abd al rahman ibn awf

• one of the first

  8 people to accept islam
• one of the 10

  promised paradise
• his name before islam was

  ABU AMR
• when he accepted islam

  the prophet called him ABD AL RAHMAN
• he faced persecutions


  with the early muslims by the quraysh
• remained ....


  firm in his faith
• when some muslims left Makkah for abysinnia

  abd al rahman also went
• in Madinah the prophet made abdurrahman

  the brother of saad ibn ar rabiah
• saad was willing to share his wealth and

  wife with abd al rahman
• BUT he

  wanted to work himself
• he was a


  great merchant which led to him becoming a wealthy man
• he fought at the

  battle of UHUD AND BADRRR
• at the battle of tabuk he


  donated for the expedition then spent money equipping those people who were too poor to equip themselves
• at tabuk what did he do ...

  he had the honour of being the only person to have led the prophet in salah
• he was very generous and one incident

  he gave away all the wealth of his caravan to the people of madina.
• after prophets death he himself


  looked after the needs of the prophets wives from his own money
• when asked the secret of his wealth

  he said that he never lifted a stone unless he expected to find gold or silver under it
• he was one of the

  6 persons chosen by umar
• chosen by umar too....

  form the council of shura to chose the caliph after umars death
• DIED AGED


  75
• YEAR


  653