Hilal ibn Ali
Hilal ibn Ali (Arabic: هِلَال ٱبْن عَلِيّ) known as Muhammad al-Awsat (Arabic: مُحَمَّد ٱلْأَوْسَط, lit. 'the middle Muhammad') was one of the sons of Ali. His grandmother was the eldest daughter of Muhammad, Zainab bint Muhammad and maternal uncle was Ali ibn Zainab. His mausoleum was established in Aran in Kashan in Isfahan province, Iran.
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مُحَمَّد ٱلْأَوْسَط هِلَال ٱبْن عَلِيّ | |
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| Born | 18 October 635 (1 Ramadan AH 14) |
| Died | 19 May 684 ( Ramadan AH 64) Aran, Isfahan province, Iran |
| Known for | Being a great grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Khadija |
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| Family | House of Muhammad |
His mother Umamah bint Abu al-'As was the daughter of Zainab bint Muhammad and grand daughter of Muhammad and Khadija bint Khuwaylid. Hilal was born on 1 Ramadan, 14 AH (18 October 635 CE). Nothing is known about his life other than his role in the Battle of Karbala. He had a brother named Awn who lived in Syria or Taif, modern day Saudi Arabia.
The governor of Khorasan, Qays ibn Murra, feared an uprising against his rule, and sent a strong army to fight followers of Hilal; Hilal was injured and many of his followers killed.
It is said that he wrote shortly before his death of a dream, in which his grandfather Prophet Muhammad, his father Ali and his half-brother Hussein ibn Ali have seen it pointed out that she waited on him. He should be fasting the next day, and break is fast with an apple. He reported on the following day his dream to his companions named Ya'qoub and his son and announced that he had in the evening would be their guest and in the night to die. He spent the rest of the time so that his offspring and prepare for its remaining obligations to fulfill. The night began with a night prayer [Salat al-Layl] and during the defeat of [sadschda] he died. After the ritual bath, Ya'qoub and his sons buried his body where now stands a shrine—a place of refuge for friends and followers of the Ahl al-Bayt, the pure members of the Prophet's Household.[1]