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A Companion; the commander of the first raiding party in the history of Islam and one of the martyrs of Uhud.
His full name was 'Abdullâh b. Jahsh b. Ri'âb b. Ya'mar al-Asadî. He was the son of the Prophet's paternal aunt; that is, he stood close to the Prophet's family circle.
Before the Prophet took refuge in the House of Arqam he became a Muslim together with two of his brothers, and he took part in both of the emigrations to Abyssinia; he later emigrated to Medina with his family. The Prophet declared him a brother of 'Âsim b. Thâbit.
In the seventeenth month after the emigration the Prophet appointed him commander of the raiding party he sent to Nakhla. His force met a Qurayshî caravan, seized it and killed the caravan's leader 'Amr b. al-Hadramî. Abdullah set aside a fifth of the booty for the Prophet, although the verse on this had not yet been revealed. This expedition is among the events in which the Muslims for the first time shed an enemy's blood and took booty. Because it occurred in a sacred month there was debate about it, but the source records that the relevant Qur'anic verse confirmed that they were in the right.
He took part in the battles of Badr and Uhud; he was martyred at Uhud at about the age of forty (3/625).
His Tomb and Complex — He was buried in the martyrs' cemetery of Uhud, in the same grave as his maternal uncle Hamza.
Differing Scholarly Views
The Nakhla expedition was debated in its own time. Its occurrence in a sacred month gave rise to debate among the Muslims; the source records that the relevant Qur'anic verse confirmed that they were in the right. The atlas writes both the debate and the outcome together (principle 6).
Sources
- TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (DİA) — İsmail Lütfi Çakan · vol. 1, pp. 89-90, entry “ABDULLAH b. CAHŞ”
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External records: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam article