Uthman ibn Ali

ʿUthmān ibn ʿAlī (Arabic: عثمان بن علی) was a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib and Umm al-Banin. He fought in the Battle of Karbala, in which he was martyred. Uthman is highly honored by Muslims for his sacrifice. According to some sources Uthman was 21 and had no children when he was martyred.[1][2]

Uthman ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib
عثمان بن علی بن أبی طالب
Personal
Born659 AD / 39 AH
Kufa
Died10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. / 10 October, 680 AD
Cause of deathKilled in the Battle of Karbala
Resting placeImam Husayn Shrine, Karbala, Iraq
ReligionIslam
Parents
Known forBeing a companion of Husayn ibn Ali

Uthman and his brothers Abbas, Abdullah, and Ja'far accompanied Husayn ibn Ali in his journey from Mecca to Kufa and were martyred at the Battle of Karbala. Their graves are in the mausoleum of the collective grave of the martyrs of Karbala in the shrine of Husayn ibn Ali.

Biography

He was son of Ali and Fatima bint Hizam.[3] Apparently, 'Uthman did not get married and had no children.[4] Ali named his son Uthman after Uthman ibn Maz'un according to shia narration.[5]

Uthman's mother, Fatima, was the daughter of Hizam ibn Khalid ibn Rabi'a from the Arab tribe of Banu Kilab. She was the mother of three more sons of Ali, namely Abbas, Abdullah, and Ja'far, and for this reason she became known as Umm al-Banin.[2]

Imam Husayn Shrine in Karbala, where Uthman is buried

Martyrdom

Uthman went to the battlefield reciting the following Rajaz: “Verily I am Uthman the possessor of glory, my master is Ali the executor of virtuous deeds, this is Husayn the master of fairness, the master of the young and old”. Khawli ibn Yazid al-Asbahi shot an arrow at Uthman's forehead resulting in him falling off his horse. Then, a man from Banu Darim tribe beheaded him.[1][2]

Uthman ibn Ali was 21 years old when he was martyred on the day of Ashura[1][2] His grave is in the mausoleum of the collective grave of the martyrs of Karbala in the shrine of Husayn.

References
  1. Majlisī. Bihar Al-anwar. Vol. 45. p. 37.
  2. Abu l-Faraj al-Isfahani. Maqatil al-talibiyyin. p. 89.
  3. Iṣfahānī, Maqātil al-ṭālibīyyīn, p. 89.
  4. Madinat Dimashq by ibn `Asakir 45/304
  5. al-Amali al-Ithneeniyyah 1/488
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