Image / The Tomb of Hujr ibn Adi before Militants Raid in Adra - II

According to Ahlul Bayt News Agency - ABNA - A few days ago foreign-backed militants belonging to the Free Syria Army desecrated the tomb of Hujr ibn Adi in the town of Adra, located west of the capital Damascus. Militants raided the mausoleum and transferred his remains to an unknown location. Ibn Adi - a close companion of the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and a loyal supporter of the first Shia Imam Ali (PBUH) - led the army of Muslims to victory in several crucial battles. He was killed along with his son and several companions in 660 CE at the hands of the Umayyad ruler Muawiya ibn Abu Sufyan due to their firm loyalty to Imam Ali (PBUH).