Abd Allah ibn Aqil explained

Abd Allah ibn Aqil
Arabic: عبد الله بن عقیل
Birth Place:Medina
Known For:Being a companion of Husayn ibn Ali
Death Date:10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD
Resting Place:Imam Husayn Shrine, Karbala, Iraq
Death Cause:Killed in the Battle of Karbala
Spouse:Maymuna bint Ali ibn Abi Talib
Father:Aqil ibn Abi Talib
Religion:Islam

ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAqīl (Arabic: عبد الله بن عقیل) was among Husayn ibn Ali's companions who was martyred at the Battle of Karbala.

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 Maymuna, 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pazhūhishī pīrāmūn-i shuhadā-yi Karbalā. 224–225.
  2. Book: Alawī. al-Majdī fī ansāb al-ṭālibīyyīn. 1. 18.
  3. Book: Shams al-Dīn. Anṣār al-Ḥusayn. 150.