Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Rabb al-Ansari al-Khazraji (Arabic: عبد الرحمن بن عبد رب الأنصاری الخزرجی) was among companions of the

Prophet In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the s ...

and

Ali ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 CE) was the last of four Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was the first Shia Imam. ...

who was martyred in the

Battle of Karbala The Battle of Karbala ( ar, مَعْرَكَة كَرْبَلَاء) was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 AH of the Islamic calendar) between the army of the second Umayyad Caliph Yazid I and a small army led by Husayn ...

Witness the Event of Ghadir

Abd al-Rahman was among companions of the Prophet who witnessed day of Ghadir and transmitted the al-Ghadir Hadith. On the day of al-Ruhba, Ali ibn Abi Talib asked those of Companions who had witnessed the day of Ghadir to give testimony about the succession of the Prophet. So some of companions like Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Rabb al-Ansari stood up and said that: "we testify that we heard that the Prophet said, Beware that God, the Almighty and Glorious is my master and I am the master of believers; beware that whoever I am his master, Ali is his master." Ali taught him the

Qur'an The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , sing. ...

In the Battle of Karbala

According to some sources, Abd al-Rahman joined the caravan of

Husayn ibn Ali Abū ʿAbd Allāh al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, أبو عبد الله الحسين بن علي بن أبي طالب; 10 January 626 – 10 October 680) was a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Abi ...

from Mecca. It is narrated that on the day of

Tasu'a Tasu'a () is the ninth day of Muharram and the day before Ashura. Several events occurred on this day, including: Shemr's entrance to Karbala, the granting of safe conduct for the children of Umm ul-Banin, preparation for war; and Husayn ib ...

Burayr ibn Khudayr al-Hamdani Burayr ibn Khuḍayr al-Hamdānī ( ar, بُرَيْر بن خُضَيْر ٱلْهَمْدَانِيّ) was descended from ''Bani Mashriq'', a branch of Banu Hamdan, who were originally from Yemen. He was a Qāriʾ and used to teach Quran in Masji ...

was joking with Abd al-Rahman. Abd al-Rahman told him: "It is not the time of joking now." Burayr answered: "O brother! My relatives know that when I was young, I was not a man of joking, lest I be so in my old ages. But, I know what we meet soon. By God I swear, the distance between us and the big-eyed houris is the attack of these people with their swords, and how much I love it to be now." he was martyred during the first attack of the army of

Umar ibn Sa'd ʿUmar ibn Saʿd () ( fl. 620–686) was a son of Muhammad's companion, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas. He was born in Medina and later moved to Kufa, which was founded by his father and stayed there until his death. He took orders from Ubaydullah ibn Ziya ...

References

{{reflist People killed at the Battle of Karbala Husayn ibn Ali Hussainiya 600s births 680 deaths Year of birth uncertain