Tomb of Jafar-bin-Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him)

This is the tomb of Jafar-bin-Abi Talib (may

Allah be pleased with him), the second amir

appointed by the Prophet (peace and blessings of

Allah be on him) to lead the Muslim army in the

battle of Mu’ta.

Jafar (may Allah be pleased with him) was the

paternal cousin of the Prophet (peace and

blessings of Allah be on him) and the older

brother of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him).

He had a special love for the poor and often

mingled and associated with them.

He was amongst the first of the companions to

emigrate to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) during the

persecution of the Quraysh. He was the

spokesman of the Muslims who successfully

defended the emigrants in the court of the King

Negus against the Quraysh who had come to

force them back to Makkah.

When Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him)

had been killed, the flag of the muslims was

taken by Jafar (may Allah be pleased with

him). He intentionally disabled his horse to

dispel any idea of returning home from the

battlefield. With flag in one hand and sword in

the other, he jumped into the enemy lines. The

enemy cut his right hand, which held the flag.

He at once transferred it to his left. When that

was cut off, he held the flag in his teeth and

supported it with his bleeding arms. His body

was cut into two by somebody from behind

and he fell dead, he was around 33 at the

time.

On hearing the news of his death, the Prophet

(peace and blessings of Allah be on him) went

to his house to condole with his family. He

called his sons Abdullah, Aun and Muhammed,

consoled them and blessed them with his

prayers.

After his death Jafar (may Allah be pleased

with him) became known as Jafar Al-Tayyar,

The One of Two Wings, in reference to the

Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be on

him) having a vision of him in Paradise with

two wings.

References: https://ballandalus.wordpress.com , Fazail-e-Aamal – Sheik Zakariyya

Kandhalvi

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