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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Portraits of Youths in Quran and the History of Islam Rabi-ur-raay The Young Teacher Of Aged Students Rabi-ur-Raay was one of the knowledgeable jurists of Medina . Many people who had seen the times of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) used to benefit from his knowledge. Among them some were poets of high caliber and when they recited their compositions the audience were left enchanted.

Such an accomplished young man used to impart lessons in religion from the Prophet’s Mosque. He was surrounded by students that became luminaries in the world of Islamic sciences. One of his students was Malik Ibn Anas, a renowned Sunni scholar and the founder of the Maliki School of jurisprudence. The respected father of Rabi departed to Khorasan with the army of Banu Umayyah and stayed there for a very long time. The name of Rabi’s father was Abdul Rahman Farokh.

When he departed from Medina , his wife was pregnant and she gave birth to a male child after some days. The mother named her child as “Rabi”. Since the mother of Rabi was an accomplished lady herself, in the absence of her husband she brought up her son with utmost care and labor. She provided him with the best religious instruction and gave him the most excellent training. Under the care and training of his mother the child gradually scaled the stages of perfection.

By the time he reached his youth he became a famed intellectual of Medina . When Farokh was leaving for Khorasan he had deposited three thousand Dinars with his wife for safekeeping so that she may return them to him on his return. Farokh stayed in Khorasan for a long period of twenty-seven years and one day he returned to Medina on a horseback holding a spear in his hand. He opened the door of his house and entered therein unannounced.

At that time Rabi was staying with his mother and when Farokh entered he was sitting with his mother. Seeing Farokh he said, “O enemy of Allah! What has happened to you that you enter the house of other people like this?” Rabi moved forward so that Farokh may not step further. Farokh said, “Actually you are the enemy of Allah who is ready to associate with my lawful wife.” The matter reached to physical altercation between the two and the neighbors gathered to watch the spectacle.

The news reached Malik Ibn Anas and he arrived with other intellectuals to see what the matter was. The people could not believe that a personality like Rabi could be involved in such a dispute.