(Friday Sermon - November 23, 2018 )
Background and Participation in Battles
Hazrat Jabr bin Ateek(ra) was a companion who participated in the Battle of Badr and in all the other battles with the Holy Prophet(sa). He lived in Medina and remained there until the demise of the Holy Prophet(sa). Hazrat Jabr bin Ateek’s(ra) title was Abdullah. He had two sons – Ateek and Abdullah – and one daughter named Umme Thabit. The Holy Prophet(sa) established a bond of brotherhood between Hazrat Jabr bin Ateek(ra) and Hazrat Khabbab bin al-Arat(ra). At the conquest of Mecca he was the flag bearer for Banu Muawiyyah bin Malik. Hazrat Jabr bin Ateek(ra) passed away in 61 AH during the Khilafat of Yazid bin Muawiyyah at the age of 71. Rather it should be termed as an “era”, because it was not a Khilafat. (Al-Tabakaat-ul-Qubra Li-ibn Sa‘d, Vol. 3, p.357, Jabr bin Ateek, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1990)