Hijaz ki Aandhi

on February 28, 2019

Hijaz ki Aandhi

Author : Inayathullah Altamash

Description of book:

Saʿd ibn Abī Waqqās (Arabic: سعد بن أبي وقاص‎) was of the companions of the Islamic prophet. Sa’d was the third or fourth person to embrace Islam at the age of seventeen. He is mainly known for his commandership in the Battle of Qadisiyyah and in the conquest of Persia in 636, governorship over it, and diplomatic sojourns to China in 651.

Bow of Saad bin Abi-Waqqas at Medina railway museum
In 614, the Muslims were on their way to the hills of Mecca to offer prayer with Muhammad(PBUH), when a group of polytheists observed them. They began to abuse and fight them. Sa`ad beat a polytheist and shed his blood, reportedly becoming the first Muslim to shed blood in the name of Islam.

He fought at the battle of Badr with his young brother ʿUmayr. Being only in his early teens, Umayr was denied access to battle, but after struggling and crying, he was later given permission by Muhammed to fight in battle. Saʿd returned to Medina alone; ʿUmayr was one of the fourteen Muslims who died in the battle.

At the battle of Uhud, Saʿd was chosen as an archer together with Zayd, Saʿīb (the son of Uthmān ibn Mazūn) and others. Saʿd was among those who fought in defense of Muhammad after some Muslims had deserted their positions. Muhammad honoured him by declaring him one of the best archers of that time. During the battle, Muhammad gathered some arrows for him.During Caliph ʿUmar’s era 634–644, Sa`ad Ibn Abi Waqqas, was the one who built the city of Kufa in Iraq during the reign Umar ibn al-Khattab. Saʿd also fought under ʿUmar’s command against the Sassanid army at the Battle of al-Qādisiyyah and Battle of Nahāvand. He was later appointed governor of Kufa and Nejd during the caliphate of ʿUmar. ʿUthman carried out ʿUmar’s recommendation and appointed Saʿd as governor of Kufa.

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