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| The First Islam Ambassador |
A story about Sayidina Mus'ab bin Umair ra has already been mentioned earlier. When the first group of people
from Madinah embraced Islam in Mina, Nabi SAW sent Mus'ab bin
Umair ra to go with them to Madinah to teach Islam and preach to others.
He remained busy all the time in teaching the Qur’aan and other
Islamic practices to the people. He stayed with As'ad bin
Zararah and was known as 'Muqree' (the teacher). Sa'd bin Ma'az and
Usaid bin Hudhairiyah, who were among the chiefs of Madinah, did not
like Mus'ab's activities.
Sa'd said to Usaid: "You go to
As'ad and tell him that we do not approve of him bringing a stranger
to Madinah, who will mislead the poor and simple people of the town."
Usaid went to As'ad and talked to him very harshly. As'ad said to him: "You listen to him first and if you like his
teachings, you may accept them; if not, you have every right to
criticize and stop him."
Usaid agreed to it. Mus'ab then
explained the virtues of Islam and recited a few verses of the Holy
Qur’aan before him. Usaid said: "These teachings are excellent
and these verses are simply beautiful. How do you admit a person to
your religion?"
Mus'ab ra said: "You take a
bath, put on clean clothes and recite the Kalimah." Usaid
immediately followed these instructions and embraced Islam. He then
went to Sa'd and brought him to Mus'ab ra to listen to his
Tabligh. Sa'd also embraced Islam. As soon as Sa'd had accepted
Islam, he went to the people of his clan (Banu Ash-hal) and said to
them: "What type of person do you think I am?"
They replied: "You are the best
and the noblest of the clan."
He then said: "I have vowed not to
talk to your men and women until you all embrace Islam and believe in
Muhammad SAW ." All the men and women of Banu Ash-hal tribe
embraced Islam there and then. Mus'ab ra began to teach and train
them in Islam. When somebody embraced Islam, then he immediately
began to preach it. Every one of them considered it compulsory upon
himself to preach and teach to others what he knew about Islam. His
trade, farm or occupation did not stop him from Tabligh.
Biography of Mus'ab ibn Umair RA
Mus‘ab
ibn Umair (Arabic:مصعب
بن عمير)
also known as
Mus‘ab
al-Khayr ("the
Good") was a sahabi
(companion)
of Muhammad.
From the Banū ‘Abd al-Dār branch of the Quraysh,
he embraced Islam
in
614 CE and was the first ambassador of Islam. He was martyred in the
Battle
of Uhud
in
625 CE.
Mus‘ab
ibn Umair ra was born to the Banū ‘Abd al-Dār branch of the Quraysh
tribe.Although his exact birth year is not known, it is believed that
he was born sometime between 594 and 598 CE since he was very young
when he embraced Islam in 614.,
Mus‘ab
was the son of Umair ibn Hashim and Khunaas Bint Maalik, and his
parents were wealthy.,Even
as a young man, he was permitted to attend meetings of the Quraysh
elders.
Conversion
to Islam
The first Muslims used to meet with Muhammad SAW at the house of Al-Arqam known as the Islamic learning center. Mus'ab went to this house to find out more about Islam. As a result of hearing the reciting of the Qur'an and the preaching of Muhammad SAW , he was converted.
At
first Mus'ab kept his faith a secret, for he was afraid of how his
mother would react.But one day a Quraysh opponent of Muhammad SAW, Uthman
ibn Talhal, saw him entering Al Arqam's house and joining the Muslim
prayers. The news spread and eventually reached his mother, who
chained him in their house with the intention of making him
recant.
Mus'ab would not renounce his faith. Muhammad SAW advised him to join the companions who were emigrating to Abyssinia so that he would not be harassed again.
First
Ambassador of Islam
Mus‘ab
ibn Umair was appointed the first ambassador of Islam and was sent to
Yathrib (Medina), to
prepare the city for the forthcoming Hijrah.
A man of Medina named Sa'd ibn Zurarah assisted him. After they had
preached Islam, many residents of Medina were converted, including
such leading men such as Sa'd ibn Muadh, Usayd ibn Khudayr and Sa'd
ibn Ubadah.It was estimated that by the time Muhammad arrived in
September 622, Medina had ten thousand Muslims. These Medinan
converts were known as Ansars.
Battle
of Badr.
He
participated in the Battle
of Badr.
Muhammad's SAW forces included Abu
Bakr
ra Umar,
ra Ali,
ra Hamza
ra.
Mus`ab ibn `Umair, Az-Zubair
bin Al-'Awwam
ra, Ammar
ibn Yasir ra and
Abu
Dharr al-Ghifari.ra
The Muslims also brought seventy camels and two horses, meaning that
they either had to walk or fit three to four men per camel.However,
many early Muslim sources indicate that no serious fighting was
expected,
and
the future Caliph Uthman ra stayed
behind to care for his sick wife Ruqayyah ra the daughter of Muhammad SAW. Salman
the Persian also
could not join the battle, as he was still not a free man.
Many
of the Quraishi nobles, including Amr
ibn Hishām,Walid
ibn Utba,
Shaiba, and Umayah
ibn Khalaf,
joined the Meccan army. Their reasons varied: some were out to
protect their financial interests in the caravan; others wanted to
avenge Ibn al-Hadrami, the guard killed at Nakhlah; finally, a few
must have wanted to take part in what was expected to be an easy
victory against the Muslims. Amr ibn Hishām is described as shaming
at least one noble, Umayah ibn Khalaf, into joining the expedition.
Death
in the Battle of Uhud
Further
information: Battle
of Uhud. In
the Battle
of Uhud in
625 CE, Muhammad SAW assigned Mus'ab ibn Umayr ra to carry the Muslim
standard..
During
the battle, some Muslims fled from their positions on the
battlefield, giving the opposing forces a clear path to attack
Muhammad SAW himself. On realising the danger, Mus'ab ra, who was of a
similar build and colouring to Muhammad SAW , raised the standard and
shouted the takbir
("Allah
is greatest!"), with the intention of diverting the enemies'
attention towards himself and allowing Muhammad SAW to escape unhurt.
Mus'ab ra was attacked, and his right hand was severed, but he continued
to repeat the Quranic words, "Muhammad SAW is only a Messenger of God. Messengers have passed away before
him.Eventually
Musab ra was hit by a spear thrown by Ibn Kami'ah
and
was martyred.
Burial
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| The Matyrs of Uhud..Mus'ab and other Syahid buried here. |
