Abu Dharr al-Ghifari

Sahabi Jundub ibn Junadah ibn Sakan (Arabic جُندب بن جَنادة), better known as Abu Dharr , Abu Dharr al-Ghafari, or Abu Tharr Al-Ghefari (Arabic أبو ذر الغفاري) was an early convert to Islam . When he converted, Muhammad gave him a new name, Abdullah. He belonged to the Banu Ghifar, the Ghifar tribe. No date of birth is known. He died in 652 CE, at al-Rabadha , in the desert near Medina . Abu Dharr is remembered for his strict piety and also his opposition to the caliph Uthman Ibn Affan . He is venerated by Shi'a Muslims as one of The Four Companions , early Muslims who were followers ( Shi'a ) of Ali (Ali ibn Abi Talib). He was one of the Muhajirun .

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Abū Dhar al-Ghifari al-Kinani ( أبو ذر الغفاري الكناني ), also Jundub ibn Junādah ibn Sufian ( جُندب بن جَنادة ), was the fourth or fifth person converting to Islam . He belonged to the Banu Ghifar, the Kinanah tribe. No date of birth is known. He died in 652 CE, at al-Rabadha , in the desert east of Medina . Abu Dhar is remembered for his strict piety and also his opposition to Muawiyah I during the caliph Uthman ibn Affan era. He is venerated by Shia Muslims as one of The Four Companions , early Muslims who were followers ( Shi'a ) of Ali (Ali ibn Abi Talib). He was one of the Muhajirun . He was regarded by many, including Ali Shariati , as the first Islamic socialist or the first socialist altogether, having first been referred to as such by the Arab scholar Ahmad Rida in 1910. Lalani, pg. 26 The Mirror of all the Prophets as Shown by The Hadith of Similitude

Companion of Muhammad (died 652) Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari Al-Kinani ( أَبُو ذَرّ ٱلْغِفَارِيّ ٱلْكِنَانِيّ , ʾAbū Ḏarr al-Ghifārīy al-Kinānīy ), also spelled Abu Tharr or Abu Zar , born Jundab ibn Junādah ( جُنْدَب ٱبْن جُنَادَة ), was the fourth or fifth person converting to Islam , and a member of the Muhajirun . He belonged to the Banu Ghifar , the Kinanah tribe. His date of birth is unknown. He died in 652 CE, at Al-Rabadha , in the desert east of Medina . Abu Dharr is remembered for his strict piety and also his opposition to Muawiyah during the caliphate of Uthman ibn Affan . He is venerated by Shia Muslims as one of The Four Companions , early Muslims who were followers ( Shia ) of Ali ibn Abi Talib . He was regarded by many, including Ali Shariati , Muhammad Sharqawi and Sami Ayad Hanna, as a principal antecedent of Islamic socialism , or the first Islamic socialist. He protested against the accumulation of wealth by the ruling class during 'Uthmān 's caliphate and urged the equitable redistribution of wealth . The Mirror of all the Prophets as Shown by The Hadith of Similitude Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World .

Companion of Muhammad (died 652) Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari Al-Kinani ( أَبُو ذَرّ ٱلْغِفَارِيّ ٱلْكِنَانِيّ , ʾAbū Ḏarr al-Ghifārīy al-Kinānīy ), also spelled Abu Tharr or Abu Zar , born Jundab ibn Junādah ( جُنْدَب ٱبْن جُنَادَة ), was the fourth or fifth person converting to Islam , and a member of the Muhajirun . He belonged to the Banu Ghifar , the Kinanah tribe. His date of birth is unknown. He died in 652 CE, at Al-Rabadha , in the desert east of Medina . Abu Dharr is remembered for his strict piety and also his opposition to Muawiyah during the caliphate of Uthman ibn Affan . He is venerated by Shia Muslims as one of The Four Companions , early Muslims who were followers ( Shia ) of Ali ibn Abi Talib . He was regarded by many, including Ali Shariati , Muhammad Sharqawi and Sami Ayad Hanna, as a principal antecedent of Islamic socialism , or the first Islamic socialist. He protested against the accumulation of wealth by the ruling class during 'Uthmān 's caliphate and urged the equitable redistribution of wealth . The Mirror of all the Prophets as Shown by The Hadith of Similitude Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World .