Ayman ibn Ubayd · Islam Museum

Depth

At a glance

Roles: Companion
Counted among: Sunni
Era: The Prophetic Era
Region: Arabia
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Life in time

Pre-Islamic Arabia · The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate · The Umayyad Period Contemporaries: al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib · Abdullah ibn Abbas · Abdullah ibn Abi Umayya · Abdullah ibn Khatal · Abdullah ibn Mas'ud

Battles Race, colour and ethnicity

Place in the story

Martyr (as regarded)Tradition

Sunni (transmitted)

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

Summary

Son of Umm Ayman, the Prophet's nurse, and brother of Usama ibn Zayd by his mother; an Abyssinian-Qurashi Companion who stood firm with the Prophet when the people scattered in the narrows of Hunayn, fighting before him until martyred ¹.

His gallantry and martyrdom

When Hawazin's ambush struck and the people fell back at the battle's start, Ayman ibn Ubayd (may God be pleased with him) was among the few who held firm around the Prophet, gathering round him at his mount, and kept defending with his sword until he fell a martyr in the valley of Hunayn ¹.

Ibn Ishaq names him at the head of that day's martyrs of Banu Hashim and their allies ².

For young visitors

The son of the noble nurse Umm Ayman stood like a shield defending the Prophet bravely on the day of Hunayn until he won martyrdom.