1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:12,140 Pause and reflect on the lives of the Companions, the scholars, and the luminaries. 2 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge: Who am I? 3 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:27,510 I am one of the Meccan Companions, the first to migrate to Medina, and the first ambassador in Islam. 4 00:00:27,510 --> 00:00:35,509 I was the pride of the youth of Quraysh; I was the pampered youth of Mecca and its most honored young man. 5 00:00:35,509 --> 00:00:40,609 My mother, Khunas bint Malik, was among the wealthiest people in Mecca. 6 00:00:40,609 --> 00:00:45,609 She would clothe me in the finest garments and bring me the most precious perfumes. 7 00:00:45,609 --> 00:00:51,609 Thus, I was the most fragrant of the people of Mecca and the most handsome in appearance. 8 00:00:51,609 --> 00:00:57,630 When I heard of Islam, I hastened to embrace it. 9 00:00:57,630 --> 00:01:02,630 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was then at the house of al-Arqam. 10 00:01:02,630 --> 00:01:11,629 I kept my Islam secret for fear of my mother, who possessed a formidable personality. 11 00:01:11,629 --> 00:01:15,629 And she held intense hostility toward the Muslims. 12 00:01:15,629 --> 00:01:22,700 When she learned of my conversion, she imprisoned me and sought to turn me away from my religion. 13 00:01:22,700 --> 00:01:25,700 But I remained steadfast in my faith. 14 00:01:25,700 --> 00:01:31,700 She decided to cast me out of her house and deprive me of my wealth. 15 00:01:31,700 --> 00:01:37,760 She said to me, "Go your own way; I am no longer your mother." 16 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:44,859 I replied, "Mother, I am a sincere advisor to you and compassionate toward you." 17 00:01:44,859 --> 00:01:51,920 "Bear witness that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger." 18 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:56,920 She answered me in anger, "I swear by the stars," 19 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:02,239 "that if I enter your religion, my judgment will be mocked and my intellect diminished." 20 00:02:02,239 --> 00:02:10,240 My mother cut off all support she used to provide me and incited the men of our tribe against me. 21 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:16,240 I suffered such torture and affliction that it changed my complexion and exhausted my body. 22 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:21,240 To the point that my skin would peel off like the skin of a snake. 23 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:27,400 I would collapse on the ground from the intensity of hunger, unable to walk. 24 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:31,400 My companions would carry me on their shoulders. 25 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:39,460 One day, the Prophet, peace be upon him, looked at me as I approached, wearing the skin of a ram. 26 00:02:39,460 --> 00:02:42,460 He, peace be upon him, said: 27 00:02:42,460 --> 00:02:47,460 "Look at this man whose heart Allah has illuminated." 28 00:02:47,460 --> 00:02:53,530 "I saw him between parents who nourished him with the finest food and drink." 29 00:02:53,530 --> 00:02:58,530 "Yet the love of Allah and His Messenger drew him to what you see." 30 00:02:58,530 --> 00:03:03,389 I migrated with the first of the oppressed to Abyssinia. 31 00:03:03,389 --> 00:03:09,389 My companion on the journey was 'Amir ibn Rabi'ah, may Allah be pleased with him. 32 00:03:09,389 --> 00:03:11,389 He describes me by saying: 33 00:03:11,389 --> 00:03:17,389 "He was my companion from the day he embraced Islam until he was killed at Uhud." 34 00:03:17,389 --> 00:03:20,490 "He went out with us to the land of Abyssinia." 35 00:03:20,490 --> 00:03:23,490 "He was my companion among the people." 