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Battle Of Camel
The Battle of the Camel, also known as The Battle of Basra () took place outside of Basra, Iraq, in 36 AH (656 CE). The battle was fought between the army of the fourth caliph Ali (), on one side, and the rebel army led by Aisha, Talha and Zubayr, on the other side. Ali was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, while Aisha was a widow of Muhammad, of whom Talha and Zubayr were both prominent companions. Ali emerged victorious from the battle, Talha and Zubayr were both killed, and Aisha was sent back to Hejaz afterward. The triumvirate had revolted against Ali ostensibly to avenge the assassination of the third caliph Uthman (), although Aisha and Talha are both known to have actively opposed him. The three also called for the removal of Ali from office and for a Qurayshite council (''shura'') with Talha and Zubayr to appoint his successor. Background Opposition to Uthman Ali frequently accused the third caliph Uthman of deviating from the Quran an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
First Fitna
The First Fitna () was the first civil war in the Islamic community. It led to the overthrow of the Rashidun and the establishment of the Umayyad Caliphate. The civil war involved three main battles between the fourth Rashidun caliph, Ali, and the rebel groups, primarily led by Mu'awiya and Aisha. The roots of the first civil war can be traced back to the assassination of the second caliph, Umar. Before he died from his wounds, Umar formed a six-member council which elected Uthman as the next caliph. During the final years of Uthman's caliphate, he was accused of nepotism and killed by rebels in 656. After Uthman's assassination, Ali was elected the fourth caliph. Aisha, Talha, and Zubayr revolted against Ali to depose him. The two parties fought the Battle of the Camel in December 656, from which Ali emerged victorious. Afterward, Mu'awiya, the incumbent governor of Syria, declared war on Ali, ostensibly to avenge Uthman's death. The two parties fought the Battl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Adi Ibn Hatim
Adi ibn Hatim al-Tai () was a leader of the Arab tribe of Tayy, and one of the companions of Muhammad. He was the son of the poet Hatim al-Tai. Adi remained antagonistic to Islam for about twenty years until he converted to Islam in 630 (9th year of Hijri). Biography Adiyy inherited the domain of his father and was confirmed in the position by the Tayy people. He received a quarter of any amount they stole in raiding expeditions. Before Islam Adi said that before being preached to by Muhammad he practiced Rakusiyya, a syncretic sect which adhered to teachings of both Christianity and Judaism, or a syncretic mixture of Christianity and Sabian religion. Clément Huart has theorized this sect was linked to Manichaeism due to its syncretic nature. According to Khalid Basalamah, the sect was regarded as heretical by the official Eastern Orthodox Church of the Byzantine Empire, so Adi practiced it in secrecy, fearing persecution from his Byzantine overlord. After Islam Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Aisha
Aisha bint Abi Bakr () was a seventh century Arab commander, politician, Muhaddith, muhadditha and the third and youngest wife of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad. Aisha had an important role in early Islamic history, both during Muhammad's life and after his death. In Sunni Islam, Sunni tradition, Aisha is portrayed as scholarly, intelligent and inquisitive. She contributed to the spread of Muhammad's message and served the Muslims, Muslim community for 44 years after his death. Aisha narrated 2,210 hadiths throughout her life, not just on matters related to Muhammad's private life, but also on topics such as Islamic inheritance, inheritance, Hajj, pilgrimage, prayer, and Islamic eschatology, eschatology. Her intellect and knowledge in various subjects, including poetry and medicine, were highly praised by early scholars and luminaries such as Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri, al-Zuhri and her student Urwa ibn al-Zubayr. Her father, Abu Bakr (), became th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jundab Al-Azdi
Jundab ibn Ka'b al-Azdi was a companion of Muhammad and Ali ibn Abu Talib, cousin of Muhammad. He fought alongside Ali at the Battle of Jamal and at Siffin. He remained loyal to Ali and his cause, along with Malik al-Ashtar, Ammar ibn Yasir and Miqdad References {{DEFAULTSORT:Asadi, Jondab People from Mecca Sahabah hadith narrators ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Khuzaima Ibn Thabit
Khuzayma ibn Thabit Dhu al-Shahadatayn al-Ansari (; d. July 657) was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. Biography 610–632: Muhammad's era He was an Ansar''A Restatement of the History of Islam and Muslims'' oAl-islam.org and one among those on whose authority the Hadith of the pond of Khumm was reported.Tarikh al-Yaqubi, as quoted in Peshawar Nights oAl-islam.org Also, a list composed of sources such as and , both in his Ta'rikh, Muhammad Bin K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abd Allah Ibn Abbas
ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās (; c. 619 – 687 CE), also known as Ibn ʿAbbās, was one of the cousins of the prophet Muhammad. He is considered to be the greatest mufassir of the Qur'an. He was the son of Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, an uncle of Muhammad, and a nephew of Maymunah bint al-Harith, who later became Muhammad's wife. During the early struggles for the caliphate he supported Ali, and was made governor of Basra. He withdrew to Mecca shortly afterwards. During the reign of Mu'awiya I he lived in Hejaz and often travelled to Damascus. After Mu'awiya I died in 680 CE he migrated to At-Ta'if, where he is resting from around 687 CE. 'Abd Allah ibn Abbas was highly regarded for his knowledge of traditions and his critical interpretation of the Qur'an. From early on, he gathered information from other companions of Muhammad and gave classes and wrote commentaries. Biography Family He was the third son of a wealthy merchant, Al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib, thus he was called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Zayd Ibn Suhan
