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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Exemplary Youths during the Early Days of Islam Mus‘ab ibn ‘Umayr, the Passionate Defender of Islam Mus‘ab ibn ‘Umayr ibn Hāshim ibn ‘Abd al-Manāf was one of those youths who were full of enthusiasm and religious zeal. When the Noble Prophet (S) publicly invited everyone to the divine religion,Islam, Mus‘ab ibn ‘Umayr responded positively to the call and converted to Islam. From then on, he started defending Islam.

Mus‘ab ibn ‘Umayr was the beloved offspring of an aristocratic family. They had provided him with all the comforts and luxuries that the world could offer, but Mus‘ab’s soul was in search of the eternal spring of life offered by Islam. In spite of being very handsome, dressed in fine clothes and ornaments, he was extremely courteous to one and all. Everyone spoke well of him and remembered him with affection. Affluence and the deception of luxury were not enough for him.

He was in search of something higher. Finally, in order to quench his thirst, he went to see the Noble Prophet (S) and devotedly learnt the teachings of Islam. He strove hard to keep his conversion a secret from his family. One day, ‘Uthmān ibn Talhah saw Mus‘ab praying and went to inform his mother and other family members about it.

They angrily confronted him and charged him with the crime of becoming a Muslim and following the instructions of the Noble Prophet (S) and, consequently, imprisoned him in the house. He stayed in prison for some time until he found an opportunity to escape. He then migrated to Ethiopia with the other oppressed Muslims. After staying in Ethiopia for some time, he returned to Mecca with the other emigrants.

When a group of people from Medina came for the Hajj in the month of Dhū al-Hijjah in the twelfth year of the prophetic mission, they met the Noble Prophet (S), one moonlit night, at ‘Aqabah and converted to Islam and requested him to send a preacher to them. The Noble Prophet (S) sent Mus‘ab to accompany them back to Medina, so that he may recite the verses of the Glorious Qur’an among them and teach them the principles and laws of Islam.

After entering Medina, Mus‘ab resided in the house of As‘ad ibn Zarārah, one of the elders of the tribe of Khazraj. One day he and As‘ad went together to the house of Sa‘d ibn Ma‘ādh, one of the elders of the tribe of Aws and As‘ad’s cousin, with the intention of inviting him to convert to the religion of Islam.