Hujr ibn 'Adi

Hujr ibn 'Adi حجر بن عدي  (Arabic)
His shrine before being desecrated in 2013
Died	660 CE
Cause of death	Death sentence ordered by Umayyad Caliph Muawiyah I
Resting place	Adra, Syria 33°36′27″N 36°31′3″E / 33.60750°N 36.51750°E / 33.60750; 36.51750
Known for	being a Companion of the Prophet
Children	Humaan ibn Hujr

Hujr ibn 'Adi al-Kindi (died 660 CE) was a companion of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad. He was sentenced to death by the Umayyad Caliph Muawiyah I for his unwavering support and praise for Ali, the fourth Rashidun Caliph of Islam and the first Imam of the Shias, when he objected to the tradition of publicly cursing Ali. He belonged to the tribe of Kindah.

Hujr was given two title: al-Kindi and al-Adbar. The first title given to Hujr was al-Kindi. Al-Kindi in English means the person from Kindah, an Arabian tribe. The second title that was given to Hujr was al-Adbar.

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

Hujr, his son Humaam ibn Hajar, and some other companions are buried in Adra, in the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus. A mosque has been built around his grave and is a pilgrimage site for Muslims.

On 2 May 2013, US-backed extremists (allegedly from the Wahhabi movement) attacked the mausoleum and exhumed his remains. His body was taken to an unknown location by the rebels. According to a report published in the NY Times, a widely distributed Facebook photo of the desecration of the pilgrimage site gives credit for the exhumation to a man named Abu Anas al-Wazir, or Abu al-Baraa, a leader of a military group called the Islam Brigade of the Free Army.

History of Tabari - Hujr ibn Adi