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Abdullah ibn Aqil
NameAbdullah ibn Aqil
Other NamesAbdullah al-Akbar
Personal Details
Death PlaceKarbala, Iraq
ReligionIslam

Abdullah ibn Aqil ibn Abi Talib (martyred on the Day of Ashura, 61 AH), known as Abdullah al-Akbar, was one of the Banu Hashim martyrs in the Battle of Karbala. Abdullah married Maymuna, the daughter of Imam Ali (peace be upon him), and had children with her. He was martyred in the Battle of Karbala, although his name is not listed among the martyrs of Karbala in some sources[1].

Family

Abdullah, known as Abdullah al-Akbar, was the son of Aqil[2]. His mother was Umm al-Banin al-Kalabiyya, and according to one narration, Umm Anis[3]. Al-Tabari considered his mother to be an Umm Walad (concubine)[4].

Some have considered Abdullah's kunya to be Abu Sa'id and regarded him as the father of Muhammad ibn Abi Sa'id ibn Aqil, who was martyred in Karbala[5]. However, based on historical sources, Aqil had a son named Abu Sa'id who was different from Abdullah[6]. According to historical sources, Aqil also had a son named Abdullah al-Asghar[7]. It is said that he was also martyred in the Battle of Karbala[8].

Abdullah al-Akbar married Maymuna, the daughter of Imam Ali (peace be upon him)[9]. Ahmad ibn Yahya Al-Baladhuri mentioned Muhammad, Ruqayyah, and Umm Kulthum as his children, whose mother was Maymuna bint Ali (peace be upon her)[10]. Also, Ibn Suqi, the genealogist of the 5th century AH, considered Muhammad, Ali, Aqil, Muslim, and Abd al-Rahman to be his children[11].

Martyrdom

Abdullah ibn Aqil was martyred on the Day of Ashura in the service of Imam Husayn (peace be upon him)[12]. His name is mentioned as one of the martyrs of the Battle of Karbala in various sources[13]. In Maqatil al-Talibiyyin, his killer is mentioned as Abdullah ibn Khalid al-Juhani and a man from Hamdan[14]. According to Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari, his killer was Amr ibn Sabih al-Saydawi[15].

In the book Al-Majdi fi Ansab al-Talibiyyin, four of the children and two of the grandchildren of Aqil[16] are mentioned as martyrs of Karbala, but his name is not among them[17].

Notes

  1. ↑ Abdullah ibn Aqil
  2. ↑ Baladhuri, Ansab al-Ashraf, 1394 AH, vol. 2, pp. 69-71.
  3. ↑ Baladhuri, Ansab al-Ashraf, 1394 AH, vol. 2, p. 70.
  4. ↑ Tabari, Tarikh al-Umam wa al-Muluk, 1387 AH, vol. 5, p. 469.
  5. ↑ Sharif Kashani, Tadhkirat al-Shuhada, 1308 AH, vol. 1, p. 154.
  6. ↑ For example, see: Baladhuri, Ansab al-Ashraf, 1394 AH, vol. 2, p. 70.
  7. ↑ For example, see: Baladhuri, Ansab al-Ashraf, 1394 AH, vol. 2, p. 69.
  8. ↑ Group of Authors, Research on the Martyrs of Karbala, 1381 SH (2002 CE), pp. 224-225.
  9. ↑ Ibn Suqi, Al-Majdi fi Ansab al-Talibin, 1422 AH, p. 200.
  10. ↑ Baladhuri, Ansab al-Ashraf, 1394 AH, vol. 2, p. 71.
  11. ↑ Ibn Suqi, Al-Majdi fi Ansab al-Talibin, 1422 AH, p. 520.
  12. ↑ Tabari, Tarikh al-Umam wa al-Muluk, 1387 AH, vol. 5, p. 469.
  13. ↑ Baladhuri, Ansab al-Ashraf, 1397 AH, vol. 3, p. 224; Tabari, Tarikh al-Umam wa al-Muluk, 1387 AH, vol. 5, p. 469; Masudi, Muruj al-Dhahab, 1409 AH, vol. 3, p. 62; Khwarizmi, Maqtal al-Husayn, 1423 AH, vol. 2, p. 53; Ibn Shahr Ashub, Manaqib Al Abi Talib, 1412 AH, vol. 3, p. 254.
  14. ↑ Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani, Maqatil al-Talibiyyin, 1419 AH, vol. 1, p. 97.
  15. ↑ Tabari, Tarikh al-Umam wa al-Muluk, 1387 AH, vol. 5, p. 469.
  16. ↑ Abd al-Rahman ibn Aqil, Hamza ibn Aqil, Ja'far ibn Aqil, Abu Sa'id Ahwal ibn Aqil, Muhammad ibn Abi Sa'id ibn Aqil, and Abdullah ibn Muslim ibn Aqil.
  17. ↑ Ibn Suqi, Al-Majdi fi Ansab al-Talibin, 1422 AH, p. 521.
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