Umar b. Ali
| Umar b. Ali | |
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| Native name | عُمَر بن عَلیّ بن اَبی طالِب |
| Full Name | Umar b. al-Imam Ali |
| Companion of | Imam al-Hussain |
| Lineage | Banu Hashim |
| Wellknown Relatives | Imam Ali(Father) |
| Place(s) of Residence | Medina |
| Death/Martyrdom | 61/680 |
| Cause ofDeath/Martyrdom | Martyrdom in the Battle of Karbala |
| Burial Place | Karbala, Iraq |
| Activities | Participating in the Battle of Karbala |
Umar b. Ali, known as Umar al-Atraf, was one of the children of Imam Ali who accompanied Imam Hussain to Karbala and was martyred on the day of Ashura.
Biography
Some sources have mentioned Umar b. Ali as Umar al-Akbar[1] whose teknonym was Abu l-Qasim[2] or Abu Hafs. There are different reports about the name of his mother. Ibn Sa'd and al-Ya'qubi reported the name of his mother as Sahba (Umm Habib), daughter of Rabi'a al-Taghlibi, Some other sources have mentioned her name as Layla bt. Mas'ud al-Darami.
Al-Fakhr al-Razi mentioned that Umar was the youngest child of Imam Ali.[3]
In the Battle of Karbala
Ibn Shahr Ashub included his name among martyrs of Karbala.[4] It is reported that he made war cries on the Day of Ashura and attacked the enemy.[5] He attacked Zahr, the killer of his brother and killed him. Al-Khwarazmi reported his martyrdom after the martyrdom of his brother Abu Bakr. It is said that first, his horse fell down and then they martyred him. [6]
Source
References
- ↑ Ibn Saʿd, al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā, vol. 3, p. 14.
- ↑ Amrī, al-Majdī fī ansāb al-ṭālibīn, p. 7; Ibn ʿAnba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib, p. 362.
- ↑ Rāzī, al-Shajarat al-mubāraka, p. 189.
- ↑ Ibn Shahrāshūb, Manāqib, vol 4, p. 107.
- ↑ Khwārizmī, Maqtal al-Ḥusayn, vol. 2, p. 28-29.
- ↑ Khwārizmī, Maqtal al-Ḥusayn, vol. 2, p. 28-29.