Iyas ibn Mu'adh

إياس بن معاذ

Medina

A young Awsite lad from Yathrib who came to Mecca in an alliance-seeking delegation before the battle of Bu'ath; when the Prophet ﷺ presented Islam to the delegation, Iyas declared it better than their tribal cause, but was struck down by his leader Abu al-Haysar; he died shortly thereafter in Yathrib praising God.

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Companion
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Sunni
Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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Medina

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Place in the story

  • Convert to IslamtowardMuhammad · c. 620 CETradition
  • Companion · c. 620 CETradition

Sunni (transmitted)

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

At the season (al-Raheeq al-Makhtum p.132)

He came in a delegation of the Aws seeking an alliance with Quraysh against the Khazraj. The Prophet sat with him and presented Islam to them, shortly before the battle of Bu'ath, in the early part of the eleventh year of the mission (Offering Islam to the tribes) 1.

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Born in
Medina
Member of
Banu Aws
Participated in
Offering Islam to the tribes at the pilgrim season

People and things also explored

Muhammad· Suwayd ibn Samit· Mosque of the Two Qiblas· Prophet's Mosque· The Sanctuary of Medina· Judaism in Arabia before Islam· Medina's society at the Hijra· The utum (tower-fortresses) of Yathrib

Sources

  1. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.132
  • al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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Muhammad

The Prophet of Islam (c. 570–632 CE), through whom Muslims believe the Qur'an was revealed, and the founder of the first Muslim community in Medina.