Saad ibn abi waqqas biography sample
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A continuous stream of incoming news worried the Commander of the Faithful Umar lbn Al-Khattab RA. This news was about the deceitful attacks launched by the Persian forces against the Muslims at the Battle of Al-Jisr which cost the Muslims 4, lives in a single day and, moreover, about the Iraqis&#; renouncement of allegiance and their violation of agreed-upon covenants. Therefore, he decided to personally lead the Muslim troops in a decisive fight against Persia. In fact, he set out accompanied by some of his companions, leaving Ali lbn Abi Talib RA behind to act as his deputy over Al-Medina.
However, he had hardly left Al-Medina when some of his companions found it wiser to ask him to return and appoint someone else for this task.
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Family Background
Hazrat Sa‘d bin Abi Waqas’ title was Abu Ishaq. His father’s name was Malik bin Uhaib, and according to other narrations was Malik bin Wuhaib. However, his father was more prominently known by his title of Abu Waqas, hence his name is Sa‘d bin Abi Waqas. His mother’s name was Hamna bint Sufyan. (Al-Isti‘ab, Vol. 2, pp. , Dar-ul-Jeel, Beirut) (Al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra li ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p. , Sa‘d(ra) bin Abi Waqas, Dar-ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, )
Hazrat Sa‘d bin Abi Waqas(ra) belonged to the Banu Zuhrah from the Quraish. (Sirat Khatamun-Nabiyyin, Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad(ra), p. ) (Sirat ibn Hisham, Vol. 1, pp. , Min Bani Zuhrah, Maktabah Mustafa al-Babi wa al-Halabi wa Awladuhu, Egypt, )
Glad Tidings of Paradise
Hazrat Sa‘d bin Abi Waqas(ra) was among the ten companions whom the Holy Prophet(sa) gave glad tidings of paradise during their lifetime. These ten companions are known as the Ashrah Mubashrah and Hazrat Sa‘d bin Abi Waqas(ra) was the last among them to pass away. (Al-Isabah fi Tamyeez al-Sahabah, Vol. 2, p. , Dar-ul-Fikr, Beirut, )
Acceptance of Islam
All of these companions, i.e., the Ashrah Mubasharah were from among the Muhajireen [i.e., those who migrated from Mecca to
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Sad ibn Abi Waqqas
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