Sariyya ibn Zanim
Sariyya ibn Zanim | |
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سارية بن زنيم | |
 The tomb of Sariyya in Cairo | |
| Born | c. End of the 6th century CE Mecca, now part of Saudi Arabia |
| Died | c. 645 CE Egypt (possibly) |
| Monuments | His tomb within the Cairo Citadel in Egypt |
| Known for | Being one of Muhammad's companions |
| Title | Sariyya al-Jabal |
Sariyya ibn Zanim (Arabic: سارية بن زنيم) also known as Sariya al-Jabal was one of the Sahaba, who lived during the 6th–7th centuries CE. He was from the tribe of Kinana and later served as a military commander under the Rashidun caliph Umar ibn al-Khattab after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Biography[edit]
Lineage and name[edit]
His full name with patronymic, according to historians, is Sariyya ibn Zanim ibn 'Amr ibn Abdullah ibn Jabir ibn Mahmiyah ibn 'Abd ibn Adiyy ibn ad-Da'il ibn Bakr ibn 'Abd Manat ibn Kinana, and from there his lineage is then traced to Adnan.[1][2] He is also known as Sariya al-Jabal.[3]
Before Islam[edit]
In the pre-Islamic period, Sariyya ibn Zanim was known to be a robber who had the ability to run faster than the average horse.
Conversion to Islam[edit]
Sariyya converted to Islam in the 7th century. According to Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Sariyya influenced his nephew to become a convert to Islam, as he was the only one out of the whole tribe of Kinana who had not yet become a Muslim.[4] After the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Sariyya participated in several conquests under the Rashidun Caliphate, and was ordered by Umar ibn al-Khattab to be a military commander for the Islamic conquests of Persia.[4]
The incident of Sariyya and the mountain[edit]
According to Islamic tradition, one day while Umar ibn al-Khattab was giving a khutbah in the Prophet's Mosque at Medina, he suddenly blurted out, in a loud voice, "Ya Sariyya! Al-Jabal, al-Jabal! (O Sariyya! The mountain, the mountain!)" Umar's voice reached Sariyya, who was at Persia at the time and commanding Rashidun forces against the Sasanian Empire.[5][6][7] When Sariyya and his forces followed Umar's telepathic voice and went to the nearest mountain, they were able to fend off the attacks from the enemy soldiers and defeat them.[5][6][7] This incident happened in the 23rd year of the Hijra (and hence is dated to 645 CE).
Tomb[edit]
A tomb attributed to Sariyya is located in the Sulayman Pasha Mosque which was established by Hadim Suleiman Pasha in 1528. A model boat hangs from the ceiling of the hallways surrounding the tomb; it is likely intended as a reference to the ancient Egyptian burial customs.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Biography of Sariyya ibn Zanim". Islamweb Fatwa. 8 August 2002.
- ^ التاريخ, تراحم عبر. "سارية بن زنيم". tarajm.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "Sayyidina Sariya al-Jabal". Mazarat Misr. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ a b Ibn Hajar (2010). Al Isabah fi Tamyiz Al Sahabah. Beirut, Lebanon: Dār al-kutub al-ʿilmiyya. ISBN 9782745135070.
- ^ a b Ibn Hanbal, Ahmad (2020). Fadaail as-Sahabah, volume 2. Saudi Arabia: Dar Ibn al-Jawzi.
- ^ a b Ya'qubi (2010). Tarikh al-Ya'qubi, volume 2. Beirut, Lebanon: Dar Sadr. ISBN 978-9953132648.
- ^ a b al-Kāmil fīʾl-Tārīkh, ed. Abū l-Fidāʾ ʿAbdallāh al-Qāḍī (11 vols., Beirut: Dār al-kutub al-ʿilmiyya, 1987–2003)
- ^ O'Kane, Bernard (2016). The mosques of Egypt. Cairo, Egypt: American University In Cairo Press. ISBN 978-977-416-732-4. OCLC 919186646.