Anas ibn Mālik ibn Naḍr al-Khazrajī al-Anṣārī(Arabic:أنس بن مالك الخزرجي الأنصاري;c.612 –c.712) was acompanionof theIslamic prophetMuhammad.[1][2][3]He was nicknamedKhadim al-Nabifor serving Muhammad for ten years.
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أنس بن مالك | |
| Born | c.612 CE Medina,Hejaz, Arabia(present-daySaudi Arabia) |
| Died | c.712 CE (93AH) (aged 100) |
| Burial place | Basra, Iraq |
| Other names | Ibn Malik Abu Hamza |
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| Notable work | Hadith |
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| Family | Banu Najjar(fromBanu Khazraj) |
Biography
editAnas ibn Malik, a member of theNajjarclan of theKhazrajtribe ofYathrib,was born in 612, ten years before theHijrah.Anas ibn Malik's father was Malik ibn Nadr and his mother was Umm Sulaym.[4]His father, Malik ibn Nadr was a non-Muslim and was angry with his mother,Umm Sulaymfor her conversion to Islam. Malik bin Nadr went toDamascusand died there.[2]She remarried to a new convert,Abu Talha al-Ansari.Anas's half-brother from this marriage was Abdullah ibn Abi Talha.
When Muhammad arrived in Medina in 622, Anas's mother presented him to Muhammad as a servant to him.[3]Under the leadership of Muhammad, he participated in major events includingTreaty of al-Hudaybiya,Battle of Khaybar,Conquest of Mecca,Siege of Taifand theFarewell Pilgrimage.[2]
After Muhammad's death in 632, Anas participated in theearly Muslim conquests.[3]He was considered as the last of the prominentcompanions of Muhammadto die, having outlived Muhammad by 80 years.[1][2]Anas died in 93 AH (712 CE) inBasraat the age of 103 (lunar) years.[5][6]
Tomb
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His tomb is located 20 minutes away from Basra City Center and was demolished in 2016 during war and till now is not reconstructed by the Iraqi government.[1][7]However, the shrine was destroyed with explosive devices. Although the mosque and shrine is heavily damaged and walls stained with vandalism, the complex is still visited by Muslims.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^abcJuynboll 2011.
- ^abcdCanan 1995,pp. 234–235.
- ^abcFinding the Truth in Judging the Companions,1. 84-5; EI2, 1. 482 A. J. Wensinck J. Robson
- ^parwej, Mohammad Khalid (24 January 2015).365 days with sahabah.Goodword Books. p. 275.
- ^T. P. Hughes,1885/1999,Dictionary of Islam,New Delhi: Rupa & Co.
- ^"سير أعلام النبلاء » ومن صغار الصحابة » أنس بن مالك"(in Arabic).Retrieved15 October2013.
- ^"Iraqi Boys Disrespect Anas Ibn Malik (RA)'s Grave by Standing on It".
Sources
edit- Juynboll, G.H.A.(2011)."Anas b. Mālik".In Fleet, Kate;Krämer, Gudrun;Matringe, Denis; Nawas, John;Rowson, Everett(eds.).Encyclopaedia of Islam(3rd ed.). Brill Online.doi:10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_23088.ISSN1873-9830.
- Canan, İbrahım (1995)."Enes b. Mâlik".TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, Vol. 11 (Elbi̇stan – Eymi̇r)(in Turkish). Istanbul:Turkiye Diyanet Foundation,Centre for Islamic Studies. pp.234–235.ISBN978-975-389-438-8.