al-Bara' ibn Malik البراء بن مالك al-Ansari | |
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| Died | 641/642 Shushtar, Khuzestan, Iran |
| Burial place | Khuzestan |
| Other names | Ibn Malik |
| Employer(s) | Muhammad, Abu Bakar, Umar |
| Organization | Rashidun caliphate |
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| Relatives | Anas ibn Malik (brother) Zaid ibn Malik (brother) Abdullah ibn Abi Talha (step-brother) Abu Talha al-Ansari (step-father) |
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Al-Barāʾ ibn Mālik al-Anṣārī (Arabic: البراء بن مالك الأنصاري; died c. 641)[1] was one of the Sahaba (companions of Muhammad), an Ansar belonging to the Banū al-Najjār branch of the Banu Khazraj.[1] He was the brother of Anas ibn Malik.
He was most known for his participations in the Ridda Wars against Musaylima and Muslim conquest of Persia. He died around 641-642 of wounds he received during his siege in Shushtar against the Sasanian Empire.
Al-Barā has become a role model of conducting Jihad by later era Islamic communities.
- ^ a b Sadigh, Kianoush; Negahban, Farzin (2013). "Al-Barāʾ b. Mālik". In Madelung, Wilferd; Daftary, Farhad (eds.). Encyclopaedia Islamica Online. Brill Online. ISSN 1875-9831.