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Abd Allah ibn Ja'far

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “son of ja'far ibn abu talib and the nephew of ali”. Today it says “companion and relative of the islamic prophet muhammad”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “One of the Youngest Companion (Sahabi) of Muhammad”. It now reads “One of the youngest Companions (Sahabi) of Muhammad”.
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Abd Allah ibn Ja'far ibn Abi Talib al-Hashimi ( Arabic : عَبْدُ اللَّهِ ٱبْن جَعْفَر ٱبْن أَبِي طَالِب الْهَاشِمِي , romanized : ʿAbd Allāh ibn Jaʿfar ibn ʾAbī Ṭālib al-Hāshimī ; c. 624 – 699 or 702/704) was a companion and relative of the Islamic prophet Muhammad , a nephew of Ali , a half-brother of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr and grandfather of Abd Allah ibn Mu'awiya . He was loyal to Ahl al-Bayt in spite of his absence at the Battle of Karbala . He is reported to have said: "Allah gave a chance to my two sons ( Awn and Muhammad ). If I had been there I also would have sacrificed myself for Hussain Ibn e Ali." According to Richard Francis Burton he is widely recognized as the most sympathetic amongst Arabs. His grave is situated near Aqil ibn Abi Talib and Abu Sufyan ibn al-Harith (the grandson of Abd al-Muttalib ) in al-Baqi Cemetery . The Grave of Abd Allah ibn Ja'far in Al-Baqi Shahin, Badr (2002). Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah, Volume 2 .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “son of ja'far ibn abu talib and the nephew of ali”. Today it says “companion and relative of the islamic prophet muhammad”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “One of the Youngest Companion (Sahabi) of Muhammad”. It now reads “One of the youngest Companions (Sahabi) of Muhammad”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

son of ja'far ibn abu talib and the nephew of ali

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companion and relative of the islamic prophet muhammad

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