title: Jabala ibn Ali al-Shaybani
text: # Jabala ibn Ali al-Shaybani
  
  Jabala ibn Ali al-Shaybani (Arabic: جَبَلَة بن عَلی الشَیبانی) was martyred at the Battle of Karbala.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Jabala ibn Ali was from Banu Shayban tribe, a branch of Bakr ibn Wa'il. he was in Ali ibn Abi talib's army in the Battle of Siffin. He also accompanied Muslim ibn Aqil in his uprising in Kufa. Before Muslim was martyred, he escaped capture by Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad.
  
  ## In the Battle of Karbala
  
  When Husayn ibn Ali reached Karbala, Jabala joined his army. He was martyred in the first attack on the Day of Ashura.
  
  Ziyarat al-Shuhada mentions him by name: "Peace be upon Jabala ibn 'Ali al-Shaybani"
  
  