Islamic Timeline of RevelationOpen in flowchart →Mus'ab ibn Umayr (RA)
مصعب بن عمير
A wealthy Makkan youth who gave up luxury for Islam, became the first envoy-teacher to Madinah before the Hijra, and was martyred at Uhud carrying the banner.
Biography
Mus'ab was sent to Yathrib after the first Pledge of Aqabah to teach the Quran; through him leaders such as Sa'd ibn Mu'adh accepted Islam. Sahih Bukhari records that he was the first emigrant to reach Madinah.
He carried the banner at Uhud and was martyred; Sahih Bukhari reports that only a short garment could be found to shroud him, so his feet were covered with grass.
Sources & explanation
📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com
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Sahih al-Bukhari 1274 Sahih
Mus'ab ibn 'Umayr was martyred at Uhud and his shroud was too short to cover him; his feet were covered with idhkhir grass.
💬 Explanation Unverified
Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's perspective
Methodological note (not a direct quote): Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's widely known approach is to build narratives primarily on the Quran and Sahih Hadith, to set aside Israiliyat (Judeo-Christian lore absorbed into later tafsir) and weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: Sahih Bukhari reports.
Further references
- Sahih Bukhari (first to arrive in Madinah)
- Sahih Bukhari (his shroud)
Connections
Linked with
- Prophet Muhammad ﷺ companion — Companion
- Sa'd ibn Mu'adh (RA) related — Sa'd accepted Islam through Mus'ab