(Friday Sermon - October 12, 2018 )

Background and Participation in Battles

There are various opinions about the name of Hazrat Abul A‘war bin al-Harith. Ibn Ishaq says that Abul A‘war’s name is Ka‘b whereas Ibn Ammarah believes that his name was Harith bin Zalim. His uncle was called Ka‘b. And so, those who are not aware of his lineage have connected it with his uncle Ka‘b. Ibn Hisham also holds the same opinion. The mother of Hazrat Abul A‘war was Umm Niyaar bint Iyaas bin Aamir. He is from the Banu Adiyy bin Najjar branch of the Ansari Khazraj tribe. He fought in the Battle of Badr and Uhud. (al-Istiaab Fi Marifti al-Ashaab, Vol. 4, p. 1599, Abul A‘war bin al-Harith, Dar-ul-Jeel, Beirut, 1992) (al-Tabkaat-ul-Qubra Li-ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, pp. 389-390, Abul A‘war, Dar-ul-Kutub al-ilmiyya, Beirut, 1990)