Editing Abd Allah b. 'Uqba al-Ghanawi

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| Lineage = Ghani Tribe
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| Known for = Killing Abu Bakr b. al-Imam al-Hasan
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'''Abd Allah b. Uqba al-Ghanawi''' (Arabic: عبدالله بن عُقبَة الغَنَوی) was a soldier in the army of [[Omar Ibn Sa’d|Umar b. Sa'd]] in the Battle of [[Karbala]] who martyred Abu Bakr b. [[Hasan B. ʿAli B. Abi Taleb]]. He was one the Kharijites at the time of Mustawrid b. 'Ullafa's riot before the battle of Karbala.

==From Kharijites==
Abd Allah b. Uqba was a member of Kharijites in his young ages. He was present in Mustawrid b. Ullafa's riot against al-Mughira b. Shu'ba (the governor of Kufa appointed by Mu'awiya). When the riot was suppressed and Mustawrid was killed, Sharik b. Namla al-Muharibi asked al-Mughira not to kill Abd Allah b. Uqba.

==Battle of Karbala==
Abd Allah b. Uqba was among the soldiers of Umar b. Sa'd in the Battle of Karbala. He martyred Abu Bakr b. al-Hasan by throwing an arrow; he is cursed in [[Ziyarah al-Nahiya al-Muqaddasa|Ziyara al-Nahiya al-Muqaddasa]] for that throw. Besides Ibn Sa'd believed that Ja'far b. [[Hussain ibn Ali|al-Hussain]] was martyred by him.

The poems of Sulayman b. Qatta grieving on the martyrs of Karbala includes a verse about a person from Ghani tribe who martyred a companion of Imam al-Hussain which possibly refers to Abd Allah b. Uqba: 
 
"A drop of our blood is in Ghani tribe and we will avenge for it on an appropriate day"

==Death==
When [[al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi]] was taking revenge for the martyrs of Karbala, Abd Allah b. Uqba ran away to Jazira (a place between the Tigris and the Euphrates) and al-Mukhtar destroyed his house. It is said he was killed by soldiers of al-Mukhtar al-Thaqafi or he died out of thirst.

==References==

*[http://en.wikishia.net/view/%27Abd_Allah_b._%27Uqba_al-Ghanawi WikiShia, An online encyclopedia of the school of Ahl al-Bayt]

[[category: Individuals]]
[[category: Historical Characters]]
[[category: Imam Hussain’s Enemies]]
[[category: Murderers of Imam Hussain's army]]
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