Anas ibn Mālik ibn Naḍr al-Khazrajī al-Anṣārī ( ar, أنس بن مالك الخزرجي الأنصاري (c.612 – c.712 Finding the Truth in Judging the Companions, 1. 84-5; EI2, 1. 482 A. J. Wensinck J. Robson) was a well-known ''

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'' (companion) of the

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Anas ibn Malik, a member of the Najjar clan of the

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tribe of

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, was born ten years before the

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. After his father, Malik ibn Nadr, died a non-

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, his mother, Umm Sulaim, remarried to a new convert, Abu Talha ibn Thabit. Anas's half-brother from this marriage was Abdullah ibn Abi Talha.Biography of Rumaysa bint Milhan - Mother of Anas bin Malik
at Compendium of Muslim Texts When Muhammad arrived in Medina in 622, Anas's mother presented him to Muhammad as a servant to him. After Muhammad's death in 632, Anas participated in the wars of conquest. He was the last of the prominent

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to die, having outlived Muhammad by 80 years. Anas died in 93 AH (712 CE) in

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T. P. Hughes, 1885/1999, ''Dictionary of Islam'', New Delhi: Rupa & Co. at the age of 103 (lunar) years.

Shrine

The shrine of Anas Ibn Malik is located in

Basra, Iraq Basra ( ar, ٱلْبَصْرَة, al-Baṣrah) is an Iraqi city located on the Shatt al-Arab. It had an estimated population of 1.4 million in 2018. Basra is also Iraq's main port, although it does not have deep water access, which is hand ...

. The grave of Anas Ibn Malik is a simple cenotaph. However, the shrine was destroyed with explosive devices. Despite the fact that the mosque and shrine is heavily damaged and walls stained with vandalism, the complex is still a popular place of visit by Muslims.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anas Ibn Malik 612 births 709 deaths Sahabah hadith narrators Year of birth uncertain Khazrajite people Ansar (Islam)

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