'Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah' () (d.
656) was a
companion of Muhammad, best known for his role in the
Battle of Uhud and the
Battle of the Camel.
Biography
Family
'Talha ibn Ubaydullah' was a cousin of
Abu Bakr.
'Amr bin Ka'b was the great grandfather of both of them.
[1], so all of them were from the
Banu Taym clan
[The Origins and Early Development of Shi`a Islam p.58-079].
Among his wives was a
Syrian Jew [2]
He was also extremely rich. According to al-Masudi, he made 1,000 dinars a day from his business ventures in
Iraq, and his income from the region of ash-Sharah was more than that
[3]. He also owned lots of real estate in Medina, and had a lot of servants
[4]. Once he was rich, he gave all of income to charity .
Early Life (597-610)
Assuming he died 64 years old, he was born in 597.
Muhammad's era (610-632)
Mecca
Talha became a Muslim when he was 18 years old
[5], and was
one of the first Muslims. He was one of the very few residents of
Mecca who could read and write at the advent of Islam.
Assuming he was 64 years old when he died, and he became Muslim when he was 18, he became a Muslim in 615, or seven years before the
Migration to Medina.
Nawfal ibn Khuwaylid at one time he bound
Abu Bakr and 'Talha ibn Ubayd-Allah' with a rope
[6]. Due to this, those two became known as the "Al-Qareenayn", "the two tied together"
[7].
Uthman bin 'Ubaydullah used beat him up mercilessly. He followed Muhammad during the
Meccan boycottMedina
He brought the family of Abu Bakr to Madina after Hijrah (Migration). In Madina, he stayed with
As'ad bin Zurarah who was among the first batch of converts from Madinah.
He participated in all of the battles in which Muhammad participated personally with the exception of the battle of Badr Muhammad had sent him and
Sa'id ibn Zayd to get information on the movement of the Quraysh army. They missed the Quraysh army and by the time they returned, the battle had been won by the Muslims. However, both of them were given their share of the war trophies) of the battle.
had killed his uncle;
'Umayr ibn 'Uthman, his brother
Malik ibn 'Ubaydillah and his nephew
'Uthman ibn Malik in the battle of Badr
[ ]
al-islam.org [5] referencing: ash-Shaykh al-Mufid: al-Irshad, (with Persian tr. Of Sh. Muhammad Baqir Sa'idi Khurasani), p.65. [See also Eng . tr. of I. K.A. Howard, p .47 .] .
Main articles: Battle of Uhud
He was included in the Battle of Uhud. A Sunni source elaborates:
Farewell Pilgrimage
He participiated in the
Farewell Pilgrimage .
Abu Bakr's era (632–634)
Main articles: Hadith of the succession to Abu Bakr
writes:
Umar's era (634-644)
Main articles: The election of Uthman
He was appointed by the second caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab, to the council electing his successor, which led to the election of Uthman ibn 'Affan in
644.
Uthman's era (644–656)
Ali's era (656-661)
He was amongst the group that unsuccessfully fought the fourth caliph,
Ali ibn Abi Talib, in the Battle of the Camel in 656 C.E. to avenge the murder of the preceding caliph,
Uthman. During the battle, his commander
Marwan ibn Al-Hakam ordered the death of Talha, who was shot with an arrow. He was taken aside and died later of his wound
[8].
He became 64 years old.
Legacy
He has a son named
Muhammad ibn Talha from a marriage with
Hammanah bint Jahsh, the sister of
Zaynab bint Jahsh. He also died at the
battle of the Camel.
.
From his marriage to
Umm Kulthum bint Abu Bakr, he had three children
:
★
Zakariyyah ibn Talhah
★
Yusuf ibn Talhah
★
A'isha bint Talhah
He has also a daughter named
Umm Ishaq bint Talhah who married
Hasan ibn Ali and had a son named
Talha ibn Hassan.
After Hassan died, Umm Ishaq married
Husayn ibn Ali and had a daughter named
Fatimah bint Husayn.
Sunni view
Sunnis regard him as one of
the ten who were promised paradise during their lifetimes by Muhammad.
Shi'a view
Shi'a have ambivalent view of him. On one side, he was a great defender of early Islam, fighting side by side with Muhammad and Ali. On the other side, he contested Ali's leadership and then broke his oath of allegiance to Ali.
states:
See also
★
Talha (name)
★
Ubayd-Allah (name)
References
1. http://www.islam4theworld.com/Sahabah/talhah_bn_ubaydullah_R.htm
2. Abu Bakr Jasas in his Tafseer Ahkaam al Qur'an Volume 1 page 333, Beirut edition [1]
3. [2] Talhah's income from the 'Iraq was 1,000 dinars a day, and his income from the region of ash-Sharah was more than that.- Ibn Khaldun
4. [3] On a refutation of the socialist Syed Qutb
5. (in 615, assuming he was born in 597 CE)
6. USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts [4]
7. http://www.arabnews.com/?page=5§ion=0&article=84035&d=28&m=6&y=2006
8. [6], [7][8] [9]
External links
★ http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Articles/companion/44_ali_bin_talib.htm
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