Jafar ibn Ali

Ja'far ibn Ali ibn Abu Talib (Arabic: جعفر بن علي بن أبي طالب) was a son of Ali and Umm ul-Banin. He was named by Ali after the latter's brother, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib. The younger Jafar was one of the companions of Husayn in the Battle of Karbala, where he was martyred on Ashura alongside his brothers Abbas, Abdullah and Uthman.[1][2][3][4]

Jafar ibn Ali
جعفر بن علي
Arabic text with the name of Jafar ibn Ali
Died(680-10-10)10 October 680
(10 Muharram 61 AH)
Karbala, Umayyad Empire (present-day Iraq)
Parent(s)Ali
Ummul Banin

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References

  1. Absar al-Ein, P. 69
  2. Manaagheb ibn Shahr Aashub, Vol. 4, P. 107-116
  3. Dinvari, al-Akhbar al-Taval, P.337
  4. Mofid al-Ershaad, Vol. 2, P. 109


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