warrior
Muslim ibn Aqil.
Son of Aqil ibn Abi Talib and cousin of Husain ibn Ali (died 680)
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About Muslim ibn Aqil
Muslim ibn Aqil was the son of Aqil ibn Abi Talib, a brother of Ali and a paternal cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Muslim was therefore a nephew of Ali as well as a close relative of Husayn. Husayn dispatched him to Kufa to ascertain their support upon the accession of the Umayyad caliph Yazid. The Kufans welcomed Muslim and overwhelmingly pledged to support Husayn against the Umayyad rule, which they considered illegitimate and tyrannical. In response, Yazid replaced the mild governor of the city with his strongman Ubayd-Allah ibn Ziyad, who soon discovered the hideout of Muslim through an informant.
Everything about Muslim ibn Aqil →- Occupation
- warrior, revolutionary
- Citizenship
- Umayyad Caliphate
- Born
- 632
- Died
- September 10, 680