Saad bin abi waqas was an early convert to Islam, accepting at the age of 17 and facing persecution from his mother who threatened a hunger strike. He fought bravely in early battles including Badr and Uhud, where he saved the Prophet by shooting arrows. After the Prophet's death, he advised the first three caliphs and led Muslim forces in the battle of Qadissiya despite illness. He introduced Islam to China and died in 54 AH, asking to be buried in the clothes he wore during the battle of Uhud.
Saad bin abi waqas was an early convert to Islam, accepting at the age of 17 and facing persecution from his mother who threatened a hunger strike. He fought bravely in early battles including Badr and Uhud, where he saved the Prophet by shooting arrows. After the Prophet's death, he advised the first three caliphs and led Muslim forces in the battle of Qadissiya despite illness. He introduced Islam to China and died in 54 AH, asking to be buried in the clothes he wore during the battle of Uhud.
Saad bin abi waqas was an early convert to Islam, accepting at the age of 17 and facing persecution from his mother who threatened a hunger strike. He fought bravely in early battles including Badr and Uhud, where he saved the Prophet by shooting arrows. After the Prophet's death, he advised the first three caliphs and led Muslim forces in the battle of Qadissiya despite illness. He introduced Islam to China and died in 54 AH, asking to be buried in the clothes he wore during the battle of Uhud.
3 Cousin of Amina 3 Banu zuhrah 3 Cousin of Abdur rehman bin awf 3 Born in or shortly after 594 C.E 3 Early convert (influenced by Abu Bakr), accepted Islam at age of 17 3 Persecution ; mother blackmailed with hunger strike (instruction of disobeying her from Prophet (pbuh) whilst still respecting her) "Either you forsake your new religion or I would not eat or drink until I die" 3 These verses were regarding his mother and his relation: "and we enjoined on man to be good to his parents... But If they strive to make you join in worship with Me, thing of which you have no knowledge, obey them not" 3 Drew first blood from Islam (in early years of islam in 614 CE when Muslims were in way to meet Prophet in hills of makkah and polytheists began to abuse them and fight them) 3 Prophet (pbuh) prayed for him: "O Allah answer Sa'ad when he supplicates you" 3 Fought boldly in Badr 3 Saved the Prophet in Uhud by shooting arrows, it's reported by Ali (ra) " o Saad! Shoot the arrows; may my mother and father be sacrificed on you" 3 Present at time of conquest of Makkah 3 Present at treaty of Hudaibiya 3 Participated in conquest of Makkah After Prophet's death: 3 Advisor of first 3 caliphs 3 Led Muslims in battle of Qadissiya in 636 AD from sickness bed during Umar's caliphate 3 One of 6 people nominated by Hazrat Umar(ra) 3 Governor of Kufa and Najd during Usman's reign 3 Introduced Islam to China 3 Died in 54 AH 3 Asked his son to shroud him in the jubbah he had worn whilst at uhud as he wished to meet Almighty in that.