Ja'far ibn Abi Talib was the Prophet ﷺ's cousin and Ali's brother, and one of the earliest Muslims. He emigrated with the Muslims to Abyssinia to escape harm and stood answering for their faith before its king, the Negus. He returned with his family in the year Khaybar fell and was martyred carrying the flag at Mu'ta in 629 CE.
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Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
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Ja'far ibn Abi Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib, the Prophet ﷺ's cousin and Ali's brother, was said to resemble the Prophet in body and character, and was among the earliest Muslims. He led the second emigration to Abyssinia and stood before the Negus answering for their new faith, reciting from the sura of Mary before the court — where the Negus came to Islam in the account — when Amr ibn al-As (may God be pleased with him) arrived to demand their return. He stayed about ten years and came back in 7 AH on the day Khaybar fell; the Prophet said he did not know which gladdened him more. At Mu'ta in 8 AH he was the second of the three commanders, carried the flag until both hands were cut and held it with his stumps — so Muslims call him Ja'far the Flyer, the One of Two Wings.
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