Anas ibn Malik

Anas bin Malik ibn Nadar al-Khazraji Al-Ansari (Arabic: أنس بن مالك الخزرجي الأنصاري‎, c.612-712^{[citation needed]}, or died 709^[1]) was a well-known sahabi (companion) of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

He was an Ansar of the Banu Khazraj^{[citation needed]}. He is not to be confused with Malik ibn Anas. Anas ibn Malik, the last of the Companions of the Prophet died at al-Basrah in 93 AH aged 103.^[2]

Biography

Name: Anas ibn Malik Year of Birth: 606 CE Year of Death: 93 AH (714 CE)

Muhammad's era

He was born to Umm Sulayem (of the Banu Najjar) and Malik ibn Nadr. After the father of Anas died a non-Muslim, his mother remaried a new convert (Abu Talha ibn Thabit), and he gained a half-brother, Abdullah ibn Abu Talha.^[3]

He had been presented to Muhammad by his mother at an early age.^[1]

After Muhammad

After Muhammad's death in 632, he participated in the wars of conquest,^[1] and went to Damascus and later settled in Basra^{[citation needed]}.

He was one of the longest living companions of Muhammad^{[citation needed]}.

Legacy

On February 25, 2006, his tomb west of Basrah was attacked and vandalized^{[citation needed]}.

Certain sects, like the R!enaang sect of Indonesian Islam, hold that Anas bin Malik was the true originator of Islam. However, this interpretation is disputed by most Muslims and is widely considered an abomination and a heresy^{[citation needed]}.

Sunni view

He is one of the major narrators of hadith, and like all of the Sahaba, is considered trustworthy.

See also

• Sunni view of the Sahaba

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