Uqba ibn Amir al-Ansari
عُقْبَة بْن عَامِر ٱلْأَنصَارِيّʿUqba ibn ʿĀmir al-Anṣārī
One of the first six Khazraj converts
Biography
ʿUqba ibn ʿĀmir al-Anṣārī رضي الله عنه was among the six men from the Khazraj who became the first converts to Islam from Yathrib, meeting the Prophet ﷺ at Aqabah in Mina during the 10th year of Da'wah. The speaker identifies him as a "famous Ansari." He returned to Yathrib and participated in the spread of Islam there, becoming part of the founding community of what would become the first Islamic city.
Significance
Part of the original six whose conversion planted the seed for the entire Islamic community in Yathrib/Madinah
Stories
The First Six from Yathrib: Seeds Planted at Aqabah
storyThe Prophet ﷺ was making his rounds in Mina, approaching the heavyweight tribes, Banū Kindah, Banū Ḥanīfah, Banū ʿĀmir ibn Ṣaʿṣaʿah. He was concentrat…
Read the full story →The First Pledge of Aqabah (Bay'at al-Aqabah al-Ula)
storyIn the eleventh year of the Daʿwah, two years before the Hijrah, twelve people from Yathrib arrived for Ḥajj and sought a formal meeting with the Prop…
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