Al-Bara' ibn Malik

al-Bara' ibn Malik
البراء بن مالك
al-Ansari
Born
Medina, Hejaz,
Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia)
Died641/642
Burial placeKhuzestan
Other namesIbn Malik
Employer(s)Muhammad, Abu Bakar, Umar
OrganizationRashidun caliphate
Known for
Parents
RelativesAnas ibn Malik (brother)
Zaid ibn Malik (brother)
Abdullah ibn Abi Talha (step-brother)
Abu Talha al-Ansari (step-father)
Family
al-Baraa' ibn Malik Mosque in Benghazi, Libya

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.

  1. ^ 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.