36 00:03:23,490 --> 00:03:29,490 "I have never seen a man with better character or less conflict than him." 37 00:03:29,490 --> 00:03:35,490 "I saw his feet dripping with blood from the hardship of the journey." 38 00:03:35,490 --> 00:03:38,490 For he had delicate skin. 39 00:03:38,490 --> 00:03:44,490 He was not accustomed to the roughness of life like the rest of his companions on the migration. 40 00:03:44,490 --> 00:03:47,289 Then I migrated to Medina. 41 00:03:47,289 --> 00:03:52,289 Where the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, appointed me to go there. 42 00:03:52,289 --> 00:03:57,289 To teach the people the Qur'an and give them deep understanding of the religion. 43 00:03:57,289 --> 00:04:00,289 I was the first to migrate there. 44 00:04:00,289 --> 00:04:04,289 And the first to lead the people in Friday prayer there. 45 00:04:04,289 --> 00:04:07,289 I was the most knowledgeable among them regarding the Qur'an. 46 00:04:07,289 --> 00:04:10,289 Until they began to call me "The Reciter." 47 00:04:11,289 --> 00:04:15,509 Through my gentle approach and good conduct, I attracted 48 00:04:15,509 --> 00:04:18,509 A great number of the people of Medina. 49 00:04:18,509 --> 00:04:22,509 A large number of its people embraced Islam at my hands. 50 00:04:22,509 --> 00:04:26,509 Until the mention of Islam spread throughout Medina. 51 00:04:26,509 --> 00:04:29,509 There was not a single house among the homes of the Ansar 52 00:04:29,509 --> 00:04:33,509 But that there was mention of Islam within it. 53 00:04:33,509 --> 00:04:39,509 And Medina became prepared to receive the Prophet, peace be upon him. 54 00:04:39,509 --> 00:04:43,540 I participated with the Prophet, peace be upon him, 55 00:04:43,540 --> 00:04:46,540 In the battles of Badr and Uhud. 56 00:04:46,540 --> 00:04:49,540 And I was the standard-bearer in both. 57 00:04:49,540 --> 00:04:53,540 At Uhud, Ibn Qami'ah al-Laythi caught sight of me. 58 00:04:53,540 --> 00:04:56,540 He thought I was the Messenger of Allah. 59 00:04:56,540 --> 00:05:01,540 This was due to my strong resemblance to the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. 60 00:05:01,540 --> 00:05:04,540 He attacked me while I was carrying the standard. 61 00:05:04,540 --> 00:05:08,540 He struck my right arm and severed it. 62 00:05:08,540 --> 00:05:11,540 I recited the words of Allah the Almighty: 63 00:05:11,540 --> 00:05:17,540 ﴾Muhammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before him.﴿ 64 00:05:17,540 --> 00:05:21,600 Then I took the standard with my left hand. 65 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,600 The disbeliever struck it and severed it. 66 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:30,600 I leaned over the standard and held it to my chest with my upper arms, saying: 67 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:37,600 ﴾Muhammad is not but a messenger. [Other] messengers have passed on before him.﴿ 68 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:40,629 Then he attacked me a third time with a spear. 69 00:05:40,629 --> 00:05:43,629 And he drove it through my body. 70 00:05:43,629 --> 00:05:48,629 I fell to the ground as a martyr, and the standard fell. 71 00:05:48,629 --> 00:05:52,050 When they wanted to bury me, 72 00:05:52,050 --> 00:05:57,050 They found nothing to cover me with in my grave except for a garment of mine. 73 00:05:57,050 --> 00:06:01,050 If they covered my head with it, my feet were exposed. 74 00:06:01,050 --> 00:06:05,050 And if they covered my feet with it, my head was exposed. 75 00:06:05,050 --> 00:06:08,110 The Prophet, peace be upon him, said: 76 00:06:08,110 --> 00:06:14,110 "Cover his head with it, and place some Idhkhir grass over his feet." 77 00:06:14,110 --> 00:06:16,529 So, who am I? 78 00:06:16,529 --> 00:06:24,399 Share your answers with us in the comments below the video. 79 00:06:24,399 --> 00:06:28,660 We will pin the correct answer in the comments 80 00:06:28,660 --> 00:06:33,660 When the next episode is released, if Allah wills.