Ja'far ibn Aqil
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Ja'far ibn Aqil جَعْفَر ٱبْن عَقِيل | |
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Died | 10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD |
Cause of death | Killed in the Battle of Karbala |
Resting place | Imam Husayn Shrine, Karbala, Iraq |
Religion | Islam |
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Known for | Being a companion of Husayn ibn Ali |
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Ja'far ibn Aqil (Arabic: جَعْفَر ٱبْن عَقِيل, Jaʿfar ibn ʿAqīl) was the son of Aqil ibn Abi Talib,[1][2] and his mother was Umm al-Thaghr bint Amir who was from Bani Kilab.[3][4] Meanwhile, he was the son-in-law of Ali.[5]
Ja'far is considered as one of Husayn's companions; he entered the battlefield after Abd Allah ibn Muslim,[6] and he killed 2 (or 15) fighters of the army of Umar ibn Sa'd.[7] He was killed by Bishr ibn Sawt al-Hamdani[8] or Khalid ibn Asad al-Johani in (the battle of) Karbala[9] on the day of Ashura when he was with Husayn ibn Ali.[10][11]
Ja'far ibn Aqil was reciting the following epic verses in the battlefield:
- "I am an Abtahi (Makki) young and I am Abu Talib's descendant, (I am) from the descendant of Hashim and Ghalib;
- and without doubt we are the master of grandee, this is Husayn the master of cleaners"[12][13]
Additionally, the name of Ja'far ibn Aqil ibn Abi Talib has been mentioned in Ziyarah al-Nahiya al-Muqaddasa and also Ziyarah al-Rajabiyyah.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Ashuraa and men of valor islamicbooks.info Retrieved 19 April 2018
- ^ Ja'far ibn Aqeel ibn Abi Talib findagrave.com Retrieved 19 April 2018
- ^ Tarikh 2 (History 2) lib.eshia.ir Retrieved 19 April 2018
- ^ Encyclopedia of Imam Hussain (a.s.) (Mohammadi ReiShahri), P. 169
- ^ Jafar ibn Aqeel hadith.net Retrieved 19 April 2018
- ^ Encyclopedia of Imam Hussain (a.s.) (quoted from Mohammadi ReiShahri), P. 167
- ^ Ibn Shahr Ashub, Al-Manaqib, Vol. 4, P. 105
- ^ Ibn Tawus, Ali ibn Musa, al-Eghbal bel 'Amal al-Hasanah, Vol. 3, P. 76
- ^ Names of Martyrs who sacrificed their lives at Karbala for the sake of the lofty principles of Islam as mentioned in "Ziyarah al-Nahiyyah" al-islam.org 19 April 2018
- ^ Ja'far ibn Aqeel ibn Abi Talib ashoora.ir Retrieved 19 April 2018
- ^ Avalam --Imam Hussain--, P. 276
- ^ Maghtal al-Hussain(s) lel-Kharazmi, Vol. 2, P. 26
- ^ Seyyed Morteza Askari, 2 schools of Islam, Compilation the movement of Husseini(a.s.) in the revival of the Prophet's tradition, Vol. 3 ghadeer.org Retrieved 19 April 2018
- ^ Mohammad Rei Shahri, Danneshname (Encyclopedia) of Imam Hussain (a.s.), P. 166-167