Mosque of Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him)

This mosque, in the Jordan Valley, houses the

tomb of Abu Ubaidah-bin-Jarrah (may Allah be

pleased with him), who was among the Ashura

Mubbasharah, the blessed ten companions whom

the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on

him) gave glad tidings of their entry into

Paradise.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be

on him) said, “Every nation has a trustworthy

man, and the trustworthy man of this (Muslim)

nation is Abu Ubaidah.”

Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be pleased with him)

has been described as a tall, thin, light

bearded man with two broken teeth that was

the envy of all the Muslims, as they had been

broken in the process of helping the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allah be on him).

During the battle of Uhud, the Prophet (peace

and blessings of Allah be on him) was fiercely

attacked by the enemy and two links of the

helmet worn by him was struck deep into his

head (or face). Abu Ubaidah ran to help him

and started pulling out the links with his teeth.

By the time one of the links was out he had

lost one of his teeth. Without minding this, he

again used his teeth to pull out the other link

as well. He succeeded in taking out that one

too, but he had to loose another tooth in the

effort. In this process his blood mixed with the

Prophet’s blood.

During the Caliphate of Umar (may Allah be

pleased with him), Abu Ubaidah (may Allah be

pleased with him) replaced Khalid-bin-Waleed

as the commander of the Muslims during the

Syrian Campaign.

He died from the Great Plague in the 18 A.H. ,

near Fahl at the age of 58.

References: Fazail-e-Aamal – Sheik Zakariyya

Kandhalvi, The Holy sites of Jordan – TURAB

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Makam Abu Ubaidah Al-Jarrah

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Tomb of Abu Ubaidah ibn Jarrah, Jordan.

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