Aqil ibn al-Bukayr

Renamed at Dar al-Arqam

Aqil ibn al-Bukayr was one of four brothers of Banu Layth — Khalid, Amir, Aqil, and Iyas — who embraced Islam early at Dar al-Arqam. His name had been Ghafil — “heedless” — and the Prophet ﷺ changed it to Aqil, “intelligent and alert.” 1 Seerat-e-Mustafa · Vol 1 · pp. 49, 273 — Idris Kandhlawi — Aqil among the early Muslims at Dar al-Arqam; the Prophet renames him from Ghafil to Aqil.

Martyrdom at Badr

He emigrated with his brothers in the company of Umar’s Hijra, was paired in Madinah brotherhood with Mubashir ibn Abd al-Mundhir, and was martyred at Badr at the age of thirty-four. 2 Seerat-e-Mustafa · Vol 1 · pp. 198, 273 — Idris Kandhlawi — Aqil paired with Mubashir; martyred at Badr aged 34.