Ja'far b. Aqil
 The mausoleum of the collective grave of the martyrs of Karbala in the shrine of Imam al-Husayn (a) | |
| Full Name | Ja'far b. 'Aqil b. Abi Talib b. 'Abd al-Muttalib |
|---|---|
| Companion of | Imam al-Husayn (a) |
| Lineage | Banu Hashim |
| Wellknown Relatives | Imam al-Husayn (a) (cousin), 'Aqil b. Abi Talib (father), Muslim b. 'Aqil (brother), Imam al-Hasan (a) (cousin), Imam 'Ali (a) (uncle) |
| Place(s) of Residence | Medina |
| Death/Martyrdom | 61/680 |
| Cause ofDeath/Martyrdom | Battle of Karbala |
| Burial Place | Karbala |
Jaʿfar b. ʿAqīl b. Abī Ṭālib (جعفر بن عقیل بن ابي طالب) was a companion of Imam al-Husayn (a) and was martyred in Karbala on the Day of 'Ashura'.[1] Some reported that his mother's nickname was Umm Thaghr and some said it was Umm al-Banin. Ja'far was the son-in-law of Imam 'Ali (a) as well as Muslim b. 'Aqil. It is reported that he was 23 when he was martyred.
Lineage, Birth and Demise
Ja'far was the son of 'Aqil b. Abi Talib, one of the companions of Imam al-Husayn (a) and one of the martyrs of Karbala on the Day of Ashura.[2] It has been reported in Maqatil al-talibiyyin that his mother was Umm Thaghr bt. 'Amir from Banu Kilab;[3] but al-Tabari narrated from Hisham that his mother was Umm al-Banin bt. Shaqr b. Hidab,[4] also it has been reported that she was Khusa bt. Thaghriyya.[5] Ja'far was the son-in-law of Imam 'Ali (a) as well as Muslim b. 'Aqil.[6]
Little information is available about his birth and age. Ali b. Ẓayd al-Bayhaqi known as Ibn Funduq ,the author of Lubab al-ansab reported that he was twenty-three when he was martyred.[7]
Presence in Karbala
Ibn A'tham al-Kufi, the author of al-Futuh reported that he entered the battlefield after 'Abd Allah b. Muslim.[8] Also, Ibn Shar Ashub mentioned in al-Manaqib: "… and then Ja'far b. 'Aqil entered the battlefield and killed two soldiers –according to another report fifteen soldiers- of 'Umar b. Sa'd's army, and then he was martyred by Bishr b. Sawt al-Hamadani.[9]
However, Abu l-Faraj al-Isfahani, the author of Maqatil al-Talibiyyin reported that Ja'far was martyred by 'Urwa b. 'Abd Allah al-Khath'ami.[10] Al-Tabari reported that he was martyred by Bishr b. Hawt al-Hamadani[11] and in another part of his history book, he narrated from Hamid b. Muslim al-Azdi that Ja'far was martyred by an arrow shot by 'Abd Allah b. 'Azara al-Khath'ami.[12]
His Rajaz
It has been reported in al-Futuh that Ja'far b. 'Aqil entered the battlefield while he was reciting this poem to express his bravery and courage to fight:
We are undoubtedly the masters of elites. This is al-Husayn, the master of the pure.[13]
Al-Ziyarah al-Shuhada' and al- Ziyarah al-Rajabiyya
His name is mentioned in Ziyarah al-Shuhada' and al-Ziyarah al-Rajabiyya and his killer, Bishr b. Khawt al-Hamadani is cursed.[14]
Notes
- ↑ Al-Mufid, Vol.2, P.125
- ↑ Mufīd, al-Irshād, vol. 2, p.125; Balādhurī, Ansāb al-ashrāf, vol. 3, p.200; Muḥammadī Reyshahrī, Dānishnāmah-yi Imām Ḥusayn (a), p. 167.
- ↑ Abu l-Faraj al-Iṣfahānī, Maqātil al-ṭālibīyyīn, p. 97; Muḥammadī Reyshahrī, Dānishnāmah-yi Imām Ḥusayn (a), p. 169.
- ↑ Ṭabarī, Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk, vol. 5, p. 469; Ibn al-Athīr al-Jazarī, al-Kāmil fī l-tārīkh, vol. 4, p. 92; Muḥammadī Reyshahrī, Dānishnāmah-yi Imām Ḥusayn (a), p. 169.
- ↑ Abu l-Faraj al-Iṣfahānī, Maqātil al-ṭālibīyyīn, p. 97.
- ↑ Ibn Ḥabīb, Kitāb al-Muḥabbar, p. 26.
- ↑ Muḥammadī Reyshahrī, Dānishnāmah-yi Imām Ḥusayn (a), p. 166-7.
- ↑ Ibn Aʿtham al-Kūfī, Kitāb al-Futūḥ, vol. 5, p. 111; Ibn Shahrāshūb, Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib, vol. 4, p. 105.
- ↑ Ibn Shahrāshūb, Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib, vol. 4, p. 105; Muḥammadī Reyshahrī, Dānishnāmah-yi Imām Ḥusayn (a), p. 168-9.
- ↑ Abu l-Faraj al-Iṣfahānī, Maqātil al-ṭālibīyyīn, p. 97; Muḥammadī Reyshahrī, Dānishnāmah-yi Imām Ḥusayn (a), p. 168-9.
- ↑ Ṭabarī, Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk, vol. 5, p. 469.
- ↑ Ṭabarī, Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk, vol. 5, p. 447.
- ↑ Ibn Aʿtham al-Kūfī, Kitāb al-Futūḥ, vol. 5, p. 111; Ibn Shahrāshūb, Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib, vol. 4, p. 105.
- ↑ Ibn al-Mashhadī, al-Mazār al-kabīr, 491; Muḥammadī Reyshahrī, Dānishnāmah-yi Imām Ḥusayn (a), p. 166-7.
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