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His birthday is unknown. He was martyred on [[Dhu l-Hijja 9]]th 60 in [[Kufa]] ([[September 10]], [[680]]).<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 66.</ref> On some accounts, Muslim was | His birthday is unknown. He was martyred on [[Dhu l-Hijja 9]]th 60 in [[Kufa]] ([[September 10]], [[680]]).<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 66.</ref> On some accounts, Muslim was twenty-eight years old when he was martyred. However, the account is objectionable because it is inconsistent with accounts according to which Muslim's sons, who were martyred in the [[Event of Ashura]], were twenty-six and twenty-seven.<ref>Pūr Amīnī, ''Chihrih-hā dar himāsa-yi Karbalā'', p. 167.</ref> Given that he was reportedly present in conquests as well as the [[Battle of Siffin]], some people believe that he was over fifty when he was martyred.<ref>Tahāmī, ''Muslim b. ʿAqīl pīsh az wāqiʿa-yi ʿĀshūrā'', p. 99.</ref> Muslim's grave is located in Kufa on the eastern side of the [[Mosque of Kufa]].<ref>Burāqī, ''Tārīkh al-Kūfa'', p. 98.</ref> | ||
His father [[Aqil b. Abi Talib]] ([[Imam Ali (a)]]'s brother) was a genealogist<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istīʿāb'', vol. 3, p. 1079.</ref> and an eloquent speaker.<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istidhkār'', vol. 8, p. 249.</ref> | His father [[Aqil b. Abi Talib]] ([[Imam Ali (a)]]'s brother) was a genealogist<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istīʿāb'', vol. 3, p. 1079.</ref> and an eloquent speaker.<ref>Ibn ʿAbd al-Barr, ''al-Istidhkār'', vol. 8, p. 249.</ref> | ||