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As'ad's speech at the night before [[Pledge of 'Aqaba|the allegiance at al-Aqaba]]<ref>Ahmad b. Hanbal, ''al-Musnad'', Vol.4, P.268.</ref> and also the time that [[the Prophet (s)]] entered [[Quba]] and [[Medina]] represents his faith in the Prophet (s). Whenever the Prophet (s) came to Quba, As'ad went to meet him and performed [[congregational prayer]]s leading by the Prophet (s).<ref>Tabarsi, ''I'lam al-wara, P.76.</ref> | As'ad's speech at the night before [[Pledge of 'Aqaba|the allegiance at al-Aqaba]]<ref>Ahmad b. Hanbal, ''al-Musnad'', Vol.4, P.268.</ref> and also the time that [[the Prophet (s)]] entered [[Quba]] and [[Medina]] represents his faith in the Prophet (s). Whenever the Prophet (s) came to Quba, As'ad went to meet him and performed [[congregational prayer]]s leading by the Prophet (s).<ref>Tabarsi, ''I'lam al-wara, P.76.</ref> | ||
On the other hand, the Prophet (s) was fond of him, so that when he arrived in Medina, he asked about As'ad.<ref>Ahmad b. Hanbal, ''al-Musnad'', Vol.5, P.26.</ref> When As'ad became ill, the prophet (s) paid a visit to him and provided treatment for him.<ref>Ibn Sa'd, ''al-tabaqat al-kubra'',Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyya, Vol.3, P.458; Ibn 'Abd al- | On the other hand, the Prophet (s) was fond of him, so that when he arrived in Medina, he asked about As'ad.<ref>Ahmad b. Hanbal, ''al-Musnad'', Vol.5, P.26.</ref> When As'ad became ill, the prophet (s) paid a visit to him and provided treatment for him.<ref>Ibn Sa'd, ''al-tabaqat al-kubra'',Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyya, Vol.3, P.458; Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, al-Isti'ab, Beirut, Vol.1, P.175.</ref> | ||
==Preaching Islam in Medina== | ==Preaching Islam in Medina== | ||
After As'ad b. Zurara returned to Medina, he started preaching Islam.<ref>Ibn Sa'd, ''al-Tabaqat al-kubra'', Dar Sadir, Vol.3, P. 609-610.</ref> As it is said, he destroyed the [[idols]] in the city and performed [[prayer]]s along with other Muslims.<ref>Ibn Hisham, ''al-Sira al-nabawiyya'', Vol.2, P.435; Tabarsi, ''Majma' al-bayan'', Vol.10, P.431.</ref> It is also said he was the first one who performed the first [[Friday Prayer]]. However historiographers ([[Sira|Sira writers]]) have debates on the matter that As'ad b. Zurara preached Islam and performed prayers in Medina.<ref>Ibn Hisham, ''al-Sira al-nabawiyya'', Vol.2, P.76.</ref> According to the narrations by Ibn Ishaq, after the first pledge of al-Aqaba, Prophet Muhammad (s) sent [[Mus'ab b. 'Umayr]] to Medina in order to teach [[the holy Quran]] to people. And in [[The Second Pledge of al-'Aqaba|the second pledge of al-'Aqaba]] Mus'ab along with Ansar came to [[Mecca]] to have a meeting with the Prophet Muhammad (s).<ref>Ibn Hisham, ''al-Sira al-nabawiyya'', Vol.2, P.76.</ref> | After As'ad b. Zurara returned to Medina, he started preaching Islam.<ref>Ibn Sa'd, ''al-Tabaqat al-kubra'', Dar Sadir, Vol.3, P. 609-610.</ref> As it is said, he destroyed the [[idols]] in the city and performed [[prayer]]s along with other Muslims.<ref>Ibn Hisham, ''al-Sira al-nabawiyya'', Vol.2, P.435; Tabarsi, ''Majma' al-bayan'', Vol.10, P.431.</ref> It is also said he was the first one who performed the first [[Friday Prayer]]. However historiographers ([[Sira|Sira writers]]) have debates on the matter that As'ad b. Zurara preached Islam and performed prayers in Medina.<ref>Ibn Hisham, ''al-Sira al-nabawiyya'', Vol.2, P.76.</ref> According to the narrations by Ibn Ishaq, after the first pledge of al-Aqaba, Prophet Muhammad (s) sent [[Mus'ab b. 'Umayr]] to Medina in order to teach [[the holy Quran]] to people. And in [[The Second Pledge of al-'Aqaba|the second pledge of al-'Aqaba]] Mus'ab along with Ansar came to [[Mecca]] to have a meeting with the Prophet Muhammad (s).<ref>Ibn Hisham, ''al-Sira al-nabawiyya'', Vol.2, P.76.</ref> | ||
While other narrations declared that Mus'ab b. 'Umayr went to Medina after the second pledge of al-Aqaba.<ref>Ibn 'Abd al- | While other narrations declared that Mus'ab b. 'Umayr went to Medina after the second pledge of al-Aqaba.<ref>Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, ''al-Isti'ab'', Cairo, Vol.4, P.1473.</ref> Therefore, it seems Mus'ab was responsible for teaching Quran and As'ad b. Zurara was responsible for performing prayers.<ref>Al-Baladhuri, ''Ansab al-ashraf'', Vol.1, P. 239,243,266; Al-Tabari, ''Tarikh al-Tabari'', Vol.2, P.397; Ibn Hisham, ''al-Sira al-nabawiyya, Vol.1, P.100, 153; Khalifa b. Khayyat, ''Tarikh'', Vol.1, P.14.</ref> When Mus'ab came to Medina, he settled in As'ad's house to carry out his duties. | ||
==Demise== | ==Demise== | ||
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* Ibn Sa'd, Muhammad, ''al-Tabaqat al-kubra''. Beirut: Dar Sadir | * Ibn Sa'd, Muhammad, ''al-Tabaqat al-kubra''. Beirut: Dar Sadir | ||
* Ibn Sa'd, Muhammad,''al-Tabaqat al-kubra''. Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyya, 2nd edition, 1418 | * Ibn Sa'd, Muhammad,''al-Tabaqat al-kubra''. Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyya, 2nd edition, 1418 | ||
* Ibn 'Abd al- | * Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, Yusuf b. 'Abd Allah, ''al-Isti'ab fi ma'rifat al-ashab''. Cairo: 1960 | ||
* Ibn 'Abd al- | * Ibn 'Abd al-Barr, Yusuf b. 'Abd Allah, ''al-Isti'ab fi ma'rifat al-ashab''. Beirut: Dar al-Kutub al-'Ilmiyya, 1st edition, 1415 | ||
* Ibn Hisham, 'Abd al-Malik, ''al-Sirat al-nabawiyya''. Cairo: 1936 | * Ibn Hisham, 'Abd al-Malik, ''al-Sirat al-nabawiyya''. Cairo: 1936 | ||
* Ibn Shabih, ''Tarikh al-madina al-munawwara''. Qum, Dar al-Fikr, 1410 | * Ibn Shabih, ''Tarikh al-madina al-munawwara''. Qum, Dar al-Fikr, 1410 | ||