Al-Zubayr

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For Muhammad's uncle, see Al-Zubair ibn Abd al-Muttalib.

Abu ‘Abd Allah Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (Arabic: أبو عبدالله زبير ابن العوام‎) was a Sahaba, or companion, of the prophet Muhammad.

1 Biography
2 Legacy
- 2.1 Sunni view
- 2.2 Shi'a view
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Family

Zubayr came from the Banu Asad, the son of Awwam ibn Khuwaylid^{[citation needed]} and Saffiyah bint ‘Abd al-Muttalib ^[1].

His wife was Asma bint Abu Bakr, sister of Aisha. Their son was Abd-Allah ibn Zubayr and Urwah ibn al-Zubayr. Ursa ibn al-Zubayr was also Zubayr's son. Some sources state that the union was in the form of a temporary marriage.^[2]

[edit] Muhammad's era (?-632)

When Zubayr became a Muslim, his uncle is said to have punished him by wrapping him in a mat and passing smoke through his nose ^[3].

[edit] Abu Bakr's era (632 – 634)

He opposed Umar ^[4]. According to Shia and Mutazilite souces, he had his sword broken when he defended Ali and Fatimah against Umar and was then sent away to Khalid ibn Walid ^[5].

[edit] Umar's era (634-644)

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[edit] Uthman's era (644–656)

He was part of the council which elected Uthman as the third Caliph after the death of Umar.

[edit] Ali's era (656–661)

According to Shi‘a, He gave an oath of allegiance to the fourth Caliph, Ali ibn Abu Talib, but later broke it when he went to war with Aisha and Talha against Ali in the Battle of Bassorah.

He was murdered by Amr ibn Jarmouz while praying on his way home^[6] from the Battle.

When they brought Ali the sword of Zubair, Ali cursed the man who took his life; and called to mind the feats displayed by Zubair in the early battles of Islam, exclaimed:—"Many a time hath this sword driven care and sorrow from the Prophet's brow." ^[7]

[edit] Legacy

[edit] Sunni view

Sunnis regard him as one of the Ten Promised Paradise.

[edit] Shi'a view

Ali Asgher Razwy, a 20th century Shi'a Twelver Islamic scholar states:

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Umar, on his deathbed, had appointed six Muhajireen as members of a panel which was to choose one out of themselves as the future khalifa of the Muslims. They were Ali ibn Abi Talib, Uthman, Talha, Zubayr, Abdur Rahman bin Auf and Saad bin Abi Waqqas. Except Ali, all other members of the panel were capitalists, or rather, neo-capitalists. When they came from Makkah, they were penniless and homeless but within twelve years, i.e., from the death of Muhammad Mustafa in 632 to the death of Umar in 644, each of them, except Ali, had become rich like Croesus. Between these two dates, they had accumulated immense wealth, and had become the richest men of their times.

Ali did not qualify as a member of this exclusive "club" but Umar admitted him anyway. Apart from the fact that Ali made his living as a gardener whereas his other five co-members lived on the revenues of their lands and estates, there was another gulf, even more unbridgeable, that separated him from them. In character, personality, temperament, attitudes, philosophy and outlook on life, Ali and the rest of them were the antithesis of each other.^[8]

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