Hujr ibn Adi
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Hujr ibn Adi حُجْر بن عَدِيّ | |
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Died | 660 CE |
Cause of death | Death sentence ordered by Umayyad Caliph Muawiyah I |
Resting place | Adra, Syria 33°36′27″N 36°31′3″E / 33.60750°N 36.51750°E |
Known for | being a supporter of Ali |
Children | Humaam ibn Hujr |
Ḥujr ibn ʿAdī al-Kindī (Arabic: حُجْر بن عَدِيّ ٱلْكِنْدِيّ), died 660 CE, was a Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[1] He was sentenced to death by the Umayyad Caliph Muawiyah I for his unwavering support and praise for Ali, the fourth Rashidun Caliph for Sunni Muslims and the first Imam for Shia Muslims,[2][3] when he objected to the tradition of publicly cursing Ali. He belonged to the tribe of Kinda. 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.[4]
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".[5] Hujr, his son Humaam ibn Hajar, and some other companions are buried in Adra, in the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus. A mosque had been 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.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Soften your heart, learn about Hujr ibn 'Adi al-Kindi – Islamic Philosophy". islam.hilmi.eu. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
- ^ "Hujr bin Adi al-Kindi:The Great Martyr". imamreza.net. Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ^ Tareekh e Dimshaq
- ^ "Shrine of the great companion Hujr ibn Adi destroyed and body reportedly exhumed". aimislam.com. 2 May 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 (6 May 2013). "Iran Warns Syrian Rebels After Report of Shrine Desecration". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Syrian rebels have taken iconoclasm to new depths, with shrines". The Independent. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
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