ʿAbdullāh bin Maẓʿūn[1] (Arabic: عبد الله بن مظعون; c. 590 – 650), also known as Abū Muḥammad al-Jumaḥī Al Quraīshī,[1] was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad from among the early converts to Islam and participated in several battles.[2][3]
ʿAbdullāh bin Maẓʿūn | |
|---|---|
عبد الله بن مظعون | |
| Personal | |
| Born | c. 590 AD |
| Died | 650 AD |
| Religion | Islam |
| Other names | Abū Muḥammad al-Jumaḥī Al Quraīshī |
Biography
editHe migrated to Abyssinia with his brothers, Qudāmah ibn Maẓʿūn and ʿUthmān bin Maẓʿūn, and his nephew Al-Sāʾib bin ʿUthmān bin Maẓʿūn. He later returned to Medina after the Hijrah.
ʿAbdullāh bin Maẓʿūn participated in the Battle of Badr alongside with his brothers and his nephew. He also participated in the Battle of Uhud and Al-Khandaq.[2][3]
Ibn Sa'd said that Prophet Muhammad established a bond of brotherhood between him and Sahl bin ʿUbayd bin al-Muʿallā al-Anṣārī.[4]
Death
editʿAbdullāh bin Maẓʿūn died at the age of sixty (30 A.H) during the Caliphate of ʿUthmān.[2][4]
References
edit- ^ a b Ṭabaqāt Ibn Saʿd: 3/1/291, Nisab Quraysh: 393, Ṭabaqāt Khalīfa: 25, al-Istiʿāb: 7/37, Usd al-Ghābah: 3/394-395, al-ʿIqd al-Thamīn: 5/289, al-Iṣābah: 6/220.
- ^ a b c SIYAR 'ALAAM AN-NUBALAA [Biography of the Nobles] (in Arabic) (3rd ed.). Al Risala Foundation. 1985. p. 163.
- ^ a b ʿĪsā bin Sulaymān al-Andalusī al-Māliqī al-Rundī al-Ruʿaynī (2009). الجامع لما في المصنفات الجوامع من أسماء الصحابة الأعلام أولي الفضل والأحلام [The Comprehensive Collection of the Names of the Companions Found in the Compilations of Hadith Collections] (in Arabic) (1st ed.). Cairo: Islamic Library for Publishing and Distribution. p. 415.
- ^ a b Ibn Saʿd 3/1/291.