Abu Ayyub al-Ansari

Abu Ayyub al-Ansari
أبو أيوب الأنصاري
The tomb of Abu Ayyub in Istanbul, Turkey
Rashidun governor of Medina
MonarchAli
Preceded bySahl ibn Hunaif (From 657)
Succeeded byMarwan ibn al-Hakam (662–669)
Personal details
BornYathrib, Hejaz, Arabia (present-day Medina, Saudi Arabia)
Diedc. 674
Constantinople, Eastern Roman Empire (present-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Spouse(s)Umm al-Hasan bint Zayd ibn Haris
Umm al-Ayyub al-Ansari
RelationsBanu Khazraj (Banu Najjar)
ChildrenAbu Mansur al-Tabi'i
Abd al-Rahman (died as an infant)
Khalid
Ayyub
Umrah
Parents
  • Zayd ibn Kulayb ibn Thaalba ibn Abdul Awf al-Khazraji (father)
  • Hind bint Saeed (mother)

Abu Ayyub al-Ansari[1] (Arabic: أبو أيوب الأنصاري, romanizedAbū Ayyūb al-Anṣārī, Turkish: Ebu Eyyûb el-Ensarî, died c. 674)[2] — born Khalid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb ibn Tha'laba (Arabic: خالد ابن زيد ابن كُليب ابن ثعلبه, romanizedKhālid ibn Zayd ibn Kulayb ibn Thaʿlaba) in Yathrib — was from the tribe of Banu Najjar, was a close companion (Arabic: الصحابه, sahaba) and the standard-bearer of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Abu Ayyub was one of the Ansar (Arabic: الأنصار, meaning aiders, helpers or patrons) of the early Islamic history, those who supported Muhammad after the hijra (migration) to Medina in 622. The patronym Abu Ayyub, means father (abu) of Ayyub. Abu Ayyub died of illness during the First Arab Siege of Constantinople.

  1. ^ "A Part of the Eyoub (i.e., Uyüp) Cemetery, I, Constantinople, Turkey". World Digital Library. 1890–1900. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
  2. ^ Or 52 A.H, see Ibn Sa'd and Tabari, cited in Prof. Philip K Hitti, A History of the Arabs, London, 1951 revised edition, p.202

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