Uwais al-Qarani Arabic:
أويس بن انيس القرني, was an
Arab,
Muslim martyr, he was a
Tabi'i from
Yemen. He lived during the lifetime of
Muhammad, but never met Muhammad personally.
[3] As reported by
Ibn Battuta, Uwais was killed in the
Battle of Siffeen as a soldier in
Imam Ali's army. Uwais's shrine where he is buried was in
al-Raqqah,
Syria before it was destroyed by radical Islamists in 2013.
[4] Another shrine was constructed in his honor in
Baykan, in the
Siirt Province of
Turkey.
[5]
Life
Uwais's father, Abdullah, was a strong
Muslim believer and died when Uwais was young. Not long after a meeting with
Ali, Uwais al-Qarani left Qaran for
Kufa,
Iraq.
He was considered one of Shiat Ali (companion of Ali and one who
followed the teachings of Ali) in his time, in addition he fought for
Ali against
Muawiyah I at the
Battle of Siffeen in 657 AD.
[6]
Damage of Uwais's Tomb
On March 11, 2013 the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant bombed and heavily damaged the tombs of Uwais al-Qarani and Ammar ibn Yasir located in al-Raqqah.
Uwaisi
The
Uwaisi form of
Islamic mysticism
was named after Uwais al-Qarani, as it refers to the transmission of spiritual knowledge between two individuals without the need for
physical interaction between them.
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