89 - Extending mercy to all creation

Jarīr ibn ‘Abdullāh al-Bajalī, whose appellation was Abu ‘Amr, also given as Abu ‘Abdullāh, was one of the distinguished companions of the Prophet, although he embraced Islam during the last year of the Prophet’s life. The Prophet sent him on a mission to destroy the idol known as Dhul-Khalaṣah, worshipped by the Daws and other tribes. He did just that. Later, he settled in Kufah. He died in Year 51 AH, but some reports say in Year 54, corresponding to 671 or 674 CE respectively.