Abd Allah ibn Aqil
عبد الله بن عقیل‎
Personal
Born
Died10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD
Cause of deathKilled in the Battle of Karbala
Resting placeImam Husayn Shrine, Karbala, Iraq
ReligionIslam
SpouseMaymuna bint Ali ibn Abi Talib
Parent
Known forBeing a companion of Husayn ibn Ali

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]

References

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