al-Bara ibn Ma'rur

البراء بن معرور

Medina

Senior chief of Banu Salima of the Khazraj and the foremost spokesman for the Yathrib delegation at the Second Pledge of Aqaba; he took the Prophet ﷺ's hand and proclaimed their commitment to defend him with their lives and arms; he died shortly before the Prophet reached Medina in the Hijra.

Depth

At a glance

Roles
Companion · Notable
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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In space

Medina

Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph

Converts and those who leave

Place in the story

  • Convert to IslamtowardMuhammad · c. 622 CE · c. 1 BH†Tradition
  • Companion · c. 622 CE · c. 1 BH†Tradition

Sunni (transmitted)

Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.

Connections

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Born in
Medina
Member of
The Ansar· Banu Khazraj
Participated in
The Pledges of Aqaba
Parent of
Bishr ibn al-Bara'· Umm Mubashshir bint al-Bara' ibn Ma'rur

People and things also explored

The Ansar· Medina· Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Haram· al-Abbas ibn Ubada· As'ad ibn Zurara· Ubada ibn al-Samit· Usayd ibn Hudayr· Bishr ibn al-Bara'

Sources

  • al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
  • al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
  • Ibn Sa'd, Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir (Bewley translation, Ta-Ha)
  • Wafa al-Wafa bi-akhbar dar al-Mustafa — al-Samhudi (older print)
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Wing

People

Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story.
Related

The Ansar

'The Helpers' — the Muslims of Medina, of Aws and Khazraj, who invited the Prophet to their city, sheltered the refugees, and supplied the community's fighting strength.