Hujr ibn Adi

Ḥujr ibn ʿAdī al-Kindī (Arabic: حُجْر بن عَدِيّ ٱلْكِنْدِيّ) was a supporter of Ali, the fourth Rashidun Caliph for Sunni Muslims and the first Imam for Shia Muslims.^[1][2] He was companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.^[3][4] He belonged to the tribe of Kinda. According to some narrations, his last wish was that his son should be executed before him lest death terrify him (his son) and therefore accede to the condition of cursing Ali.^[5]

Mosque Minaret

Hujr ibn Adi حُجْر بن عَدِيّ
Died	660 CE
Resting place	Adra, Syria 33°36′27″N 36°31′3″E
Known for	being a supporter of Ali
Children	Humaam ibn Hujr

Hujr was given two titles: "al-Kindi" and "al-Adbar". The first title was "al-Kindi", meaning The Person From Kinda, an Arabian tribe. The second title given to Hujr was "al-Adbar".^[6] Hujr, his son Humaam ibn Hajar, and some other companions are buried in Adra, in the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus. A mosque had been built around his grave which became a pilgrimage site for Muslims.^{[citation needed]}

On 2 May 2013, Jabhat al-Nusra attacked the mausoleum and exhumed his remains.^{[citation needed]} His body was taken to an unknown location by the rebels.^{[citation needed]} According to a report published in The New York Times, a widely distributed Facebook photo of the desecration of the pilgrimage site gives credit for the exhumation to a man named Abu Anas al-Wazir, or Abu al-Baraa, a leader of a military group called the Islam Brigade of the Free Syrian Army.^[7][8]

References

1. "Hujr bin Adi al-Kindi:The Great Martyr". imamreza.net. Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
2. Tareekh e Dimshaq
3. Lucas, Scott C. (2004-01-01). Constructive Critics, Ḥadīth Literature, and the Articulation of Sunnī Islam: The Legacy of the Generation of Ibn Saʻd, Ibn Maʻīn, and Ibn Ḥanbal. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-13319-8.
4. "Soften your heart, learn about Hujr ibn 'Adi al-Kindi – Islamic Philosophy". islam.hilmi.eu. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
5. "Shrine of the great companion Hujr ibn Adi destroyed and body reportedly exhumed". aimislam.com. 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
6. Ibn Muḥammad (Ibn-ʻAbd-Rabbihī), Aḥmad. The Unique Necklace "al-ʻIqd Al-Farīd" Trans. Issa J. Boullata. Vol. 3. Reading, UK: Garnet Publishing Limited, 2007. Print. ISBN 1859642403 Pg. 289
7. ERDBRINK, THOMAS (6 May 2013). "Iran Warns Syrian Rebels After Report of Shrine Desecration". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
8. "Syrian rebels have taken iconoclasm to new depths, with shrines". The Independent. Retrieved 22 December 2013.

History of Tabari - Hujr ibn Adi