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4:54 - Or do they envy mankind for what Allah hath given them of His bounty? But We had already
given the people of Abraham the Book and Wisdom and conferred upon them a great
kingdom. 576
Biographies of Companions
Abdullah ibn Abbas
Abdullah was the son of Abbas, an uncle of the noble Prophet. He was born just three years before the Hijrah. When the
Prophet died, Abdullah was thus only thirteen years old……
The Prophet would often draw Abdullah as a child close to him, pat him on the shoulder and pray: "O Lord, make him acquire
a deep understanding of the religion of Islam and instruct him in the meaning and interpretation of things."…..
The Prophet moreover prayed that he be granted not just knowledge and understanding but wisdom. Abdullah related the
following incident about himself: "Once the Prophet, peace be upon him, was on the point of performing wudu. I hurried to get
water ready for him. He was pleased with what I was doing. As he was about to begin Salat, he indicated that I should stand
at his side. However, I stood behind him. When the Salat was finished, he turned to me and said: 'What prevented you from
being at my side, O Abdullah?' 'You are too illustrious and too great in my eyes for me to stand side by side with you,' I
replied.
Raising his hands to the heavens, the Prophet then prayed: 'O Lord, grant him wisdom." The Prophet's prayer undoubtedly
was granted for the young Abdullah was to prove time and again that he possessed a wisdom beyond his years. But it was a
wisdom that came only with devotion and the dogged pursuit of knowledge both during the Prophet's lifetime and after his
death……
Sad ibn abi Waqqas described him with these words: "I have never seen someone who was quicker in understanding, who
had more knowledge and greater wisdom than Ibn Abbas. I have seen Umar summon him to discuss difficult problems in the
presence of veterans of Badr from among the Muhajirin and Ansar. Ibn Abbas would speak and Umar would not disregard
what he had to say."…..
Abdullah ibn Abbas was constant in his devotions. He kept voluntary fasts regularly and often stayed up at night in Prayer. He
would weep while praying and reading the Quran. And when reciting verses dealing with death, resurrection and the life
hereafter his voice would be heavy from deep sobbing.
He passed away at the age of seventy one in the mountainous city of Taif.
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith
Hadith 4.703
Abu Huraira
Narrated by
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Pride and arrogance are characteristics of the rural bedouins while calmness is found among
the owners of sheep. Belief is Yemenite, and wisdom is also Yemenite (i.e. the Yemenites are well-known for their true belief
and wisdom)." Abu 'Abdullah (Al-Bukhari) said, "Yemen was called so because it is situated to the right of the Ka'ba, and
Sham was called so because it is situated to the left of the Ka'ba."
Sunan of Abu-Dawood
Hadith 4994
Narrated by
Buraydah ibn al-Hasib
I heard the Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) say: In eloquence there is magic, in knowledge ignorance, in poetry
wisdom, and in speech heaviness. Sa'sa'ah ibn Suhan said: The Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) spoke the truth. His
statement "In eloquence there is magic" means: (For example), there is a right due from a man who is more eloquent in
reasoning than the man who is demanding his right. He (the defendant) charms the people by his speech and takes away his
right. His statement "In knowledge there is ignorance" means: A scholar brings to his knowledge what he does not know, and
thus he becomes ignorant of that. His statement "In poetry there is wisdom" means: These are the sermons and examples by
which people receive admonition. His statement "In speech there is heaviness" means: That you present your speech and
your talk to a man who is not capable of understanding it, and who does not want it.
Biographies of Companions
Salman al-Farsi
…..As a scholar, Salman was noted for his vast knowledge and wisdom. Ali said of him that he was like Luqman the Wise.
And Kab al-Ahbar said: "Salman is stuffed with knowledge and wisdom--an ocean that does not dry up." Salman had a
knowledge of both the Christian scriptures and the Quran in addition to his earlier knowledge of the Zoroastrian religion.
Salman in fact translated parts of the Quran into Persian during the life-time of the Prophet. He was thus the first person to
translate the Quran into a foreign language……
…..According to the most reliable account, he died in the year thirty five after the hijrah, during the caliphate of Uthman, at
Ctesiphon.
Biographies of Companions
Abu Hurayrah
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