(Friday Sermon - February 8, 2019 )

Background and Martyrdom

Hazrat Tha‘labah^(ra) belonged to the Banu Najjar tribe. His mother’s name was Kabsha who was the sister of the renowned poet, Hazrat Hassan bin Thabit^(ra). Hazrat Tha‘labah^(ra) participated in the Battle of Badr and all other battles alongside the Holy Prophet^(sa). He is among those companions who destroyed the idols of Banu Salma. Hazrat Tha‘labah passed away during the Khilafat of Hazrat Umar^(ra) in the Battle of Jisr, i.e. the Battle of the Bridge. The Battle of Jisr took place in 14 AH against the Iranians. In Tabari it is recorded to have taken place in 13 AH. Both armies – the Muslims led by Hazrat Abu Ubaid and the Iranians led by Bhaman Jazawiyyah – met at the Euphrates River. There was a Jisr, i.e. bridge built to cross the river. This is why is it known as the Battle of Jisr. Some are of the opinion that Hazrat Tha‘labah^(ra) passed away during the Khilafat of Hazrat Uthman^(ra). (Al-Raud-ul-Anf, Vol. 3, pp. 158-159, Tasmiyatu Man Kisr Wa Alihati Bani Salama, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut) (Al-Tabaqaat-ul-Kubra, Vol. 3, p. 386, Tha’labah bin Mihsan^(ra), 340, Salamah bin Aslam^(ra), Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1990) (Tarikh Al-Tabari, Vol. 2, p. 366, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1990) (Tarikh ibn Khaldun, Vol. 2, p. 522, Wilayatu Abi Ubaid, Darul Fikr, Beirut, 2000)