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Al-Ahnaf ibn Qays told the Imam (‘a) that he should not agree to the deletion of the word Amir Al-Mu’minin even if it caused renewal of the conflict. He added that if this word were deleted today, the leadership would not ever come back to him. Al-Ash’ath ibn Qays and his supporters insisted that the word be deleted.
1. Thabit Ibn Qays. Thabit Ibn Qays, the orator of the Ansar, rose and addressed Imam ‘Ali, saying: “By Allah, O commander of the faithful, if they had preceded you in authority, they had not preceded you in the religion. If they were a head of you yesterday, you have caught up with them today. They were and you were.
Thabit ibn Qays. Thābit ibn Qays ibn Shammās al-Ḥārithī al-Khazrajī (Arabic: ثابت بن قيس بن شماس الحارثي الخزرجي) was a companion of Muhammad, who served as one of his orators and scribes, [1] and a leader of the Ansar, the natives of Medina who gave Muhammad safe haven in their city and were among the ...
People attacked, cursed, and threatened him. Mu’awiya commanded them to refrain from him. Sa‘sa‘a unsuccessfully returned to Imam ‘Ali. Accordingly, al-Ash‘ath Ibn Qays19 hurried to the Imam and said to him: “O Amir al-Mu’minin, the people have prevented us from the water of the Euphrates while you are among us and we have swords ...
The title granted legitimacy to Omar's leadership of Afghanistan and his declared jihad against the government led by Burhanuddin Rabbani. Omar was still referred to as ʾAmīr al-Muʾminīn by his followers and other jihadists, notably al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor, the successor of Mullah Omar, was ...
Thabit ibn Qays was a chieftain of the Khazraj and therefore a man of considerable influence in Yathrib. He was known for the sharpness of his mind and the power of his oratory. It was because of this that he became the khatib or the spokesman and orator of the Prophet and Islam. He became a Muslim at the hands of Musab ibn Umayr whose cool and ...
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Literal Meaning. The word "Amir al-Mu'minin" literally means the ruler, governor or leader of Muslim believers. [1] On its literal meaning, the phrase applies to the Prophet (s), since he was the leader of all Muslims. With the same literal connotation, the word has been used for Rashidun Caliphs as well as Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphs.
