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'Auf bin 'Afra' ( عوف بن الحارث/عوف بن عفراء ( رضي الله عنه
Scholar:611 - 'Auf bin 'Afra' Comp.(RA)
Full Name:'Auf bin Harith bin Rifa'a b. al-Harith b. Sawad b. Malik b. Ghanm b. Malik b. al-Najjar
Parents:Harith bin Rifa'a b. al-Harith / 'Afra' bint 'Ubayd b. Tha'laba
Siblings: Mu'adh bin 'Afra', Mu'awwidh bin 'Afra'
Birth Date/Place: (Medinah)
Death Date/Place: 2 AH/624 CE (Hijaz)[ Martyred(Badr) ]
Places of Stay: Medinah
Area of Interest:Recitation/Quran
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Narrated From:		Muhammad (saw), Mus'ab ibn 'Umair
Tags :Ansar, Khazraj, B.Malik B.al-Najjar, Aqaba 1, Aqaba 2, Badr
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Brief Biography:
A member of Khazraj tribe of Madinah. Met with the prophet (saw)in the elevent year of his mission, 620 CE. Among the six people from Yathrib to make the pledge to accept and spread Islam and to return the following year with new converts. According to some sources, he was involved in killing Abu Jahl with his brother Mu'awwidh but most authentic story is that it was Mua'dh bin 'Amr.
Last Updated:2010-02-02
References:2[pg:120],11[pg:198,209,335],14[pg:383-385]
Thiqat [Vol:3] , Tabaqat [Vol:3] , Siyar A'lam [2/359-360]

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