Hujr ibn Adi
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Hujr ibn Adi al-Kindi حُجْر بن عَدِيّ ٱلْكِنْدِيّ | |
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| Title | Hujr al-Khayr حجر الخير |
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| Died | 671–3 CE |
| Resting place | Adra, Syria |
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| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shia |
| Muslim leader | |
| Teacher | Muhammad, Ali |
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Ḥujr ibn ʿAdī al-Kindī (Arabic: حُجْر بن عَدِيّ ٱلْكِنْدِيّ) was a companion (saḥābī) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad[1][2] and loyal supporter of Ali, the fourth Rashidun Caliph for Sunni Muslims and the first Imam for Shia Muslims.[3][4] Hujr took part in the Muslim conquest of the Levant and, according to al-Baladhuri, was the first Muslim to enter Marj Adhra (Adra, Syria) and the first Muslim to be killed there. He also fought in Ali's army in the battle of Siffin, Battle of the Camel and in Battle of Nahrawan against the Kharijites. He belonged to the famous Yemeni tribe of Kinda.
According to the histories of al-Ya'qubi, al-Masudi, al-Tabari and Ibn Sa'd; when Hujr and his men reached Adra near Damascus, Muawiya issued a warrant of their execution unless they curse Ali. Seven complied, while Hujr and six of his men refused to do so, and were thus executed.[5][6] According to some narrations, his last wish was that his son should be executed before him lest death terrify him (his son) and therefore accede to the condition of cursing Ali.[7]
Biography
[edit]Hujr was given two titles: "al-Kindi" and "al-Adbar". The first title was "al-Kindi", meaning The Person From Kinda, an Arabian tribe. The second title given to Hujr was "al-Adbar".[8] Hujr, his son Hammam ibn Hujr, and some other companions are buried in Adra, in the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus.
Mausoleum and mosque
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A mosque was built around his grave which became a pilgrimage site for Muslims.[citation needed]
On 2 May 2013, Jabhat al-Nusra attacked the mausoleum and exhumed his remains.[citation needed] His body was taken to an unknown location by the rebels.[citation needed] According to a report published in The New York Times, a widely distributed Facebook photo of the desecration of the pilgrimage site gives credit for the exhumation to a man named Abu Anas al-Wazir, or Abu al-Baraa, a leader of a military group called the Islam Brigade of the Free Syrian Army.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ Lucas, Scott C. (January 1, 2004). Constructive Critics, Ḥadīth Literature, and the Articulation of Sunnī Islam: The Legacy of the Generation of Ibn Saʻd, Ibn Maʻīn, and Ibn Ḥanbal. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-13319-8.
- ^ "Soften your heart, learn about Hujr ibn 'Adi al-Kindi – Islamic Philosophy". islam.hilmi.eu. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ "Hujr bin Adi al-Kindi:The Great Martyr". imamreza.net. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ Tareekh e Dimshaq
- ^ Tabari, Tarikh, vol.5 p.275-278; cf. Ibn Sa'd, Tabaqat, vol.6 p.220
- ^ Ya'qubi, Tarikh, vol.2 p.231
- ^ "Shrine of the great companion Hujr ibn Adi destroyed and body reportedly exhumed". aimislam.com. May 2, 2013. Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ^ Ibn Muḥammad (Ibn-ʻAbd-Rabbihī), Aḥmad. The Unique Necklace "al-ʻIqd Al-Farīd" Trans. Issa J. Boullata. Vol. 3. Reading, UK: Garnet Publishing Limited, 2007. Print. ISBN 1859642403 Pg. 289
- ^ ERDBRINK, THOMAS (May 6, 2013). "Iran Warns Syrian Rebels After Report of Shrine Desecration". The New York Times. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
- ^ "Syrian rebels have taken iconoclasm to new depths, with shrines". The Independent. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
