122 - The merits of Quranic scholars

‘Āmir ibn Wāthilah al-Kinānī who was born in Year 3 AH, which witnessed the Battle of Uḥud. He was only eight years old when the Prophet passed away. He was the last of his companions to die, as he died in Year 110 AH, 729 CE.

  The narrator of the hadith: ‘Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb belonged to the ‘Adiy branch of the Quraysh tribe. He was the second of the rightly-guided caliphs, and one of the ten companions of the Prophet given the assurance of admittance into Heaven. He was the best of the Muslim community, second only to Abu Bakr al-Ṣiddīq. He was renowned for fairness and justice, as well as firmness, courage and defence of what is right. During his reign, many countries, including Iraq, Syria, Palestine and Egypt, were liberated and became parts of the Islamic State. He became a martyr when he was assassinated in Year 23 AH, 645 CE. He was buried in ‘Āʼishah’s apartment, next to the graves of the Prophet and Abu Bakr.