(Friday Sermon - April 12, 2019 )

Background, Participation in Battles and Martyrdom

The next companion to be mentioned is Hazrat Warqa bin Iyaas^(ra). There is a difference of opinion about his name. Other than “Warqa”, his name has also been recorded as “Wadfa” and “Wadqa”. His father’s name was Iyaas bin Amr. He was from the Banu Lauzan bin Ghanam clan of the Khazraj tribe. According to a narration by Allama bin Ishaaq, Hazrat Warqa had the opportunity to participate in the Battle of Badr along with two of his brothers, Hazrat Rabi’^(ra) and Hazrat Amr^(ra). Apart from the Battle of Badr, Hazrat Warqa^(ra) participated in the Battle of Uhud, the Battle of Khandaq and all other battles alongside the Holy Prophet^(sa). He was martyred in 11 AH in the Battle of Yamama during the Caliphate of Hazrat Abu Bakr^(ra). (Al-Sira Al-Nabwaiyyah Li ibn Hisham, p. 469, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2001) (Usdul Ghaba, Vol. 5, pp. 412-413, Warqa bin Ayas, Dar-ul-Kutub Al-ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2008) (Al-Asaab fi Tameez Al-Sahaba, Vol. 6, p. 471, Warqa bin Ayas, Dar-ul-Kutb Al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 2005)