Anas ibn Mālik | |
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أنس بن مالك | |
| Born | c. 612 CE Medina, Hejaz, Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia) |
| Died | c. 712 CE (93 AH) (aged 100) |
| Burial place | Basra, Iraq |
| Other names | Ibn Malik Abu Hamza |
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| Notable work | Hadith |
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| Family | Banu Najjar (from Banu Khazraj) |
Anas ibn Mālik ibn Naḍr al-Khazrajī al-Anṣārī (Arabic: أنس بن مالك الخزرجي الأنصاري; c. 612 – c. 712) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[1][2][3] He was nicknamed Khadim al-Nabi for serving Muhammad for ten years.
Anas ibn Malik, a member of the Najjar clan of the Khazraj tribe of Yathrib, was born in 612, ten years before the Hijrah. Anas ibn Malik's father was Malik ibn Nadr and his mother was Umm Sulaym.[4] His father, Malik ibn Nadr was a non-Muslim and was angry with his mother, Umm Sulaym for her conversion to Islam. Malik bin Nadr went to Damascus and died there.[2] She remarried to a new convert, Abu Talha al-Ansari. Anas's half-brother from this marriage was Abdullah ibn Abi Talha.
When Muhammad arrived in Medina in 622, Anas's mother presented him to Muhammad as a servant to him.[3] Under the leadership of Muhammad, he participated in major events including Treaty of al-Hudaybiya, Battle of Khaybar, Conquest of Mecca, Siege of Taif and the Farewell Pilgrimage.[2]
After Muhammad's death in 632, Anas participated in the early Muslim conquests.[3] He was considered as the last of the prominent companions of Muhammad to die, having outlived Muhammad by 80 years.[1][2] Anas died in 93 AH (712 CE) in Basra at the age of 103 (lunar) years.[5][6]
His tomb is located 20 minutes away from Basra City Center and was demolished in 2016 during war and till now is not reconstructed by the Iraqi government.[1][7] However, the shrine was destroyed with explosive devices. Although the mosque and shrine is heavily damaged and walls stained with vandalism, the complex is still visited by Muslims.[citation needed]
