Abd Allah ibn Aqil
Abdullah al-Akbar ibn Aqil عبد الله الأكبر ابن عقيل | |
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| Title | Abu al-Aqil |
| 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 | Maymunah |
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| Known for | Being a companion of Husayn ibn Ali |
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| Religion | Islam |
ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAqīl (Arabic: عبد الله الأكبر ابن عقيل) was among Husayn ibn Ali's companions who was martyred at the Battle of Karbala.
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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 Maymunah, 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
- ^ Pazhūhishī pīrāmūn-i shuhadā-yi Karbalā. پژوهشی پیرامون شهدای کربلا. زمزم هدايت. 1385. pp. 224–225.
- ^ Alawī. al-Majdī fī ansāb al-ṭālibīyyīn. Vol. 1. p. 18.
- ^ Shams al-Dīn. Anṣār al-Ḥusayn. p. 150.