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Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud
Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud (Arabic: عبد الله بن مسعود, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʿūd; c. 594 – c. 653) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad whom Sunni Islamic tradition regards as the greatest interpreter of the Quran of his time and the second ever. He was also known by the kunya Abu Abd al-Rahman.
Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud was born in Mecca in about 594, a son of Mas'ud ibn Ghafil and Umm Abd bint Abd Wadd, both of whom were from the Hudhayl tribe,
Abd Allah had a brother, Utba, and at least two wives in Muhammad's lifetime. One was Rayta bint Abd Allah, a craftswoman who supported Abd Allah and their child through her hand-crafts. The other was Zaynab bint Abd Allah from the Thaqif tribe with whom he had several daughters. He specified in his will that none of his daughters should be married off without their own knowledge. He also had a son named Abd al-Rahman.
He is described as a thin, short man with very dark skin, and smooth hair reaching his shoulders. Abd Allah wore white clothes, and could be recognized in the dark by his distinctive, high-quality perfume. He was reported to be sociable and willing to speak out to put people at ease. In his character and goals, he was said to be the person "most like Muhammad".
Ibn Masʿūd was an early follower of Islam, having converted before 616. He appears nineteenth on Ibn Ishaq's list of people who were converted by Abu Bakr.
As a youth, he worked as a shepherd for Uqba ibn Abu Mu'ayt, one of the principal adversaries of Islam. He first met Muhammad and Abu Bakr while watching his flocks when they were "fleeing from the idolators". They asked him for milk, but Abd Allah said he could not steal from his employer. According to Masʿūd, Muhammad then asked for an unmated ewe and stroked its udder, whereupon milk poured out. Abd Allah immediately asked to be taught "some of these words", and Muhammad began to teach him the Qur'an. Abd Allah later said that he learned 70 surahs from Muhammad.
Later his mother and brother also converted to Islam.
Around 614 the Quraysh began a campaign to suppress Islam through the oppression of Muslims of lower social status. Abd Allah, as a foreigner whose allies had withdrawn their protection, was vulnerable to this persecution. Abu Jahl—one of the high-status leaders among the Quraysh—once "clawed at him and punched him".
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Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud
Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud (Arabic: عبد الله بن مسعود, romanized: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Masʿūd; c. 594 – c. 653) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad whom Sunni Islamic tradition regards as the greatest interpreter of the Quran of his time and the second ever. He was also known by the kunya Abu Abd al-Rahman.
Abd Allah ibn Mas'ud was born in Mecca in about 594, a son of Mas'ud ibn Ghafil and Umm Abd bint Abd Wadd, both of whom were from the Hudhayl tribe,
Abd Allah had a brother, Utba, and at least two wives in Muhammad's lifetime. One was Rayta bint Abd Allah, a craftswoman who supported Abd Allah and their child through her hand-crafts. The other was Zaynab bint Abd Allah from the Thaqif tribe with whom he had several daughters. He specified in his will that none of his daughters should be married off without their own knowledge. He also had a son named Abd al-Rahman.
He is described as a thin, short man with very dark skin, and smooth hair reaching his shoulders. Abd Allah wore white clothes, and could be recognized in the dark by his distinctive, high-quality perfume. He was reported to be sociable and willing to speak out to put people at ease. In his character and goals, he was said to be the person "most like Muhammad".
Ibn Masʿūd was an early follower of Islam, having converted before 616. He appears nineteenth on Ibn Ishaq's list of people who were converted by Abu Bakr.
As a youth, he worked as a shepherd for Uqba ibn Abu Mu'ayt, one of the principal adversaries of Islam. He first met Muhammad and Abu Bakr while watching his flocks when they were "fleeing from the idolators". They asked him for milk, but Abd Allah said he could not steal from his employer. According to Masʿūd, Muhammad then asked for an unmated ewe and stroked its udder, whereupon milk poured out. Abd Allah immediately asked to be taught "some of these words", and Muhammad began to teach him the Qur'an. Abd Allah later said that he learned 70 surahs from Muhammad.
Later his mother and brother also converted to Islam.
Around 614 the Quraysh began a campaign to suppress Islam through the oppression of Muslims of lower social status. Abd Allah, as a foreigner whose allies had withdrawn their protection, was vulnerable to this persecution. Abu Jahl—one of the high-status leaders among the Quraysh—once "clawed at him and punched him".
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