Ethnicity Yemeni Arab Died 660 AD Name Hujr 'Adi | Children Humaan ibn Hujr Religion Islam | |
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Resting place Adra, Syria33°36′27″N 36°31′3″E / 33.60750°N 36.51750°E / 33.60750; 36.51750 Known for being a Companion of the Prophet Similar Yazid I, Abd Allah ibn al‑Zubayr, Abd al‑Malik ibn Marwan, Zayd ibn Ali, Al‑Hajjaj ibn Yusuf | ||
The successful believers - Hazrat Hujr Ibn Adi al Kindi (as)
Hujr ibn 'Adi al-Kindi (died 660 CE) was a companion of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. He was sentenced to death by the Umayyad Caliph Muawiyah I for his unwavering support and praise for Ali, the fourth Rashidun Caliph of Islam and the first Imam of the Shias, when he objected to the tradition of publicly cursing Ali. He belonged to the tribe of Kindah.
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- The successful believers Hazrat Hujr Ibn Adi al Kindi as
- Sahaba hujr ibn adi body ra subhanallah
- Hujrs titles
- Character and life
- Desecration of shrine
- References
Sahaba hujr ibn adi body ra subhanallah
Hujr's titles
Hujr was bestowed with two titles: al-Kindi and al-Adbar. The initial title, al-Kindi, signifies "the person from Kindah," referring to an Arabian tribe. The subsequent title awarded to Hujr was al-Adbar.
Character and life
Hujr ibn Uday was a pious companion of Muhammad and played a vital role in the correction of the ummah. During Muawiya's reign, when the custom of cursing Imam Ali from the pulpits of mosques began, Hujr could not remain silent and he began to praise Imam Ali and condemn Muawiya in Kufa. Serious altercations arose when Ziyad's governorship of Basra was extended to include Kufa. Ziyad would curse Imam Ali during sermons and Hujr would refute him. On one occasion, Hujr warned Ziyad for being late for Jummah prayers. Ziyad then had him arrested along with 12 of his companions on the false claims of forming an opposition group to overthrow the Khalifa. He also gathered witnesses to testify against them. The accused were sent to death, unless they cursed Imam Ali and showed their hatred to him. Ultimately, Hujr and his companions refused and they were thus killed.
According to some narrations, his last wish was that his son should be executed before him lest death terrifies him (his son) and therefore accede to the condition of cursing Ali.
Desecration of shrine
Hujr, his son Humaam ibn Hajar, and some other companions are buried in Adra, in the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus. A mosque has been built around his grave and is a pilgrimage site for Muslims.
According to Iranian reports On 2 May 2013, extremists (allegedly from the Wahhabi movement) attacked the mausoleum and exhumed his remains. His body was taken to an unknown location by the rebels. According to a report published in the NY 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 Army.