Part of Who am I?
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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (117)
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Pause and identify this Companion, scholar, and eminent figure.
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A new challenge: Who am I?
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I am one of the Muhajirun (Emigrants) among the Companions and one of the earliest Muslims in Makkah.
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I embraced Islam as the seventh of seven people, at the age of sixteen.
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I kept my Islam hidden, so no one knew of it, not even my own relatives.
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I was the first scribe of the revelation.
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I was among the wealthy and affluent of the Quraysh.
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My face beamed with youth and handsomeness.
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My house was located on Mount Safa.
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It was in a quiet area near the Sacred Kaaba.
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It was inhabited only by the wealthy of the Quraysh.
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Therefore, the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, made it his headquarters.
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He stayed hidden there in Makkah, along with the Muslims, during the period of secret proselytizing.
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That house was the most important center for the call to Islam.
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In it, the senior Companions and the earliest Muslims embraced Islam.
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They remained hidden there until they numbered forty men.
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The last of them to embrace Islam was Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him.
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Once they reached forty men there,
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They marched out in two rows, openly proclaiming the call to Allah the Exalted.
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Led by Hamza and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both.
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That house became known as the House of Islam.
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I witnessed all the battles alongside the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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During the Battle of Badr,
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, gave me a sword from the spoils of war.
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And he employed me in the distribution of charity.
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When the polytheists challenged the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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They said, "If you are truthful, O Muhammad,
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Then split the moon for us into two halves,
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And place one half on Mount Abu Qubays,
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And the other half on Mount Qu'ayqi'an."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, said to them,
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"If I do that, will you believe in me?"
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They replied, "Yes," and it was the night of the full moon.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, asked his Lord to grant him what they had requested.
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The moon appeared with one half on this mountain and the other on that one.
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, called out to me,
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And said to me and to Abu Salamah,
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"Bear witness."
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One day, I prepared myself, intending to visit Bayt al-Maqdis (Jerusalem).
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When I had finished my preparations, I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him, to bid him farewell.
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He asked, "What is taking you out? Is it for a need or for trade?"
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I said, "No, O Messenger of Allah—may my father and mother be sacrificed for you—
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But I wish to pray in Bayt al-Maqdis."
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The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said,
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"A prayer in this mosque of mine
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Is better than a thousand prayers in any other mosque,
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Except for the Sacred Mosque."
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So I abandoned the journey and remained in Madinah.
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So, who am I?
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We will pin the correct answer in the comments
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When the next episode is released, if Allah wills.