Uthman ibn Ali

ʿUthmān ibn ʿAlī 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. 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. Apparently, 'Uthman did not get married and had no children. Ali named his son Uthman after Uthman ibn Maz'un according to shia narration. 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.