Imam Ali Ibn Al Abbas

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Imam ʿAlī ibn al-ʿAbbās

Peace Be Upon Him

Translated from Arabic  |  Source: Al-Tuhaf Sharh al-Zulaf التحف شرح الزلف

Full Lineage

Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn al-ʿAbbās ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan al-Sibt.

His Call

He called people to God early on. His release from captivity was secured by Imam al-Ḥusayn al-Fakhkhī (peace be upon him).

Passing & Burial

Poisoned by the ʿAbbāsid. Died in the blessed city of Medina, beside his grandfather the Messenger of God ﷺ. Left no descendants.

His Life

Imam Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn al-ʿAbbās ibn al-Ḥasan ibn al-Ḥasan al-Sibt (peace be upon him). He called people to God early on. Muḥammad ibn Abī al-Dawānīq the ʿAbbāsid took him captive. Imam al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī — the one who was killed at Fakhkh — secured his release. Then the ʿAbbāsid slipped poison to him, and he died of it in the blessed city of Medina, beside his grandfather the Messenger of God ﷺ. He left no descendants.

Sequence of Events
  • I
    His Call

    He called people to God early on, taking up the summons to truth in the tradition of his forefathers.

  • II
    Captivity

    Muḥammad ibn Abī al-Dawānīq the ʿAbbāsid took him captive.

  • III
    Release

    Imam al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī — the one who was martyred at Fakhkh (peace be upon him) — secured his release.

  • IV
    Martyrdom by Poison

    The ʿAbbāsid slipped poison to him. He died of it in the blessed city of Medina, beside his grandfather the Messenger of God ﷺ. He left no descendants.

He passed away in the blessed city of Medina, beside his grandfather the Messenger of God ﷺ — may God’s prayers and peace be upon him and upon his pure progeny.

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Primary Source Al-Tuḥaf Sharḥ al-Zulaf Imam Majd al-Dīn ibn Muḥammad al-Mu’ayyidī الإمام مجد الدين بن محمد المؤيدي
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