Abd Allah ibn Aqil

ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAqīl (Arabic: عبد الله بن عقیل) was among Husayn ibn Ali's companions who was martyred at the Battle of Karbala.

Abd Allah ibn Aqil
عبد الله بن عقیل‎
Personal
Born
Died10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD
Cause of deathKilled in the Battle of Karbala
Resting placeImam Husayn Shrine, Karbala, Iraq
ReligionIslam
SpouseMaymuna bint Ali ibn Abi Talib
Parent
Known forBeing a companion of Husayn ibn Ali

Lineage

Aqil ibn Abi Talib had two children named Abd Allah, Abd Allah al-Akbar (the older) and Abd Allah al-Asghar (the younger). Some sources stated that both of his sons were martyred in the Battle of Karbala.[1] This Abd Allah is Abd Allah Akbar.

Abd Allah married Maymuna, the daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib.[2]

In the Battle of Karbala

His name is mentioned in Ziyarat Shuhada as Abu Abd Allah ibn Muslim ibn Aqil.[3]

References

  1. Pazhūhishī pīrāmūn-i shuhadā-yi Karbalā. pp. 224–225.
  2. Alawī. al-Majdī fī ansāb al-ṭālibīyyīn. Vol. 1. p. 18.
  3. Shams al-Dīn. Anṣār al-Ḥusayn. p. 150.
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