Abdullah ibn Ja'far
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Abdullah ibn Ja'far (died 680) was the son of Ja'far ibn Abu Talib and the nephew of Ali
.
Although Zaynab bint Ali
's husband was a man of means, she lived a modest life, not a life of luxury. She and her husband were charitable to the needy people. The Arab tribes called Abdullah "the sea or the cloud of munificence".
quoted Muhammad as having said that Abdullah was like him in character and had taken him by the right hand and prayed to God to extend His mercy over the household of Abdullah bin Ja'far. During Ali's caliphate in Kufa, Abdullah was one of his four chief lieutenants (the other three were Ali's three eldest sons). When Husayn
received a request from the men of Kufa
to come and lead them, Abdullah urged him not to go unless the Kufans first overthrew their Umayyad magistrates. When Husayn nevertheless left on the expedition that ended at Karbala
, Abdullah sent his young sons Aun and Muhammad with his wife, Husayn's sister Zainab.
Correction, Muhammad, son of Abdullah ibn Ja'far and martyr of Karbala was not the biological son of Zaynab. He was the son of al-Khawsa the other wife of Abdullah bin Ja'far
http://home.earthlink.net/~downloadquran/Maqtal_al-Husain.pdf
Maqtal al-Husayn page 213 for more references.
Ali
' |Ramaḍān]], 40 AH; approximately October 23, 598 or 600 or March 17, 599 – January 27, 661).His father's name was Abu Talib. Ali was also the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and ruled over the Islamic Caliphate from 656 to 661, and was the first male convert to Islam...
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Migration to Abyssinia, 615 and overseas preaching
Abdullah ibn Jafar was in Abyssinia or the oversea in-between 615 and 621 and accompanied his father (probably the rest of the family) and Sa'd ibn abi Waqqas in overseas preaching in east Asia (northeast India including Manipur and China) after leaving Abyssinia in 615 by sea. They later returned to Abyssinia by 624, and then to Arabia.Marriage
He asked for Zainab's hand, and Ali accepted it. Her marriage settlement was equal to her mother's. Ali told Ja'far not to prevent Zainab from going on a journey with Husayn, her brother.Although Zaynab bint Ali
Zaynab bint Ali
Zaynab bint Ali was the daughter of the Rashid Caliph and first Shi'i Imam, Ali and granddaughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah....
's husband was a man of means, she lived a modest life, not a life of luxury. She and her husband were charitable to the needy people. The Arab tribes called Abdullah "the sea or the cloud of munificence".
Career
Abdullah was also noted for his standing with Ali in battles. Ibn HajarIbn Hajar
There were several Muslim scholars named "Ibn Hajar"*Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani – Shafi'i and Hadith scholar*Ibn Hajar al-Makki al-Haitami - Shafi'i*Ibn Hajar Abi Bakr...
quoted Muhammad as having said that Abdullah was like him in character and had taken him by the right hand and prayed to God to extend His mercy over the household of Abdullah bin Ja'far. During Ali's caliphate in Kufa, Abdullah was one of his four chief lieutenants (the other three were Ali's three eldest sons). When Husayn
Husayn ibn Ali
Hussein ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib was the son of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib and Fātimah Zahrā...
received a request from the men of Kufa
Kufa
Kufa is a city in Iraq, about south of Baghdad, and northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000....
to come and lead them, Abdullah urged him not to go unless the Kufans first overthrew their Umayyad magistrates. When Husayn nevertheless left on the expedition that ended at Karbala
Battle of Karbala
The Battle of Karbala took place on Muharram 10, in the year 61 of the Islamic calendar in Karbala, in present day Iraq. On one side of the highly uneven battle were a small group of supporters and relatives of Muhammad's grandson Husain ibn Ali, and on the other was a large military detachment...
, Abdullah sent his young sons Aun and Muhammad with his wife, Husayn's sister Zainab.
Family Life
The marriage of Zainab did not diminish her strong attachment to her family. Ali also felt a great affection for his daughter and nephew and when he became the Caliph of the Muslims and moved from Medina to Kufa, Zainab and Abdullah joined him. Zainab bore four boys by the names:- Ali ibn Abdullah
- Mohammad ibn Abdullah - killed at Kerbala.
- Aun ibn Abdullah - killed at Kerbala.
- Abbas ibn Abdullah
See also
- Family tree of Abdullah ibn Ja'far
- Yahya ibn UmarYahya ibn UmarYahya ibn Umar ibn Yahya ibn Husayn ibn Zayd ibn Ali Zayn al-Abidin ibn Al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Murtada was an Alid Imam. His mother was Umm al-Husayn Fatimah bint al-Husayn ibn Abdallah ibn Ismail ibn Abdullah ibn Ja`far ibn Abī Tālib. In the days of the Abbasid Caliph Al-Musta'in, he marched out...
- Descendant of Abdullah ibn Ja'far who led a rebellion
Correction, Muhammad, son of Abdullah ibn Ja'far and martyr of Karbala was not the biological son of Zaynab. He was the son of al-Khawsa the other wife of Abdullah bin Ja'far
http://home.earthlink.net/~downloadquran/Maqtal_al-Husain.pdf
Maqtal al-Husayn page 213 for more references.
External links
- http://www.jafariyanews.com/articles/2k5/13june_syedaZaynab.htm biography
- http://www.dartabligh.org/months/jamadilawwal/janabe_zainab(a.s).html