Awn b. Abd Allah b. Ja'far al-Tayyar
Awn b. Abd Allah b. Jaʿfar, known as Awn al-Akbar, was a son of Zaynab who accompanied Imam Hussain on his journey from Mecca to Kufa. He fought bravely at the Battle of Karbala and was martyred on the Day of Ashura.
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| Native name | عون بن عبدالله بن جعفر بن ابی طالب |
| Full Name | Awn b. Abd Allah b. Ja'far b. Abi Talib b. Abd al-Muttalib |
| Companion of | Imam al-Hussain |
| Epithet | Awn al-Akbar |
| Lineage | Banu Hashim |
| Wellknown Relatives | Imam Ali (Grand Father), Fatima (Grand mother), Zaynab (mother), Imam Hasan (uncle), Imam Hussain (uncle) |
| Place of Birth | Medina |
| Place(s) of Residence | Medina |
| Death/Martyrdom | 61/680 |
| Cause ofDeath/Martyrdom | Martyred in the Event of Ashura |
| Burial Place | Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain, Karbala |
| Activities | Participating in the Battle of Karbala |
LineageEdit
Awn was a son of Zaynab, Imam Hussain's sister, and Abd Allah b. Ja'far b. Abi Talib b. Abd al-Muttalib who was a companion of the Prophet.[1] Awn's grandfather was Ja'far al-Tayyar who was appointed by the Prophet as the chief of Muslims in their migration to Abyssinia. [2] Abd Allah had two sons called Awn[3]: Awn al-Akbar whose mother was Zaynab and Awn al-Asghar whose mother was Jamana, daughter of Musayyib b. Najba[4] Awn al-Asghar became one of the commanders of Tawwabun Uprising. [5]
Accompanying Imam HussainEdit
When Abd Allah b. Ja'far learned about Imam Hussain's departure to Kufa, he wrote a letter to Imam to convince him to return to Mecca. Abd Allah sent his letter to Imam by his sons Awn and Muhammad.[6] When Abd Allah found that Imam was determined in his decision, advised his sons Awn and Muhammad to accompany Imam and fight along with Imam.[7]
MartyrdomEdit
On the Day of Ashura, after Muhammad was martyred, Awn went to the battlefield and made a battle cry as below:
If you do not know me, I am son of Ja'far,
a true martyr who is in the shining paradise,
who flies there with green wings,
this honor is enough on the Day of Resurrection[8]
According to Ibn Shahr Ashub, he killed 3 horsemen and 18 foot soldiers from the army of Umar b. Sa'd and finally was martyred by Abd Allah b. Qutba.[9]
SourceEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Iṣfahānī, Maqātil al-ṭālibīyyīn, p. 124.
- ↑ Ibn Hishām, al-Sīra al-nabawīyya, vol. 1, p. 323.
- ↑ Ibn Qutayba, al-Maʿārif, p. 207.
- ↑ Balādhurī, Ansāb al-ashrāf, vol. 2, p. 67-68.
- ↑ Ibn al-Jawzī, Tadhkirat al-khawāṣ, p. 175.
- ↑ Abī Mikhnaf, Maqtal al-Ḥusayn, p. 69.
- ↑ Mufīd, al-Irshād, vol. 2, p. 68-69.
- ↑ Ibn Aʿtham, Kitāb al-Futūḥ, vol. 5, p. 112.
- ↑ bn Shahrāshūb, Manāqib, Ibn Aʿtham, vol. 4, p. 106; Kitāb al-Futūḥ, vol. 5, p. 111.