510:) 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
833:, 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
436:). 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
551:), 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
792:, 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
317:) 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.
126:
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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
653:
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120:
479:). Contrary to their father, a number of his sons decided to fight for the Hashimite cause and were martyred along with their cousin
995:
974:
950:
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718:
Although these genealogical claims are historically untenable, they do reflect the longstanding cultural contacts between
353:
204:
143:
425:). However, later he may have abandoned Ali, as he moved to Syria in order to join the court of the first Umayyad caliph
519:
829:, p. 12. For a slightly different genealogical table (notably regarding the Darod as belonging to Samaale), see
1008:(2009). "ʿAqīl b. Abī Ṭālib". In Fleet, Kate; Krämer, Gudrun; Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John; Rowson, Everett (eds.).
525:
Aqil was often cited by later writers for his eloquence and his witty rejoinders, addressed both against his wife
455:
tribe (the leading tribe of Mecca, to which both the
Hashimite and Umayyad families belonged). The second caliph
387:
75:
985:
324:. Due to his close kinship with both Muhammad and with Ali, his descendants were sometimes reckoned among the
853:, pp. 102–106, esp. p. 105. Cf. the attempt at a historical reconstruction of Somali clan genealogy by
251:
172:
444:
instead, he always defended his brother Ali against any criticism leveled against him at Mu'awiya's court.
1010:
105:
896:
A Pastoral
Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa
390:, he converted to Islam around 629 or 630. He may have participated at the Muslim side in the battles of
793:
272:
against
Muhammad and the early Muslims, he converted to Islam a few years before the death of Muhammad
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1039:
634:
connection with the Dir, but they themselves claim to be patrilineally descended from Aqil's brother
475:
He was married to Fatima bint Utba, with whom he had several children (the most famous of them being
857:, which does not even mention any Arab ancestry, but rather starts with Sab and Samaale (see p. 10).
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466:) appointed him to record the names of the members of the Quraysh in the clan register (the
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trace their ancestry to Aqil through their common purported forefather Sab. One possible
320:
He was noted by later authors for his eloquence as well as for transmitting a number of
631:
480:
383:
582:) and Ja'far (the Ja'farids), as well as the descendants of the three brothers' uncle
340:
claim to be descended from Aqil ibn Abi Talib, though this is historically untenable.
291:
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
333:
796:'s opinion that Aqil and Ali were estranged because of political differences.
1005:
706:
643:
639:
575:
448:
288:
813:, p. 62. On the division between the Sab and the Samaale, see further
877:. Asc Working Paper Series. Vol. 84. Leiden: African Studies Centre.
606:
trace their descent from Aqil directly through their purported forefather
440:
claims to the caliphate and politically supported the rival claim of the
386:(624), in which he was taken prisoner and later bought free by his uncle
229:
79:
719:
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623:
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trace their ancestry to Aqil through their common purported forefather
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452:
265:
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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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507:
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321:
55:
872:
919:
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
336:
Muslims) by later generations. Most notably, the great majority of
687:
627:
579:
410:
269:
40:
456:
406:
277:
626:(whose name also lies at the origin of the name 'Somali'). The
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178:
514:
favorite son (Muhammad himself had a close relationship with
210:
Abū Yazīd ʿAqīl ibn Abī Ṭālib ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāshim
722:(especially, though not exclusively, its most northern part
52:
670 (aged 89–90) or 683 (aged 102–103)
490:. Aqil himself died in Medina, having become blind, either
401:
After the victory of the
Muslims and the death of Muhammad
368:, respectively. After the death of his father Abu Talib in
966:
The
Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate
558:
Aqil's descendants through his son
Muhammad, known by the
602:
trace their ancestry to Aqil ibn Abi Talib. The northern
352:(the first son of Muhammad's paternal uncle and guardian
413:
for a while, supporting his brother Ali (who ruled from
472:), and to arbitrate disputes with regard to genealogy.
578:), much like the descendants of his brothers Ali (the
942:
Blood and Bone: The Call of
Kinship in Somali Society
921:(2nd ed.). Boulder and London: Westview Press.
563:
530:
467:
325:
208:
837:, meaning 'clan is something joined together' (see
360:), and 10 and 20 years before his younger brothers
287:), he was appointed a position as an expert in the
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159:
136:
93:
85:
71:
63:
48:
28:
21:
16:
Cousin of
Muhammad and brother of Ali ibn Abi Talib
874:The Total Somali Clan Genealogy (second edition)
382:Having initially fought against Muhammad at the
219:أبو يزيد عقيل بن أبي طالب بن عبد المطّلب بن هاشم
574:regarded as eligible for holding the title of
332:(the extended family of Muhammad venerated by
375:, Aqil and his older brother Talib inherited
8:
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405:, Aqil lived in the military encampments of
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518:, who had adopted him after his own father
127:Muhammad ibn Muslim and Ibrahim ibn Muslim
18:
969:. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
522:had died a few months before his birth).
