Biography:Uwais al-Qarani

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Uwais al-Qarani
أُوَيْس ٱلْقَرَنِيّ
Father Name'Amir
BirthplaceQarn, Asir
Born594 CE
EthnicityAzd, Arab
KunyaAbu Amr
(أَبُو عَمْروْ)
Known ForBeing a follower of Muhammad and Ali[1]
Died3 Rajab 36 Hijri
(December 656 CE)
Burial PlaceRaqqa, Syria;
Memorial Shrine Raqqa, Syria
other purported tombs in Pakistan and Oman
Coordinates17°01′11″N 54°05′23″E
ReligionIslam
InfluencedSaints of the Uwaisi tradition
Revered byShias

Uwais ibn Amir ibn Jaz' ibn Malik al-Qarani (Arabic: أُوَيْسْ بنُ عَامِرْ بنُ جَزَء بنُ مَالك القَرَني, ʾUways ibn ʿĀmir ibn Jazʾ ibn Mālik al-Qaranīy), also spelled Uways or Owais, was a Muslim from Yemen who lived during the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[2] His burial place is in Raqqa, Syria. He is known as Khayr al-Tabi'een (Arabic: خَيْر ٱلتَّابِعِين) and Sayyid al-Tabi'een Fi Zamanahu (Arabic: سَيِّد ٱلتَّابِعِين فِي زَمَانَه). His memorial shrine is in al-Raqqah, Syria. It was destroyed by the ISIS in 2013.[3]

Life

Uwais' father, Amir, was a strong believer in Islam. He died when Uwais was still young. His mother raised him and therefore, he was very grateful to her. He never met Muhammad despite he lived in the same era. Therefore, he was in the class of "Tabiun". About Uwais, Muhammad said that, Uwais is the best for his good deeds and for his love for Allah amongst all Tabiun.([4]

Martyrdom in the Battle of Siffin

In 657 CE, Uwais fought on the side of Ali ibn Abi Talib against Mu'awiyah Abi Sufyan in the Battle of Siffeen. As reported by Ibn Battuta, Uwais was killed in this battle.[4]

Shrines

The main mausoleum and shrine of Uwais Qarni is at Raqqa, Syria in the Ammar Ibn Yasir Mosque. On March 11, 2013 the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant bombed and heavily damaged the mosque of Uwais and Ammar ibn Yasir located in Raqqa.

Uwais also has a mosque in Mosul, Iraq, but it was also destroyed in 2014.[5]

Purported tombs are also revered in Pakistan and Oman.

Uwaisi Order

The Uwaisi form of Islamic mysticism was named after Uwais, as it refers to the transmission of spiritual knowledge between two individuals without the need for physical interaction between them.[6][7][8]

See also

  • Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites in Saudi Arabia
  • Sahabah
  • Tabi'un

References

  1. ↑ "Desecration of the Mosque of the Companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw)– Ammar Ibn Yassir and Uwais Al-Qarni in Raqqa, Syria". August 5, 2013. http://www.world-federation.org/Secretariat/Articles/Desecration_graves_companions_Holy_Prophet_Muhammad_SAW_Ammar_ibn_Yassir_Owais_alQarani_Raqq_Syria.htm. Retrieved August 25, 2013. 
  2. ↑ Beale, Oriental Bibliotheca
  3. ↑ 'Space archaeologists' and activists are using satellites to unearth history
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Attar, Muslim Saints and Mystics, trans. A.J. Arberry, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1983
  5. ↑ "I29: Mosque (and shrine) of al-Sultan Uways with cemetery". http://www.monumentsofmosul.com/list2/24-i29. 
  6. ↑ "The story of Uwais Al-Qarni – Sahih Muslim | AbdurRahman.Org". 2009-07-23. http://salaf-us-saalih.com/2009/07/23/the-story-of-uwais-al-qarni/. Retrieved 2016-04-21. 
  7. ↑ Mohammad, Inam (1978). Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar of Sehwan-Sharif. Royal Book Co. p. 87. ISBN 0-918437-21-0.  See Amazon page ASIN: B0000CQRGQ. Original from the University of Michigan.
  8. ↑ Kabbani, Shaykh M. Hisham (2004). Classical Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition. Islamic Supreme Council of America. pp. 63–64. ISBN 1-930409-23-0.  See Amazon page

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