Abdul Saleh al-Killidar

Sayyid Abd al-Saleh Abd al-Husayn al-Killdar Tumah (Arabic: عبد الصالح عبد الحسين الكليدار آل طعمه; 1911–October 30, 2005) was an Iraqi nobleman that served as the 38th custodian of the Imam Husayn shrine from 1931 until 1981.[1][2][3]

Sayyid
Abdul Saleh al-Killidar
السيد عبد الصالح الكليدار
38th Custodian of the Imam Husayn Shrine
In office
May 18, 1931 – June 7, 1981
Preceded byAbdul Husayn al-Killidar
Succeeded byAdel al-Killidar
Personal details
Born
Abd al-Saleh Abd al-Husayn Ali Tumah

1911 (1911)
Karbala, Ottoman Empire
DiedOctober 30, 2005(2005-10-30) (aged 93–94)
London, England
Resting placeKarbala
RelativesDhia Jafar (first cousin)

Biography

al-Killidar was born in 1911 to Abdul Husayn al-Killidar.[4] He is from the Tumah branch of the Al Faiz family. His grandfather Jawad took on the name al-Killidar (Arabic: الكليدار) which roots from kileet (Persian: كليت) dar (Persian: دار), which translates to key holder in Persian, a name often given to those that take on the role of tending to holy shrines.[5] His mother is the daughter of renowned merchant, Abd al-Hadi al-Astarabadi. His maternal uncle, Mahmoud al-Astarabadi, was a member of the senate in the royal era for the city of Kadhimiya.[6][7]

He grew up and completed his high school studies in Karbala, and in 1928, his father passed down the sidana as he was going to become a member of the Iraqi senate in Baghdad. He took responsibility of the sidana in 1928, was officially assigned in 1931.[8]

al-Killidar helped rebuild his fathers library, after it was burnt in the Hamza Bey incident of 1915.[9][10]

In 1966, al-Killidar renewed the clock of the shrine, that was gifted by Naser al-Din Shah in 1891. al-Killidar imported the clock from Germany, and it remained in the shrine until the 1991 uprising, where it was destroyed during one of the Baathist helicopter gunship attacks.[11]

al-Killidar retired on June 7, 1981, after serving for just under 50 years, and passed down the custodianship to his son, Adel.[12]

Personal life

al-Killidar was married to his second cousin, Iftikhar al-Astarabadi. She was the daughter of Khalil al-Astarabadi (1877–1970), the last mayor of Karbala under the Hashemite monarchy.[13] He had three sons, Ali (d. 2018; dean of engineering at University of Baghdad), Adel (who became the saden after him) and Abdelilah and two daughters Afaf and Awatif. al-Killidar was fluent in English and Persian.[8]

Death

al-Killidar died on Sunday October 30, 2005, in his home in London. His body was transferred to Karbala to be buried.

See also

References
  1. Ṭuʻmah, Salmān Hādī (1998). Asha'er Karbala Wa 'Usariha [Tribes and Families of Karbala] (in Arabic). Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Mahaja al-Baydha'. p. 144.
  2. al-Fadala, Dr. Saleh (2013). al-Jawhar al-Afeef Fi Ma'rifat al-Nasab al-Nabawi al-Sharif [The Noble Prophetic Lineage]. Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kotob al-Ilmiyah. p. 566. ISBN 9782745178664.
  3. al-Jibouri, Kaamil Salman (2003). Mu'jam al-'Udaba' Min 'Asr al-Jahili Hata Sanat 2002 [Glossary of Scholars: From the Jahiliyyah to 2002 AD] (in Arabic). Vol. 3. Beirut, Lebanon: Daar al-Kitab al-'Ilmiya. p. 335.
  4. al-Killidar, Abd al-Husayn. Baghiyat al-Nubala Fi Tarikh Karbala (in Arabic). Baghdad, Iraq: Matba'at al-Irshad. p. 125.
  5. al-Karbassi, Ayatullah Sheikh Sadiq (1 February 2014). Tarikh al-Sidana al-Hussainiya [The History of the Custodianship of Imam Hussain's Shrine] (in Arabic). Hussaini Charitable Trust. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-908286-99-4.
  6. Gaury, Gerald De (1961). Three Kings in Baghdad, 1921-1958. Hutchinson. pp. 196–97.
  7. "الوزيرالسعيدنورييتـذكرجعـفرضيـــاء" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-16. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  8. Tumah, Salman Hadi (1996). Tarikh Marqad al-Husayn wal-Abbas alayhima al-salam [History of the shrines of Husayn and Abbas peace be upon them] (in Arabic). Beirut, Lebanon: Mu'asasat al-A'lami Lil Matboo'at. p. 213.
  9. "Maktabat al-Sayyid Abd al-Husayn al-Killidar Al Tumah" [Sayyid Abdul Husayn al-Killidar's Library]. imamhussain.org (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  10. Ṭuʻmah, Salmān Hādī (1983). Turath Karbala [Heritage of Karbala] (in Arabic). Beirut, Lebanon: Mu'asasat al-A'lami lil-Matboo'at. p. 323.
  11. "Sa'at al-Haram al-Husayni Taduq Min Jadid" [The clock of the Husayn Shrine ticks once again]. www.alliraqnews.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2020-06-28. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  12. al-Karbassi, Ayatullah Sheikh Sadiq (1 February 2014). Tarikh al-Sidana al-Hussainiya [The History of the Custodianship of Imam Hussain's Shrine] (in Arabic). Hussaini Charitable Trust. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-908286-99-4.
  13. "Muthakarat al-Haj Khalil al-Astarabadi Ra'is Baladiyat Karbala 1930-1958, t 1970" [Diary of Haj Khalil al-Astarabadi Mayor of Karbala 1930-1958, died 1970]. www.azzaman.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-06-26.


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