521:) were transmitted on Aqil's authority, and he also figured in hadiths related by others. According to one of those, Muhammad had expressed his twofold love for Aqil: one love for him because of his kinship with him, and another love because Aqil was
844:, p. 10. Constructing and reconstructing genealogical tables according to changing political and economical alliances is an important part of Somali culture, epitomized by the saying
447:). According to later tradition, Aqil's change of heart was motivated by the fact that Mu'awiya was more willing than Ali to pay his debts. While he may have given up the
562:), appears to have contained a graveyard where a number of notable early Muslims (especially members of the Hashimite family, such as Muhammad's daughter and Ali's wife
803:, p. 264, according to whom there is no good evidence that Aqil ever supported Mu'awiya against his own brother Ali. Madelung also regards as unfounded
328:) Aqil first chose the side of his brother, but later may have deserted him in favor of Mu'awiya, as the latter offered him better financial incentives.
137:
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and against Mu'awiya. He seems to have been a rich man, owning multiple properties both in Mecca and in Medina. One of his properties in Medina, the
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131:
490:). Contrary to their father, a number of his sons decided to fight for the Hashimite cause and were martyred along with their cousin
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985:
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Although these genealogical claims are historically untenable, they do reflect the longstanding cultural contacts between
364:
215:
154:
436:). However, later he may have abandoned Ali, as he moved to Syria in order to join the court of the first Umayyad caliph
530:
840:, p. 12. For a slightly different genealogical table (notably regarding the Darod as belonging to Samaale), see
1019:(2009). "ʿAqīl b. Abī Ṭālib". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.).
536:
Aqil was often cited by later writers for his eloquence and his witty rejoinders, addressed both against his wife
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tribe (the leading tribe of Mecca, to which both the
Hashimite and Umayyad families belonged). The second caliph
398:
86:
996:
335:. Due to his close kinship with both Muhammad and with Ali, his descendants were sometimes reckoned among the
864:, pp. 102–106, esp. p. 105. Cf. the attempt at a historical reconstruction of Somali clan genealogy by
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183:
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instead, he always defended his brother Ali against any criticism leveled against him at Mu'awiya's court.
1021:
116:
907:
A Pastoral
Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa
401:, he converted to Islam around 629 or 630. He may have participated at the Muslim side in the battles of
804:
283:
against
Muhammad and the early Muslims, he converted to Islam a few years before the death of Muhammad
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1050:
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connection with the Dir, but they themselves claim to be patrilineally descended from Aqil's brother
486:
He was married to Fatima bint Utba, with whom he had several children (the most famous of them being
868:, which does not even mention any Arab ancestry, but rather starts with Sab and Samaale (see p. 10).
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trace their ancestry to Aqil through their common purported forefather Sab. One possible
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He was noted by later authors for his eloquence as well as for transmitting a number of
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491:
394:
593:) and Ja'far (the Ja'farids), as well as the descendants of the three brothers' uncle
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claim to be descended from Aqil ibn Abi Talib, though this is historically untenable.
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of the
Quraysh. During the rivalry between his brother Ali (who reigned as the fourth
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Aqil ibn Abi Talib is said to have been born 10 years after his elder brother
344:
807:'s opinion that Aqil and Ali were estranged because of political differences.
1016:
717:
654:
650:
586:
459:
299:
824:, p. 62. On the division between the Sab and the Samaale, see further
888:. Asc Working Paper Series. Vol. 84. Leiden: African Studies Centre.
617:
trace their descent from Aqil directly through their purported forefather
451:
claims to the caliphate and politically supported the rival claim of the
397:(624), in which he was taken prisoner and later bought free by his uncle
240:
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trace their ancestry to Aqil through their common purported forefather
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instead. Finally, southern clans who practice agriculture such as the
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al-ʿAqīlī, were sometimes seen by later generations as members of the
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930:
A Modern
History of Somalia: Nation and State in the Horn of Africa
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is sometimes regarded as having been descended from Aqil through a
347:
Muslims) by later generations. Most notably, the great majority of
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280:
51:
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417:
288:
637:(whose name also lies at the origin of the name 'Somali'). The
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favorite son (Muhammad himself had a close relationship with
221:
Abū Yazīd ʿAqīl ibn Abī Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim
733:(especially, though not exclusively, its most northern part
63:
670 (aged 89–90) or 683 (aged 102–103)
501:. Aqil himself died in Medina, having become blind, either
412:
After the victory of the
Muslims and the death of Muhammad
379:, respectively. After the death of his father Abu Talib in
977:
The
Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate
569:
Aqil's descendants through his son
Muhammad, known by the
613:
trace their ancestry to Aqil ibn Abi Talib. The northern
363:(the first son of Muhammad's paternal uncle and guardian
424:
for a while, supporting his brother Ali (who ruled from
483:), and to arbitrate disputes with regard to genealogy.