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945:. Lawrencewill, NJ: The Red Sea Press.
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739:
570:(the extended family of Muhammad, whom
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228:, was a cousin of the Islamic prophet
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7:
598:Most notably, the great majority of
899:. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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594:Claims of ancestry by Somali clans
14:
494:or (according to another report)
264:Having fought on the side of the
987:Historical Dictionary of Somalia
555:) are said to have been buried.
1020:10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_23073
506:Multiple prophetic traditions (
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121:Muhammad ibn Abi Sa'id ibn Aqil
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1011:Encyclopaedia of Islam, Three
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255:
244:
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144:Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib
32:
520:Abdullah ibn Abd al-Muttalib
646:table may look as follows:
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209:
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447:Aqil was an expert on the
276:. Under the second caliph
239:) and an elder brother of
1055:Companions of the Prophet
584:Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
388:Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib
805:All of the preceding in
788:. This is contested by
226: 580 – 670 or 683
203:(lit. "Aqil the Son of
871:Abbink, G. J. (2009).
809:, pp. 11–13; cf.
106:Abd al-Rahman ibn Aqil
794:Laura Veccia Vaglieri
817:, pp. 6, 14–15.
362:Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
252:Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
650:Aqil ibn Abi Talib
350:Talib ibn Abi Talib
201:ʿAqīl ibn Abī Ṭālib
23:ʿAqīl ibn Abī Ṭālib
614:clans such as the
111:Abd Allah ibn Aqil
961:Madelung, Wilferd
636:Ali ibn Abi Talib
546:the House of Aqil
485:Battle of Karbala
366:Ali ibn Abi Talib
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64:Other names
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464: 634–644
434: 661–680
417:as the fourth
384:Battle of Badr
379:great wealth.
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315: 661–680
308:Umayyad caliph
285: 634–644
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1060:Banu Hashim
1040:580s births
865:Works cited
855:Abbink 2009
839:Abbink 2009
831:Abbink 2009
674:Hawiye clan
632:matrilineal
612:pastoralist
610:. Northern
566:Ahl al-Bayt
512:Abu Talib's
377:Abu Talib's
328:Ahl al-Bayt
306:(the first
193:Banu Hashim
129:(grandsons)
1050:683 deaths
1045:670 deaths
1034:Categories
1006:Rubin, Uri
883:1887/14007
851:Lewis 1994
827:Lewis 1961
815:Lewis 1988
807:Lewis 1961
786:Rubin 2009
774:Rubin 2009
734:References
724:Somaliland
688:Isaaq clan
659:Darod clan
628:Isaaq clan
604:Darod clan
427:Mu'awiya I
373: 619
268:rulers of
123:(grandson)
36: 580
640:Rahanweyn
532:Dār ʿAqīl
516:Abu Talib
449:genealogy
438:Hashimite
423:656 – 661
354:Abu Talib
344:Biography
289:genealogy
205:Abu Talib
160:Relatives
76:Companion
67:Abū Yazīd
963:(1997).
939:(1994).
917:(1988).
893:(1961).
682:Dir clan
618:and the
588:Abbasids
442:Umayyads
304:Mu'awiya
296:from 656
266:Qurayshi
230:Muhammad
152:(mother)
146:(father)
94:Children
80:Muhammad
58:, Arabia
43:, Arabia
720:Somalia
666:Samaale
624:Samaale
572:Shiites
540:
508:hadiths
483:at the
453:Quraysh
451:of the
137:Parents
994:
973:
949:
925:
903:
726:) and
703:Digil
616:Hawiye
576:caliph
553:Fatima
502:Legacy
496:in 683
492:in 670
488:in 680
419:caliph
415:Medina
403:in 632
396:Hunayn
392:Mu'tah
334:Shiite
322:hadith
302:) and
300:in 661
293:caliph
274:in 632
250:) and
215:Arabic
189:Family
173:Ja'far
86:Spouse
56:Medina
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654:Darod
608:Darod
586:(the
580:Alids
469:dīwān
411:Basra
270:Mecca
167:Talib
41:Hejaz
992:ISBN
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678:Aji
560:name
537:lit.
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407:Kufa
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