpent which he called Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi (lit. "Sword of the Gathering Clouds of Heaven"), which he presented to the goddess, Amaterasu to settle an old grievance.
Generations later, in the reign of the Twelfth Emperor, Keikō, Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi was given to the great warrior, Yamato Takeru as part of a pair of gifts given by his aunt, Yamato-hime the Shrine Maiden of Ise Shrine, to protect her nephew in times of peril.
These gifts came in handy when Yamato Takeru was lured onto an open grassland during a hunting expedition by a treacherous warlord. The lord had fiery arrows to ignite the grass and trap Yamato Takeru in the field so that he would burn to death. He also killed the warrior's horse to prevent his escape. Desperately, Yamato Takeru used the Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi to cut back the grass and remove fuel from the fire, but in doing so, he discovered that the sword enabled him to control the wind and cause it to move in the direction of his swing. Taking advantage of this magic, Yamato Takeru used his other gift, fire strikers, to enlarge the fire in the direction of the lord and his men, and he used the winds controlled by the sword to sweep the blaze toward them. In triumph, Yamato Takeru renamed the sword Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi (lit. "Grasscutter Sword") to commemorate his narrow escape and victory. Eventually, Yamato Takeru married and later fell in battle with a monster, after ignoring his wife's advice to take the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi with him.
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