Abd Allah ibn Aqil

Abd Allah ibn Aqil عبد الله بن عقیل
Personal life
Born	Medina
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
Spouse	Maymuna bint Ali ibn Abi Talib
Parent	Aqil ibn Abi Talib (father)
Known for	Being a companion of Husayn ibn Ali
Religious life
Religion	Islam

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. پژوهشی پیرامون شهدای کربلا. زمزم هدايت. 1385. pp. 224–225.
2. Alawī. al-Majdī fī ansāb al-ṭālibīyyīn. Vol. 1. p. 18.
3. Shams al-Dīn. Anṣār al-Ḥusayn. p. 150.