Abdullah ibn salam biography
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Abdullah ibn Salam — the rabbi who became Prophet’s companion
He was born in Madinah (then Yathrib) in a Jewish family. He was a rich person and a good scholar of Torah. People considered him a rabbi. His name was Al-Hosayn ibn Salam. He was from one of the Jewish tribes known as Banu Qaynuqa, but later he became a companion of the Prophet (peace be upon him) from among the Ansars of Madinah.
He was a widely respected scholar of Torah. He read in Torah that a Prophet will be raised shortly who will complete the Divine Message of Prophet Moses (peace be upon him). He noted the signs of the coming Prophet and was eager to know more about him.
By the grace of Allah, news emerged from Makkah that Muhammad ibn Abdullah claims to be the Prophet of Allah. He took keen interest in the reports of his appearance and began to make inquiries about his name, his genealogy, his characteristics, his time of appearance and compared this information with what was contained in the Torah. He became
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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 profet 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 bygd 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 synagogue.&# • The following is recorded by Ibn Hisham (died H/ CE) in his sirah (biography) of the Prophet ﷺ: ‘Abdullah ibn Salam ibn al-Harith*, whose name was Al-Husayn before the the Messenger of Allah ﷺ renamed him when he embraced Islam, was a learned rabbi among the Jews. Ibn Ishaq says: It is narrated on the authority of ‘Abdullah ibn Salam [May Allah be Pleased with him] that he said: When I heard the news I cried: ‘Allahu Akbar!’ and my aunt said, ‘Good gracious! By Allah, had you heard about the coming of Mos
“When I heard about the Messenger of Allah ﷺ I knew by his description, name and the time he was expected to appear that he was the one we were waiting for, and I rejoiced greatly thereat. I kept it a secret and did not disclose it to anyone until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived in Medina. When he stayed in Quba’, among the Banu ‘Amr b. ‘Awf a man came with the news while I was pollinating some date palms of mine and my paternal aunt, Khalida bint al-Harith was sitting below.