Ja'far ibn Aqil

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 ibn Aqil
جَعْفَر ٱبْن عَقِيل
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Born
Medina
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
Parents
Known forBeing a companion of Husayn ibn Ali
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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
  1. Ashuraa and men of valor islamicbooks.info Retrieved 19 April 2018
  2. Ja'far ibn Aqeel ibn Abi Talib findagrave.com Retrieved 19 April 2018
  3. Tarikh 2 (History 2) lib.eshia.ir Retrieved 19 April 2018
  4. Encyclopedia of Imam Hussain (a.s.) (Mohammadi ReiShahri), P. 169
  5. Jafar ibn Aqeel hadith.net Retrieved 19 April 2018
  6. Encyclopedia of Imam Hussain (a.s.) (quoted from Mohammadi ReiShahri), P. 167
  7. Ibn Shahr Ashub, Al-Manaqib, Vol. 4, P. 105
  8. Ibn Tawus, Ali ibn Musa, al-Eghbal bel 'Amal al-Hasanah, Vol. 3, P. 76
  9. 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
  10. Ja'far ibn Aqeel ibn Abi Talib ashoora.ir Retrieved 19 April 2018
  11. Avalam --Imam Hussain--, P. 276
  12. Maghtal al-Hussain(s) lel-Kharazmi, Vol. 2, P. 26
  13. 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
  14. Mohammad Rei Shahri, Danneshname (Encyclopedia) of Imam Hussain (a.s.), P. 166-167
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