Jabala ibn Ali al-Shaybani

Jabala ibn Ali al-Shaybani جَبَلَة بن عَلی الشَیبانی
Personal life
Died	10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD
Cause of death	Killed in the Battle of Karbala
Resting place	Karbala, Iraq
Known for	Being a companion of Husayn ibn Ali
Religious life
Religion	Islam

Jabala ibn Ali al-Shaybani (Arabic: جَبَلَة بن عَلی الشَیبانی) was martyred at the Battle of Karbala.

Biography

Jabala ibn Ali was from the Banu Shayban tribe, a branch of Bakr ibn Wa'il.[1] He was in Ali ibn Abi talib's army in the Battle of Siffin.[2] He also accompanied Muslim ibn Aqil in his uprising in Kufa.[3] Before Muslim was martyred, he escaped capture by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad.[3]

In the Battle of Karbala

When Husayn ibn Ali reached Karbala, Jabala joined his army.[4] He was martyred in the first attack on the Day of Ashura.[5]

Ziyarat al-Shuhada mentions him by name: "Peace be upon Jabala ibn 'Ali al-Shaybani"

References

1. Balādhurī. Ansāb al-ashrāf. Vol. 2. p. 482. ISBN 3515028501.
2. Ḥāʾirī Shīrāzī. Dhakhīrat al-dārayn. p. 242.
3. Samāwī. Ibṣār al-ʿayn. p. 215.
4. Muhaddithī. Farhang-i Āshūrā. p. 140. Archived from the original on 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
5. Ibn Shahrāshūb. Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib. Vol. 4. p. 113. ISBN 9646307299.