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Jarir ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Shalil al-Bajali, Abu Amr, of Bajila, entered Islam in the year the Prophet ﷺ died. He was the utmost in beauty and height — Umar ibn al-Khattab (may God be pleased with him) called him 'the Yusuf of this nation'. He lived at Kufa until Ali's caliphate, then moved to Qarqisiya.
Jarir ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Shalil al-Bajali, Abu Amr, of Bajila, entered Islam in the year the Prophet ﷺ died, lived at Kufa until Ali's caliphate, then moved to Qarqisiya. He was the utmost in beauty and height — Umar called him 'the Yusuf of this nation'. At al-Qadisiyya he fought Mihran in single combat and brought him down. Tasked with the idol-house of Dhu al-Khalasa — 'the Yemeni Kaaba' of Khat'am — he rode to it and burned it, and the Prophet prayed for his steadfastness and guidance.
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Jarir ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Shalil al-Bajali, Abu Amr, of Bajila, entered Islam in the year the Prophet ﷺ died, lived at Kufa until Ali's caliphate, then moved to Qarqisiya. He was the utmost in beauty and height, and Umar ibn al-Khattab (may God be pleased with him) called him 'the Yusuf of this nation' for his beauty. He fought a duel with Mihran at al-Qadisiyya and killed him. And he was tasked with the idol-house of Dhu al-Khalasa — a house for Khat'am called 'the Yemeni Kaaba' — rode to it and burned it, and the Prophet prayed for his steadfastness and guidance.
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Jarir ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Shalil al-Bajali, Abu Amr, of the Bajila. He embraced Islam in the year the Prophet ﷺ died, lived in Kufa until the caliphate of Ali, and then moved to Qarqisiya. 1
His beauty
He was at the peak of beauty and height, and Umar ibn al-Khattab (may God be pleased with him) called him "the Joseph of this community" for his beauty. 1
Al-Qadisiyya
He challenged Mihran on the day of al-Qadisiyya and killed him. 1
Dhu al-Khalasa
A tyrant of Dhu al-Khalasa asked him to build a house for the Khath'am called "the Yemeni Ka'ba". He went out to it and burned it, and the Prophet prayed for him to be steadfast and guided. 1
The pledge
He pledged allegiance to the Prophet that he would give sincere counsel to every Muslim and would separate himself from the polytheist. 1
Death
He died in the year fifty-six, and it is said fifty-four. 1
For young visitors
Jarir ibn Abdallah al-Bajali was handsome and tall. He embraced Islam shortly before the Prophet died, burned a house that was worshipped in Yemen, and fought at al-Qadisiyya.
Notes for researchers
- The text implies that Umar called him "Joseph of this community"; the statement is reported in summary, and its wording should be checked in the edition relied on.
- The account of Dhu al-Khalasa and the burning of the house is reported from Abu Nu'aym through his chains, and we have not yet checked it against a second source.
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Connections
- Participated in
- Bajila's Quarter of the Sawad and Its Return· The Peace of Baniqya and the Taylasan· The Day of Mihran, Being the Day of al-Buwayb· The Conquest of al-Anbar and the Raid on Baghdad's Market· Conquest of Hamadan and Waj Rudh (22 AH)· The Conquest of Hamadhan· The Conquest of Hulwan and Qarmasin· Jarir's Stipulation of a Quarter of What He Conquered· The Killing of al-Aswad al-Ansi· Siege of Tustar· Uthman's Land-Grants in Iraq
- Related to
- Dhu al-Khalasa (the 'Ka'ba of Yemen')
- Mentioned in
- Muslim 55 — The religion is sincere counsel· Muslim 633 — You will see your Lord as you see this moon, unharmed in seeing Him· Muslim 1017 — Whoever sets a good precedent in Islam· Muslim 2592 — Whoever is deprived of gentleness is deprived of good
People and things also explored
Muhammad· al-Muthanna ibn Haritha· Ammar ibn Yasir· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Jizya (capitation on treaty peoples)· Kharaj (land tax)· Nasiha (sincere counsel)· Charity (sadaqa)
Sources
- Ma'rifat al-sahaba — Abu Nu'aym al-Isfahani , p.625
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim)
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- Asma al-Matalib fi Sirat Ali ibn Abi Talib, vol. 1 — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi
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