Zayd b. Thabit: Difference between revisions

'''Zayd b. Thābit b. al-Ḍaḥḥāk''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|زید بن ثابت بن ضحّاک}}), d. [[45]]/ 665-6) was one of [[the Prophet Muhammad (s)]]'s [[Sahaba]] (companions). Although he grew up in [[Mecca]], he was originally from the [[Banu l-Najjar]] branch of the [[Khazraj]] tribe in [[Yathrib]]. On some accounts, he is mentioned as a scribe of the [[revelation]] among the [[Ansar]]. He assisted the three first [[Rashidun Caliphs]], but he did not pledge his allegiance to [[Imam Ali (a)]]. At the time of [[hijra]] (Muslims' emigration to [[Medina]]), Zayd was 11 years old, and he died at the age of 56.