| Uthman ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib Arabic: عثمان بن علی بن أبی طالب | |
| Birth Date: | 659 AD / 39 AH |
| Birth Place: | Kufa, Rashidun Caliphate |
| Known For: | Being a companion of Husayn ibn Ali |
| Death Date: | 10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD |
| Death Place: | Karbala, Umayyad Caliphate |
| Resting Place: | Imam Husayn Shrine, Karbala, Iraq |
| Death Cause: | Killed in the Battle of Karbala |
| Father: | Ali |
| Mother: | Umm al-Banin |
| Religion: | Islam |
ʿUthmān ibn ʿAlī was a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Umm al-Banin. He fought in the Battle of Karbala, in which he was martyred. Uthman is highly honored by Muslims for his sacrifice. According to some sources Uthman was 21 and had no children when he was martyred.
Uthman and his brothers Abbas, Abdullah, and Ja'far accompanied Husayn ibn Ali in his journey from Mecca to Kufa and were martyred at the Battle of Karbala. Their graves are in the mausoleum of the collective grave of the martyrs of Karbala in the shrine of Husayn ibn Ali.
He was the son of Ali and Fatima bint Hizam.[1] Apparently, 'Uthman did not get married and had no children.[2] Ali named his son Uthman after Uthman ibn Maz'un according to shia narration.[3]
Uthman's mother, Fatima, was the daughter of Hizam ibn Khalid ibn Rabi'a from the Arab tribe of Banu Kilab. She was the mother of three more sons of Ali, namely Abbas, Abdullah, and Ja'far, and for this reason she became known as Umm al-Banin.[4]
Uthman went to the battlefield saying: "I am Uthman the possessor of glory, my master is Ali the executor of virtuous deeds, this is Husayn the master of fairness, the master of the young and old". Khawli ibn Yazid al-Asbahi shot an arrow at Uthman's forehead resulting in him falling off his horse. Then a man from the Banu Darim tribe beheaded him.[5]
Uthman ibn Ali was 21 years old when he was killed on the day of Ashura. His grave is in the shrine of Husayn.