Awais Qarni

Hazrat Aim Zar Chifari (WA)

(Died in 652/53 A.D)

Abu Dharr Jundub bin Junadah al-Ghifari (R.A) was one of the earliest convert to Islam and was very out-spoken. In the period of Hazrat Usman (R.A.) he became prominent when he advocated the sharing of the increasingly overflowing Syrian treasury with the poor and criticized the rule of Hazrat Othman (R.A), therefore, he was recalled to Madina, exiled and sent to Rabdhal,, a village near to Madina where he died in seclusion in 32 AH/652-3 AD. He narrated 28:1 sayings of the Holy Prophet (SAW.).

Uthman bin Affan (R.A)

(577-655/6 AD)

Third caliph (Khalifah) was born in 40 before Hijra in the Banu Unuuayyah tribe of Quraish at Makkah He married to two daughters of the Holy Prophet (SAW.) Ruqayya (R.A) and after her death Urnm-e-Kulthum (R.A). He succeeded to the caliphate in 23 AH/644 and remained caliph for 0 years 6 months and 4 days. His major service to lslam was an established official version of the Holy Qura’an on the dialectic of Quraish and its circulation. During hie caliphate, criticisms and uprisings grew in Iraq, Kufa and in Egypt which resulted in his assassination in 35 AH/ 655-6 AD at Madina.

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Salman Farsi (WA)

(Died in 655-656 AD)

Born near Isfahan, his actual name was Maba bin Booz KI}ashan. He belonged to a richest and a landlord family called ‘Nab Mulk’ near Asfahan (old Iran).After his conversion to Islam, the Holy Prophet (SAW) changed his name as Salman. He traveled to Syria and then to central Arabia, seeking the Prophet who, he was told, would revive the religion of Ibrahim (AS). In Madinah he met the Holy Prophet (SAW), with whose aid he purchased his freedom. In the Battle of Ahzab, on his advice, the ditches were digged because of which the battle is called the Battle of Khandak (Ditch). And in the battle of Taif, on his advice, first time, the Manjneek (like tank) was also used, lie died at the age of 80 years in 35-6 AH/655- 656 AD and buried in Mada’in.

Awais Qarni (R.A)

(Died in 37 AH/657 AD)

There is no any authentic source regarding his life. Some one says that his name was Owais bin Aamjr bin Juz al-Muraadi al-Qarni al-Zahid and some one says that his name was Owais bin Arnro. Few relate 1Mm with Qarn of Yeman and few relate him with Qarn-al-Manaazil which is situated between Makkah and Taif. One source says that Qarn was name of his grand-father; because of this, his tribe was called Qarni. It is narrated that he embraced Islam without seeing the Holy Prophet (SAW).++++++++++++++

Imam Hassan (R.A)

(624-680 AD)

He was the first son of Hazrat Ali (R.A) and the grandson of the Holy Prophet (SAW), born in Ramadhan 03 AH/624 at Madina and died in Safr 50 AH/670 AD at Madina, and buried in Jannat-al-Baqie, graveyard of Madina. After the assassination of his father Hazrat Ali (R.A) in 40 AH/661AD, he became the caliph, but after eight months six days, in Rabi-alAwwal or Jamad-al-Awwal, 41 AH/661 AD, he renounced the office in favour of Mu’awiyah (R.A)