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الزبير بن العوام

al-Zubayr (RA)

al-Zubayr ibn al-'Awwam

Also known as: Zubair

c. 29 BH – 36 AH · c. 594–656 CE

Companions

One of the Ten Promised Paradise, the Prophet's cousin and 'disciple' (hawari).

Al-Zubayr was the son of Safiyyah, the Prophet's aunt, and he accepted Islam as a teenager. It is said he was the first to draw a sword in defence of Islam. The Prophet ﷺ said: 'Every prophet has a disciple (hawari), and my disciple is al-Zubayr.' He married Asma' bint Abi Bakr, and he fought in all the major battles.

He was one of the six named by 'Umar to choose the next caliph. In the strife after the killing of 'Uthman, he withdrew from the Battle of the Camel and was killed on his way back. He is one of the Ten Promised Paradise.

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Life journey

  1. c. 594 CE Makkah مكة
  2. 622 CE Madinah المدينة
  3. 656 CE Basra البصرة
    Died 656 CE · 36 AH
    Killed at Wadi al-Siba' near Basra after leaving the Battle of the Camel.

Places in their life

The Ka'bah in al-Masjid al-Haram, Makkah
The Ka'bah in al-Masjid al-Haram, Makkah
Photo: Adli Wahid (minor modifications by Basile Morin), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
al-Masjid al-Nabawi, the Prophet's Mosque, Madinah
al-Masjid al-Nabawi, the Prophet's Mosque, Madinah
Photo: TheHadiRahim, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

  • Sahih al-Bukhari (Book of the Virtues of the Companions)
  • Ibn Sa'd, al-Tabaqat al-Kubra
  • Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, al-Isaba fi Tamyiz al-Sahaba
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.
Birth year approximate. Please check the neutral wording on the fitnah.