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Abu Darda
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Companion (Sahabi) of Muhammad (died 652 CE)
Key facts
- Born
- Uwaymir , Yathrib , Arabia
- Died
- c. 652 , Damascus , Rashidun Caliphate
- Burial place
- Bab al-Saghir , Damascus
- Known for
- Companion of Muhammad , Quran instructor , Qadi of Damascus
- Spouse
- Umm al-Darda
- Family
- Balharith (family) , Banu Khazraj (tribe)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Part of
- Ansar
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Rashidun Caliphate
- Place of birth
- Medina
- Place of death
- Damascus
- Spouse
- Umm Darda al-Sughra
- Occupation
- Islamic jurist
- Languages spoken
- Arabic
- Religion
- Islam
- Student of
- Muhammad
- Conflict
- Battle of the Trench
- Image
- Abi Al-Daardaa.JPG
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- date of death
- 0653-00-00
- name in native language
- أبو الدرداء
- date of birth
- 0586-00-00
- Commons category
- Abu al-Darda
- student
- Ibn ʻĀmir al-Shāmī
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Encyclopedic overview
Uwaymir ibn Zayd ibn Qays al-Ansari (Arabic: عُوَيْمِر بْن زَيْد بْن قَيْس الأَنْصَارِيّ, romanized: ʿUwaymir ibn Zayd ibn Qays al-Anṣārī), better known by the kunya Abu al-Darda (Arabic: أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ, romanized: Abū al-Dardāʾ, died 32 AH/652 CE) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad who was known for being a leading authority on and teacher of the Quran. He was the first qadi of Damascus. He was the husband of his fellow companion, Umm al-Darda.
Biography
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Abu Darda” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.