Editing Abd al-Rahman ibn Aqil

'''Abd al-Rahman ibn Aqil b. Abi Talib''' was among companions of [[Hussain ibn Ali|Imam al-Hussain]] who was [[Martyrdom|martyred]] in the [[Battle of Karbala]] on [[Ashura]]. {{Infobox companion of Imam (a)
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 | Full name = Abd al-Rahman ibn Aqil
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==His Life==
Abd al-Rahman was the son of [[Muslim b. Aqil b. Abi Talib|Aqil ibn Abi Talib]] and according to a report from [[Muhammad b. Jarir al-Tabari|al-Tabari]] his mother was a salve woman.<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī'', vol. 5, p. 469.</ref>

He was the son-in-law of [[Ali ibn Abi Talib|Imam Ali]]. <ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 125.</ref>His wife was called Khadija. <ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 2, p. 328.</ref>

Abd al-Rahman ibn Aqil was so tall that Lubab al-ansab narrated he was nicknamed as "the spear of Aqil family".<ref>Bayhaqī, ''Lubāb al-ansāb'', vol .1, p. 260.</ref>

==Martyrdom==
Abd al-Rahman ibn Aqil ibn Abi Talib was among companions of [[Hussain ibn Ali|Imam al-Hussain]] who was [[Martyrdom|martyred]] in the [[Battle of Karbala]] on [[Ashura]]. <ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 125.</ref>

According to most sources, Usman bin Khalid bin Aseer Jahni and Bashr bin Sawt Hamadani Qanasi attacked Abdul Rahman bin Aqeel and killed him. [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] reported in ''al-Irshad'' that he was attacked and martyred by [[Uthman b. Khalid al-Juhani|Uthman b. Khalid al-Hamdani]].<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 170.</ref>The author of ''Lubab al-ansab'' reported that he was 35 when he was martyred.<ref>Bayhaqī, ''Lubāb al-ansāb'', vol. 1, p. 401.</ref>

His name is mentioned as [[Martyrs of Karbala]] in [[Ziarat al-Nahiya al-Muqaddasa]] and [[al-Ziarat al-Rajabiyya]].

===His Rajaz===
According to [[Ibn Shahr Ashub]] in his book ''[[al-Manaqib]]'', Abd al-Rahman entered the battlefield while he was reciting this rajaz:
My father was Aqeel thus know my position in the (Bani) Hashim, while the (Bani Hashim) are brothers of one another, and are considerably honest, masters of the Qur’an, this is Hussain whose base is eminent, and he is the Master of the seniors as also the youth


==Source==

*[https://en.wikishia.net/view/Abd_al-Rahman_b._Aqil WikiShia, An online encyclopedia of the school of Ahl al-Bayt]
*[http://alhassanain.org/Nafasul%20Mahmum%3B%20Relating%20to%20the%20heart%20rending%20tragedy%20of%20Karbala/Nafasul_Mahmum%3B_Relating_to_the_heart_rending_tragedy_of_Karbala_html/nafasul_mahmum.htm Shaykh 'Abbas Qummi , Nafasul Mahmum; Relating to the heart rending tragedy of Karbala]

==References==
<references />{{Companions of Imam al-Hussain}}
[[Category:Individuals]]
[[Category:Historical Characters]]
[[Category:Imam Hussain’s Companions]]
[[Category:Martyrs of Karbala]]
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