Anas ibn Malik


Anas ibn Malik ibn Nadr al-Khazraji Al-Ansari was a well-known sahabi of the Prophet of Islam.

Biography

Anas ibn Malik, a member of the Najjar clan of the Khazraj tribe of Yathrib, was born ten years before the Prophet Hijrah. After his father, Malik ibn Nadr, died a non-Muslim, his mother, Umm Sulaim, remarried to a new convert, Abu Talha ibn Thabit. Anas's half-brother from this marriage was Abdullah ibn Abi Talha.
When the prophet arrived in Medina in 622, Anas's mother presented him to the prophet as a servant to him.
After the prophet's death in 632, Anas participated in the wars of conquest.

Death

He was the last of the prominent Companions of the Prophet to die. Anas died in 93 AH in Basra at the age of 103 years.

Shrine

The mosque and shrine of Anas Ibn Malik is located at Basra, Iraq. The grave of Anas Ibn Malik is a simple cenotaph. However, the shrine was destroyed with explosive devices. Despite the fact that the mosque and shrine is heavily damaged and walls stained with vandalism, the complex is still a popular place of visit by Sunni Muslims.