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Talhah ibn Ubaydullah (RA)

طلحة بن عبيد الله

d. 36 AH (Battle of the Camel)

One of the earliest Muslims, who shielded the Prophet ﷺ at Uhud with his own body, losing the use of his hand. He was killed at the Battle of the Camel in 36 AH.

Biography

Talhah of Banu Taym (Abu Bakr's clan) accepted Islam early through Abu Bakr. At Uhud he protected the Prophet ﷺ when most had scattered; Qays ibn Abi Hazim saw his hand paralysed from shielding the Prophet (Sahih Bukhari). The Prophet ﷺ called him 'a martyr walking on the earth' (Jami' al-Tirmidhi), and some exegetes relate 33:23 ('men who were true to their covenant') to him.

After Uthman's killing he joined Aisha and al-Zubayr in seeking retribution and was killed at the Battle of the Camel (36 AH), reportedly by an arrow attributed to Marwan ibn al-Hakam (a report in historical sources). Ali grieved over him.

Sources & explanation

۞ Qur'an

33:23

Links open quran.com.

📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com

  • Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3747 Sahih (Darussalam)

    The Ten promised Paradise (al-'Ashara al-Mubashsharah) named in one hadith narrated by 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf.

  • Sunan Abi Dawud 4649 Sahih (Al-Albani)

    Sa'id ibn Zayd testified that the Prophet ﷺ named ten people in Paradise.

  • Sahih al-Bukhari 3725 Sahih

    Talhah's hand was paralysed from shielding the Prophet ﷺ at Uhud.

💬 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 (Uhud) is the anchor; the account of his death is historical and marked so.

Further references

  • Sahih Bukhari (Talhah's hand at Uhud)
  • Jami' al-Tirmidhi ('martyr walking on earth')
  • Tarikh al-Tabari (Camel)
  • Jami' al-Tirmidhi (hadith of the ten promised Paradise, Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf)
  • Sunan Abi Dawud (hadith of the ten, Sa'id ibn Zayd)

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