Abu Bakr ibn Ali

Abū Bakr ibn ʿAlī (Arabic: أبو بكر بن علي) was reportedly the son of Ali and Layla bint Mas'ud.[1] He was among companions of Husayn who was martyred at the Battle of Karbala.

Abu Bakr ibn Ali
أبو بكر بن علي
Personal
Born658 AD / 38 AH
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
Parents
  • Ali (father)
  • Layla bint Mas'ud (mother)
Known forBeing a companion of Ali ibn Abi Talib, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali
  1. ^ Ibn Saʿd, al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā, vol. 3, p. 14; Ibn Qutayba, al-Maʿārif, p. 210; Ṭūsī, al-Rijāl, p. 81; Ibn al-Jawzī, al-Muntaẓam, vol. 5, p. 69.