Ḥassān ibn Thābit ( ar, حسان بن ثابت) (born c. 563, Medina died 674) was an
Arabia
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poet
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and one of the
Sahaba
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, or companions of
Muhammad
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, hence he was best known for his poems in defense of the Islamic prophet
Muhammad
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.
He was born in
Medina
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, and was member of the
Banu Khazraj
The Banu Khazraj ( ar, بنو خزرج) is a large Arab tribe based in Medina. They were also in Medina during Muhammad's era.
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tribe.
[
] He was gifted
Sirin
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as a concubine. After Muhammad's death, Hassan was supposed to have traveled east as far as China, preaching for Islam along with
Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas
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Thabit ibn Qays
Thābit ibn Qays ibn Shammās al-Ḥārithī al-Khazrajī (Arabic: ثابت بن قيس بن شماس الحارثي الخزرجي) was a companion of Muhammad, who served as one of his orators and scribes, and a leader of the Ansar, the native ...
, and
Uwais al-Qarni
Awais bin Bashir ( ar, أُوَيْس ٱبْن عَامِر ٱبْن جَزْء ٱبْن مَالِك ٱلْقَرَنِيّ, ), also spelled Uways or Owais, was a Muslim from Yemen who lived during the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.B ...
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His writings in defence of the Muhammad contain references to contemporary events that have been useful in documenting the period. He was also Islam's first religious poet, using many phrases from the Qur'an in his verses. The work of Hassan Ibn Thabit was instrumental in spreading the message of Muhammad, as poetry was an important part of Arab culture. The work and words of Hassan Ibn Thabit are still regarded as the most beautiful in praise of Muhammad.
Muhammad was so happy with Hassan Ibn Thabit that he ordered to establish and construct for him a minbar-pulpit for him to stand upon when he delivered his poetry. Muhammad prayed for him saying that the
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will support you as long as you preach the message of Allah and defend His Prophet.
He is also the original writer of the famous nasheed "As subhu bada min tala'atihi".
He is the earliest known person to mention the events of
the Khumm pond, where he mentions that Muhammad appointed Ali as his successor.
Life
According to Islamic tradition Hassan lived for 120 years, sixty years before converting to Islam and another sixty thereafter.
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, 1885/1999 rept., ''Dictionary of Islam'', New Delhi: Rupa & Co. In his youth he traveled to
Al-Hirah
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and
Damascus
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, then he settled in
Medina
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, where, after Mohammad's arrival, he accepted
Islam
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and wrote poems in his defense.
[Tabari, p. 131.]
Notes
See also
* Hasan (name)
*Thabit (name) Thabit ( ar, ) is an Arabic name for males that means "the imperturbable one". It is sometimes spelled Thabet.
People with the patronymic
* Ibn Thabit, Libyan hip-hop musician
* Asim ibn Thabit, companion of Muhammad
* Hassan ibn Sabit (died 674) ...
*Sunni view of the Sahaba
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References
* Tabari
( ar, أبو جعفر محمد بن جرير بن يزيد الطبري), more commonly known as al-Ṭabarī (), was a Muslim historian and scholar from Amol, Tabaristan. Among the most prominent figures of the Islamic Golden Age, al-Tabari i ...
(1997). Vol. 8 of the ''Tarikh al-Rusul wa al-Muluk
The ''History of the Prophets and Kings'' ( ar, تاريخ الرسل والملوك ''Tārīkh al-Rusul wa al-Mulūk''), more commonly known as ''Tarikh al-Tabari'' () or ''Tarikh-i Tabari'' or ''The History of al-Tabari '' ( fa, تاریخ طب� ...
''. State University of New York Press
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