Al-Bara' ibn Malik
al-Bara' ibn Malik البراء بن مالك al-Ansari | |
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| Died | 641/642 Shushtar, Khuzestan, Iran |
| Burial place | Khuzestan |
| Other names | Ibn Malik |
| Employer(s) | Muhammad, Abu Bakar, Umar |
| Organization | Rashidun caliphate |
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| Relatives | Anas ibn Malik (brother) Zaid ibn Malik (brother) Abdullah ibn Abi Talha (step-brother) Abu Talha al-Ansari (step-father) |
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Al-Barāʾ ibn Mālik al-Anṣārī (Arabic: البراء بن مالك الأنصاري; died c. 641) was one of the Sahaba (companions of Muhammad), an Ansar belonging to the Banū al-Najjār branch of the Banu Khazraj. He was the brother of Anas ibn Malik.
He was most known for his participations in the Ridda Wars against Musaylima and Muslim conquest of Persia. He died around 641-642 of wounds he received during his siege in Shushtar against the Sasanian Empire.
Al-Barā has become a role model of conducting Jihad by later era Islamic communities.