The Captivity Journey

The Stances of Abdu Allah Bin Jaafar Bin Abi Taleb

Abdu Allah Bin Jaafar had some noble stances after the tragedy of Karbala and the martyrdom of his two sons, and they were Awn and Mohammad, while being with their uncle Abu Abdu Allah Al-Hussain (Q).

Thus to explain his absenteeism from Karbala, someone can rely on what was mentioned in "Ziyarat Al-Nahiya Al-Moqaddasa" that is attributed to Imam Al-Hujja (Q), where he said about his son: "Peace be up on Mohammad the son of Abdu Allah Bin Jaafar, who was present on behalf of his father", to conclude that perhaps he had an excuse, that we are not aware of, which prevented him from attending.

When Abdu Allah Bin Jaafar Bin Abi Taleb got the news of his two sons’ death while being on Hussain’s (Q) side, some of his loyalists came in to his house while there were other people consoling him. So, Aba Alleslas said to him: "This is what we got and gained from Al-Hussain". Just then Abdu Allah Bin Jaafar threw his shoes at him and then said: "O son of Lakhnaa!28 Do you say this about Al-Hussain? By Allah, if I was with him, I would have loved not to leave him unless I die for his sake, I swear to God that is my only consolation and what eases my sorrow for their death is that they were killed with my brother and cousin while facing the same destiny as him and tolerating the same suffering".

Then he turned to his guests and said: "Thank God the Al-Mighty Who had comforted me for not being with Hussain by having my two sons there for him instead".