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- The Rashidun Caliphate
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Overview
Aqil ibn Abi Talib al-Hashimi, the eldest of his brothers and the last of them to die, grandfather of the hadith scholar Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Aqil; he had sons, among them Muslim and Yazid — by whom he was given his kunya — Sa'id, Ja'far, Abu Sa'id al-Ahwal, Muhammad, Abd al-Rahman and Abd Allah. 1
From his life
He witnessed Badr as a polytheist, having been brought out to it under compulsion, and was taken captive; having no wealth, his uncle al-Abbas ransomed him. He died in the caliphate of Mu'awiya. 1
In al-Taqrib
Ibn Hajar lists him in al-Taqrib under no. 4661: "Aqil ibn Abi Talib al-Hashimi, brother of Ali and Ja'far, the eldest: a Companion, learned in genealogy; he died in the year sixty (60 AH), and it was said later." 2
In Kashif al-Dhahabi
Ibn Hajar cites Kashif al-Dhahabi: his son Muhammad, Abu Salih al-Samman and a group narrated from him; he became blind and died in the time of Mu'awiya. 2
Connections
- Child of
- Fatima bint Asad
- Participated in
- The Writing of the Diwan and the Stipend
- Mentioned in
- Muwatta 13· Muwatta 1476
People and things also explored
Ali ibn Abi Talib· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Medina· Prophet's Mosque· Muwatta, Book of Prayer· Muwatta, Book of Inheritance Shares (faraid)· Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib· al-Walid ibn Hisham ibn al-Mughira
Sources
- Siyar a'lam al-nubala' — al-Dhahabi (Ideas House International edition, 2004) , p.2701
- Taqrib al-Tahdhib — Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani , p.435
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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