Jabala ibn Ali al-Shaybani
Jabala ibn Ali al-Shaybani جَبَلَة بن عَلی الشَیبانی | |
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| Died | 10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD |
| Cause of death | Killed in the Battle of Karbala |
| Resting place | Karbala, Iraq |
| Religion | Islam |
| Known for | Being a companion of Husayn ibn Ali |
Jabala ibn Ali al-Shaybani (Arabic: جَبَلَة بن عَلی الشَیبانی) was martyred at the Battle of Karbala.
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Biography[edit]
Jabala ibn Ali was from the Banu Shayban tribe, a branch of Bakr ibn Wa'il.[1] He was in Ali ibn Abi talib's army in the Battle of Siffin.[2] He also accompanied Muslim ibn Aqil in his uprising in Kufa.[3] Before Muslim was martyred, he escaped capture by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad.[3]
In the Battle of Karbala[edit]
When Husayn ibn Ali reached Karbala, Jabala joined his army.[4] He was martyred in the first attack on the Day of Ashura.[5]
Ziyarat al-Shuhada mentions him by name: "Peace be upon Jabala ibn 'Ali al-Shaybani"
References[edit]
- ^ Balādhurī. Ansāb al-ashrāf. Vol. 2. p. 482.
- ^ Ḥāʾirī Shīrāzī. Dhakhīrat al-dārayn. p. 242.
- ^ a b Samāwī. Ibṣār al-ʿayn. p. 215.
- ^ Muhaddithī. Farhang-i Āshūrā. p. 140. Archived from the original on 2021-09-06. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
- ^ Ibn Shahrāshūb. Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib. Vol. 4. p. 113.