589:), much like the descendants of his brothers Ali (the
953:
Blood and Bone: The Call of
Kinship in Somali Society
932:(2nd ed.). Boulder and London: Westview Press.
574:
541:
478:
336:
219:
848:, meaning 'clan is something joined together' (see
371:), and 10 and 20 years before his younger brothers
298:), he was appointed a position as an expert in the
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82:
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59:
39:
32:
27:
Cousin of
Muhammad and brother of Ali ibn Abi Talib
885:The Total Somali Clan Genealogy (second edition)
393:Having initially fought against Muhammad at the
230:أبو يزيد عقيل بن أبي طالب بن عبد المطّلب بن هاشم
585:regarded as eligible for holding the title of
343:(the extended family of Muhammad venerated by
386:, Aqil and his older brother Talib inherited
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416:, Aqil lived in the military encampments of
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533:had died a few months before his birth).
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956:. Lawrencewill, NJ: The Red Sea Press.
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581:(the extended family of Muhammad, whom
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239:, was a cousin of the Islamic prophet
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609:Most notably, the great majority of
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605:Claims of ancestry by Somali clans
25:
505:or (according to another report)
275:Having fought on the side of the
998:Historical Dictionary of Somalia
566:) are said to have been buried.
1031:10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_23073
517:Multiple prophetic traditions (
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132:Muhammad ibn Abi Sa'id ibn Aqil
995:Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji (2003).
1:
1022:Encyclopaedia of Islam, Three
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155:Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib
43:
531:Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
657:table may look as follows:
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220:
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458:Aqil was an expert on the
287:. Under the second caliph
250:) and an elder brother of
1066:Companions of the Prophet
595:Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
399:Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
816:All of the preceding in
799:. This is contested by
237: 580 – 670 or 683
214:(lit. "Aqil the Son of
882:Abbink, G. J. (2009).
820:, pp. 11–13; cf.
117:Abd al-Rahman ibn Aqil
805:Laura Veccia Vaglieri
828:, pp. 6, 14–15.
373:Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
263:Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
661:Aqil ibn Abi Talib
361:Talib ibn Abi Talib
212:ʿAqīl ibn Abī Ṭālib
34:ʿAqīl ibn Abī Ṭālib
18:Aqeel ibn Abi Talib
625:clans such as the
122:Abd Allah ibn Aqil
972:Madelung, Wilferd
647:Ali ibn Abi Talib
557:the House of Aqil
496:Battle of Karbala
377:Ali ibn Abi Talib
209:
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16:(Redirected from
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395:Battle of Badr
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319:Umayyad caliph
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349:Somali clans
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1071:Banu Hashim
1051:580s births
876:Works cited
866:Abbink 2009
850:Abbink 2009
842:Abbink 2009
685:Hawiye clan
643:matrilineal
623:pastoralist
621:. Northern
577:Ahl al-Bayt
523:Abu Talib's
388:Abu Talib's
339:Ahl al-Bayt
317:(the first
204:Banu Hashim
140:(grandsons)
1061:683 deaths
1056:670 deaths
1045:Categories
1017:Rubin, Uri
894:1887/14007
862:Lewis 1994
838:Lewis 1961
826:Lewis 1988
818:Lewis 1961
797:Rubin 2009
785:Rubin 2009
745:References
735:Somaliland
699:Isaaq clan
670:Darod clan
639:Isaaq clan
615:Darod clan
438:Mu'awiya I
384: 619
279:rulers of
134:(grandson)
47: 580
651:Rahanweyn
543:Dār ʿAqīl
527:Abu Talib
460:genealogy
449:Hashimite
434:656 – 661
365:Abu Talib
355:Biography
300:genealogy
216:Abu Talib
171:Relatives
87:Companion
78:Abū Yazīd
974:(1997).
950:(1994).
928:(1988).
904:(1961).
693:Dir clan
629:and the
599:Abbasids
453:Umayyads
315:Mu'awiya
307:from 656
277:Qurayshi
241:Muhammad
163:(mother)
157:(father)
105:Children
91:Muhammad
69:, Arabia
54:, Arabia
731:Somalia
677:Samaale
635:Samaale
583:Shiites
551:
519:hadiths
494:at the
464:Quraysh
462:of the
148:Parents
1005:
984:
960:
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737:) and
714:Digil
627:Hawiye
587:caliph
564:Fatima
513:Legacy
507:in 683
503:in 670
499:in 680
430:caliph
426:Medina
414:in 632
407:Hunayn
403:Mu'tah
345:Shiite
333:hadith
313:) and
311:in 661
304:caliph
285:in 632
261:) and
226:Arabic
200:Family
184:Ja'far
97:Spouse
67:Medina
681:Irir
665:Darod
619:Darod
597:(the
591:Alids
480:dīwān
422:Basra
281:Mecca
178:Talib
52:Hejaz
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912:ISBN
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571:name
548:lit.
468:Umar
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418:Kufa
375:and
367:and
289:Umar
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