ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn ʿAqīl (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن عقيل) was one of Husayn ibn Ali's companions who was killed in the Battle of Karbala (680), where he is regarded as one of the martyrs.
He was a son of Aqil ibn Abi Talib (c. 580 – 670 or 683) and both a nephew and a son-in-law of the fourth caliph and first Shi'ite Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (c. 600 – 661).
His father was Aqil ibn Abi Talib,[1][2][3] while his mother was a slave woman.
[7][8][9] Abd al-Rahman entered the battlefield at the army of Husayn on the day of Ashura, and recited the following Rajaz (epic verses): "My father is Aqil, (then) you (ought to) know my position; I am from the descendant of Hashim, and Hashim is my brother."
[10] Not much is known about his life, but according to the author of the Labab al-Ansab, he was killed at the age of 35.