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Ja'far ibn Aqil (Arabic: جَعْفَر ٱبْن عَقِيل, Jaʿfar ibn ʿAqīl) was the son of Aqil ibn Abi Talib,[1][2] and his mother was Umm al-Thaghr bint Amir who was from Bani Kilab.[3][4] Meanwhile, he was the son-in-law of Ali.[5]
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Ja'far ibn Aqil جَعْفَر ٱبْن عَقِيل | |
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Born | |
Died | 10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD |
Cause of death | Killed in the Battle of Karbala |
Resting place | Imam Husayn Shrine, Karbala, Iraq |
Religion | Islam |
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Known for | Being a companion of Husayn ibn Ali |
Ja'far is considered as one of Husayn's companions; he entered the battlefield after Abd Allah ibn Muslim,[6] and he killed 2 (or 15) fighters of the army of Umar ibn Sa'd.[7] He was killed by Bishr ibn Sawt al-Hamdani[8] or Khalid ibn Asad al-Johani in (the battle of) Karbala[9] on the day of Ashura when he was with Husayn ibn Ali.[10][11]
Ja'far ibn Aqil was reciting the following epic verses in the battlefield:
Additionally, the name of Ja'far ibn Aqil ibn Abi Talib has been mentioned in Ziyarah al-Nahiya al-Muqaddasa and also Ziyarah al-Rajabiyyah.[14]
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