(Friday Sermon - November 23, 2018 )

Background and Participation in Battles

Hazrat Aamir^(ra) bin Umayyah was the father of Hazrat Hisham bin Aamir^(ra). He took part in the Battle of Badr and was martyred in the Battle of Uhud. He belonged to the tribe of Banu Adiyy bin Najjar. (Al-Tabakaat-ul-Qubra Li-ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p. 389, Aamir bin Umaiyyah, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1990)

Knowledge of the Holy Quran

Hazrat Hisham bin Aamir^(ra) relates that the Holy Prophet^(sa) was asked about the burial arrangements of those martyred in the Battle of Uhud. The Holy Prophet^(sa) instructed to dig a large grave and place two to three bodies in each. The Holy Prophet^(sa) also instructed that the person who was more versed in the Holy Quran should be buried first. Hazrat Hisham bin Aamir^(ra) relates that his father, Aamir bin Umayyah, was lowered into the grave before the other two. (Sunnan At Tirmidi, Abwaab Fazail Al Jihad, Hadith 1713)

Once, Hazrat Aamir’s^(ra) son, Hisham bin Aamir, went to Hazrat Aisha^(ra) and she said that he was indeed an excellent individual. His progeny however did not continue further. (Usdul Ghaba Fi Marifati Al-Sahaba, Vol. 3, p. 12, Aamir bin Umaiyyah, Dar-ul-Fikr wa An Nashr wa At Tauzi’, Beirut, 2003)