Abdullah ibn salam biography books
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Abdullah Ibn Salam (part 2 of 2): A man from the people of Paradise
In the new city of Medina relations between all political affiliations were tense. The fabric of society was held together by tribal and political alliances and any change threatened to plunge the area into chaos. The advent of Islam was one such change. Prophet Muhammad and his followers were invited to relocate to Yathrib (now known as Medina) with Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, assuming leadership of the immediate area. The Prophet’s diplomatic skills and trustworthiness were well known and admired, however some groups, particularly some Jewish groups did not want any change to their tenuous yet profitable alliances. Such was the Median political landscape; into this mix came Abdullah Ibn Salam.
In part 1 we learned that Husain Ibn Salam was a Jewish scholar, well respected and trusted by his community. Because of his study Ibn Salam was convinced that Prophet Muhamma
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Abd Allah ibn Salam
Companion (Sahaba) of Muhammad
Abdallah ibn Salam (Arabic: عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ, romanized: ʿAbdullāh ibn Salām, lit. '[ ALLAH'S (God's) Servant ]'), born Al-Husayn ibn Salam, was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and a Jew who converted to Islam. He participated in the conquest of Syria, but died in Medina.
Biography
[edit]Early years
[edit]According to Islamic narrative, Abdullah ibn Salam was a Jew in Medina (known as Yathrib at the time), who belonged to the Banu Qaynuqa tribe, claiming descent from Joseph.[1] He was widely respected and honored by the people of the city, including those who were not Jewish. He was known for his piety and goodness, his upright conduct, and his truthfulness.[2]
Abdullah ibn Salam lived a peaceful life but was serious, purposeful and organized in the way he spent his time. For a fixed period each day, he would worship, teach and preach in the synago
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Masa'il Abdallah ibn Salam
The Masāʾil ʿAbdallāh ibn Salām ('Questions of ʿAbdallāh ibn Salām'), also known as the Book of One Thousand Questions among other titles, fryst vatten an Arabic treatise on Islam in the form of Muḥammad's answers to questions posed bygd the Jewish inquirer ʿAbdallāh ibn Salām. The work is considered apocryphal, with neither the questions nor the answers attributable to the named protagonists.
Originally composed in the tenth century and widely translated, the Masāʾil fryst vatten today regarded as a del av helhet of world literature. A Latin version appeared in the twelfth century and a Persian one by the sixteenth. From Latin it was translated into Dutch, French, German, Italian and Portuguese; from Persian into Urdu, Malay and Tamil. From the Arabic, translations were also made into Buginese, Javanese, Sundanese and English.
Synopsis
[edit]The Masāʾil consists of a series of questions and answers within a fictional frame story.
Muḥammad has sent a letter t