Zayd ibn Suhan () was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and is revered by Shia Muslims. He was the brother of Sa'sa'a bin Sohan. He is mentioned in Sahih al-Bukhari. He was killed in the Battle of the Camel by Amr Al Yathribi. Zayd originated from the city of Qatif, Saudi Arabia. His grave and shrine lies in the village of Malkiya in Bahrain Bahrain, officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, is an island country in West Asia. Situated on the Persian Gulf, it comprises a small archipelago of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island, which mak .... He is sometimes referred to as "Ameer Zayd". References Historic sites in Bahrain Companions of the Prophet {{Shia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Qays Ibn Sa'd
Qays ibn Saʿd () was a prominent leader of the Rashidun Muslim army who was known for his use of defensive tactics in battles. He was one of the companions (''Sahabi'') of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and later also sided with Ali ibn Abi Talib.Madelung, Wilferd. The Succession to Muḥammad: A Study of The Early Caliphate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Print. pp. 152, 153, 190, 191, and 192Khalid, Muhammad Khali, and Khalid Muhammad Khalid. Men Around The Messenger. Kuala Lumpur: Islamic Book Trust, 2005. Print. pp. 276–280 Birth and early life Qays ibn Sa'd was born in Medina around the time of Muhammad. His father was Sa'd ibn Ubadah, the leader of the Khazraj tribe. Khalid Muhammad Khalid, an Egyptian religious scholar, remarks that Qays ibn Sa'd was said to be very cunning before his conversion to Islam. Khalid states that he would use his cunning to short-change the people of Medina and its surroundings. Conversion to Islam After Sa'd converted to Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari
Abu Ayyub al-Ansari (, , died c. 674) — born Khalid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb ibn Tha'laba () in Yathrib Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ... — was from the tribe of Banu Najjar, and a close companion (Arabic: الصحابه, ''sahaba'') and the standard-bearer of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad. Abu Ayyub was one of the Ansar (Islam), Ansar (Arabic: الأنصار, meaning aiders, helpers or patrons) of the early Islamic history, those who supported Muhammad after the hijra (Islam), hijra (migration) to Medina in 622. The patronym ''Abu Ayyub'', means father (abu) of Ayyub. Abu Ayyub died of illness during the Siege of Constantinople (674–78), First Arab Siege of Constantinople. Biography Abu Ayyub was born in Medina, Hejaz as Khalid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Muhammad Ibn Al-Hanafiyyah
Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya (, , 15–81 AH) was a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib, who was the fourth caliph in Sunni Islam () and the first imam in Shia Islam. Ibn al-Hanafiyya was an effective lieutenant for his father Ali during his caliphate. After the assassination of Ali and the deaths of his two sons Hasan and Husayn, many recognized Ibn al-Hanafiyya as the head of the House of Ali. Claiming to represent Ibn al-Hanafiyya, Mukhtar al-Thaqafi rose in Iraq in 686 to avenge Husayn and his relatives, who were massacred in 680 CE by forces of the Umayyad caliph Yazid bin Mu'awiya (). The quiescent Ibn al-Hanafiyya did not actively associate with this rebellion but was still rescued by Mukhtar when he was detained by the rival caliph Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad. Support for Ibn al-Hanafiyya continued even after the defeat and death of Mukhtar in 686687 in the form of the Kaysanites, a now-extinct Shia sect that traced the imamate to Ibn al-Hanafiyya and his descendants, particularly his son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jabir Ibn Abd-Allah
Jābir ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAmr ibn Ḥarām al-Anṣārī (, died 697 CE/78 AH), Abu Muhammad and Abu Abd al-Rahman also wrote his nickname was a prominent companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and narrator of Hadith. Imami sources say Jabir was one of Ali's special and chosen companions and one of Hassan, Hussein, Zain al-Abidin and Muhammad Baqir's companions. Jaber narrated hadiths from Abu Bakr, Umar, Ammar ibn Yasir and Muadh ibn Jabal, and he narrated hadiths from young companions including Saʽid al-Khudri and Abu Hurayra. Jabir bin Abdullah also had a scientific reputation among the companions. According to Hisham ibn Urwah, he had a circle for teaching in the Prophet's Mosque, which brought followers around him in connection with the Quran. Based on the count provided by Nawi, in Sunni hadith sources, 1,540 hadiths of Muhammad have been recorded through Jabir, of which 26 are specific to Sahih al-Bukhari. Jabir was known as an authority on Islamic jurisprudence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abu Qatadah Ibn Rab'i Al-Ansari
Abu Qatada al- Ansari (), also known as Al-Harith ibn Rab'i (), was one of the companions of Muhammad. He assisted the battles of Uhud and Hudaybiyya. Biography Abu Qatada was born in Medina. He hailed from Banu Sulaym, branch of Khazraj tribe Abu Qatada had a Mawla or a freed slave named "Abu Muhammad". Presumably, he had a son named "Qatada ibn al-Harith". His wife was Kabsha bint Kab ibn Malik. Life during period of Prophet Muhammad in Medina Abu Qatada participated in every battle except for Battle of Badr. Sometimes after the battle of Khandaq in 627, there is an incident after Muhammad returned from the raid of Banu Lihyan. a band of armed men of Ghatafan tribe led by Abd al-Rahman ibn Uyayna ibn Hisn al-Fazari raided the outskirts of Medina and seized 20 milk camels. They also killed the shepherd and took his wife as a captive. Muhammad immediately dispatched several hundreds of horsemen consisted of Abu Qatada, Miqdad ibn Aswad, Ukkash ibn al-Mihsan, Akhram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
