حضرت جعفر طیار رضی اللہ عنہ | Hazrat Jafar Tayyar (RA)
Hazrat Jafar Tayyar (RA). was the paternal cousin of the Prophetﷺ and the older brother of Hazrat Ali (RA).
He was among the first companions to emigrate to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) during the persecution of the Quraysh. He was the spokesman of the Muslims who successfully defended the emigrants in the court of King Negus against the Quraysh who had come to force them back to Makkah.
He took part in the battle of Mu’ta. Hazrat Jafar Tayyar (RA), the second amir appointed by the Hazrat Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to lead the Muslim army in the battle of Mu’ta.The enemy cut his right hand, which held the flag. He at once transferred it to his left. When that was cut off, he had the flag in his teeth and supported it with his bleeding arms. His body was cut into two by somebody from behind and he fell dead, around 33 at the time.
On hearing the news of his death, the Prophet ﷺ went to his house to condole with his family. The Prophet ﷺ mentioned, “In Jannah, Allah Ta’ala has given Jafar wings in place of his hands with which he flies around as he wishes and where he wishes”. This is why he came to be known as Jafar al-Tayar (The Flying One).
He was among the first companions to emigrate to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) during the persecution of the Quraysh. He was the spokesman of the Muslims who successfully defended the emigrants in the court of King Negus against the Quraysh who had come to force them back to Makkah.
He took part in the battle of Mu’ta. Hazrat Jafar Tayyar (RA), the second amir appointed by the Hazrat Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to lead the Muslim army in the battle of Mu’ta.The enemy cut his right hand, which held the flag. He at once transferred it to his left. When that was cut off, he had the flag in his teeth and supported it with his bleeding arms. His body was cut into two by somebody from behind and he fell dead, around 33 at the time.
On hearing the news of his death, the Prophet ﷺ went to his house to condole with his family. The Prophet ﷺ mentioned, “In Jannah, Allah Ta’ala has given Jafar wings in place of his hands with which he flies around as he wishes and where he wishes”. This is why he came to be known as Jafar al-Tayar (The Flying One).