Hujr ibn adi biography for kids

Early Islamic figure and partisan of Ali

Ḥujr ibn ʿAdī al-Kindī (Arabic: حُجْر بن عَدِيّ ٱلْكِنْدِيّ) was a supporter of Ali, the fourth Rashidun Caliph for Sunni Muslims and the first Imam for Shia Muslims.^[1][2] He was companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.^[3][4] He belonged to the tribe of Kinda.

According to some narrations, his last wish was that his son should be executed before him lest death terrify him (his son) and therefore accede to the condition of cursing Ali.^[5]

Hujr was given two titles: "al-Kindi" and "al-Adbar".

Hujr ibn adi biography for kids

The first title was "al-Kindi", meaning The Person From Kinda, an Arabian tribe. The second title given to Hujr was "al-Adbar".^[6] Hujr, his son Humaam ibn Hajar, and some other companions are buried in Adra, in the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus.

A mosque had been built around his grave which became a pilgrimage site for Muslims.^{[citation needed]}