Anas ibn Nadhar


Anas ibn Nadhar was one of the companions of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He belonged to the Banu Khazraj tribe of the Ansar and was the uncle of Anas ibn Malik. He could not join the Battle of Badr and was sad about it so he told the prophet,
He fought against the polytheists in the Battle of Uhud until he was martyred. His body was found with more than eighty wounds of swords and arrows. Only his sister could recognize his body by his fingers. The following verse of Quran was revealed concerning him and other men of his sort: