Ja'far ibn Aqil
Son of Aqil ibn Abi Talib (died 680)
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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 Banu Kilab.[3][4] Meanwhile, he was the son-in-law of Ali.[5]
Ja'far ibn Aqil جَعْفَر ٱبْن عَقِيل | |
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| Personal life | |
| 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 |
| Spouse | Umm al-Hasan bint Ali ibn Abi Talib |
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| Known for | Being a companion of Husayn ibn Ali |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
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]