Abd al-Rahman ibn Aqil

Abd al-Rahman ibn Aqil
عبد الرحمن بن عقيل
Personal
Born
Died10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD
Cause of deathKilled in the Battle of Karbala
Resting placeImam Husayn Shrine, Karbala, Iraq
ReligionIslam
SpouseKhadija bint Ali ibn Abi Talib
Parent
Known forBeing a companion of Husayn ibn Ali

ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAqīl (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن عقيل) was one of Husayn ibn Ali's companions who was killed in the Battle of Karbala (680), where he is regarded as one of the martyrs. He was a son of Aqil ibn Abi Talib (c. 580 – 670 or 683) and both a nephew and a son-in-law of the fourth caliph and first Shi'ite Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (c. 600 – 661).