Mu'awwidh ibn Afra
معوذ بن عفراء
13 March 624 CE · 17 Ramadan 2 AH
A young Khazraji — known by his mother's name Afra — who with Mu'adh ibn Amr ibn al-Jamuh struck Abu Jahl at Badr and left him dying; Mu'awwidh fought on until he was killed in the same battle.
At a glance
- Roles
- Companion
- Counted among
- Sunni
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
Place in the story
- CompanionTradition
- Martyr (as regarded) · 13 March 624 CE · 17 Ramadan 2 AH†Tradition
Sunni (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Summary
At Badr
He went out with his brother Awf and Abdullah ibn Rawaha — their mother being Afra' — among the three Ansaris who stepped out first for the duels, whom the Qurashis turned back asking for equals of their own cousins 2. And when Mu'adh ibn Amr ibn al-Jamuh struck Abu Jahl's leg, Mu'awwidh passed by him hamstrung and struck him until he finished him — he left him with a last breath 3.
Mu'awwidh fought on until he was killed in that same battle; when the Prophet ruled that both youths had killed Abu Jahl, Mu'adh alone was given his spoil because Mu'awwidh had been martyred 1 4.
Connections
- Member of
- The AnsarThe early Muslim community
- Participated in
- The Battle of Badr
People and things also explored
Mu'adh ibn Amr ibn al-JamuhSa'd ibn Mu'adhThe Battle of UhudQurayshAbd Allah ibn RawahaAbu Jahl (Amr ibn Hisham)al-Miqdad ibn AmrHamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib
Sources
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 216
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 221
- Mishkat al-Masabih — al-Tabrizi
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