Abd al-Rahman ibn Aqil explained

Abd al-Rahman ibn Aqil Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن عقيل
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:	Khadija bint Ali ibn Abi Talib
Father:	Aqil ibn Abi Talib
Religion:	Islam

ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAqīl (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن عقيل) was one of Husayn ibn Ali's companions who was killed in the Battle of Karbala (680), where he is regarded as one of the martyrs. He was a son of Aqil ibn Abi Talib and both a nephew and a son-in-law of the fourth caliph and first Shi'ite Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib .

Lineage

His father was Aqil ibn Abi Talib,^{[1] [2] [3]} while his mother was a slave woman.^{[4] [5] [6]} Meanwhile Abd al-Rahman was one of Ali's sons-in-law, his wife being Ali's daughter Khadija.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Battle of Karbala

Abd al-Rahman entered the battlefield at the army of Husayn on the day of Ashura, and recited the following (epic verses):

"My father is Aqil, (then) you (ought to) know my position; I am from the descendant of Hashim, and Hashim is my brother."

In the Battle of Karbala Abd al-Rahman killed 17 cavalry units from the army of Umar ibn Sa'd, but was eventually killed by Uthman ibn Khalid ibn Rashim.^[10]

Not much is known about his life, but according to the author of the, he was killed at the age of 35.^[11] Additionally, his name has been mentioned in and in .^{[12] [13] [14]}

See also

• Muslim ibn Aqil, another son of Aqil ibn Abi Talib

Notes and References

1. https://www.al-islam.org/the-hidden-truth-about-karbala-ak-ahmed/appendix-martyrs-karbala The Martyrs at Karbala
2. http://daneshnameh.roshd.ir/mavara/mavara-print.php?page=%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%87+%D9%88+%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AA+%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86+%D8%A8%D9%86+%D8%B9%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%84+%D8%AF%D8%B1+%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2+%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7&SSOReturnPage=Check&Rand=0 Fighting and martyrdom of Abdurrahman bin Aqeel on Ashura day
3. https://makarem.ir/main.aspx?typeinfo=25&lid=0&catid=23303&mid=254213 Martyrs of Aqil family in Karbala
4. Muhammadi ReiShahri, encyclopedia of Imam Hussain (a.s.), Vol. 7, P. 172-173
5. http://www.ashoora.ir/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7/article/1100.html Abdul Rahman bin Aqeel bin Abi Talib
6. Abasr al-Ain fi Ansar al-Hussein (a.s.), p. 91
7. https://article.tebyan.net/82487/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8 Abdulrahman bin Aqeel ibn Abi Talib
8. al-Baladhuri, Vol.2, P.328
9. http://www.erfan.ir/hamaseh/27964.html Abdulrahman bin Aqeel
10. http://daneshnameh.roshd.ir/mavara/mavara-index.php?page=%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B2%D9%87+%D9%88+%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%AA+%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86+%D8%A8%D9%86+%D8%B9%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%84+%D8%AF%D8%B1+%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2+%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7&SSOReturnPage=Check&Rand=0 Fighting and martyrdom of Abdurrahman bin Aqeel on Ashura day
11. Muhammadi ReiShahri, encyclopedia of Imam Hussain (a.s.), Vol. 7, P. 170-171
12. https://hawzah.net/fa/Book/View/45242/19059/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%82%DB%8C%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%86-%D8%A7%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8 Book / Culture of Ashoura / Abdul Rahman bin Aqeel bin Abi Talib
13. Muhammadi Reyshahri, PP.170-1
14. http://www.ashoora.ir/%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B4%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87-%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7/article/1100.html Abdul Rahman bin Aqeel bin Abi Talib