Khaled bin Sinan
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Khaled bin Sinan al-`Absi (
Khalid bin Sinan Al-Absi is a judge and writer of Arab writers and their sages, and he was passionate about the religion of Abraham, calling for the renunciation of idols, wine and usury.
Historical accounts narrate that he was one of a
.Ancestry
His ancestry is linked to the clan of Banu 'Abs, descendants of ʿAbs ibn Baghīd ibn Rayth ibn Ghaṭafān, to the tribe of Ghatafan:
"Khalid bin Sinan bin Ghaith bin Maritah bin Makhzum bin Rabi'ah bin Aus bin Malik bin Ghalib bin Qutay'ah bin 'Abs bin Baghid bin Rayth bin Ghatafan"
خالد بن سنان بن غيث بن مريطة بن مخزوم بن ربيعة بن عوذ بن مالك بن غالب بن قطيعة بن عبس بن بغيض بن ريث بن غطفان
The Banu 'Abs are distant cousins of Muhammad, the final prophet of Islam, due to his direct descendant from the Arab ancestor Adnan, who were a group of Ishmaelite Arabs.
Biography
Khaled was born in Al-Yamama 50 years before the Year of the Elephant, and learned to read and write at an early age, and he started calling on his people to unite and renounce idols, discard alcohol, usury, and the facilitator, so he took up the judiciary in Bani Abs, as he was a prominent Arab writer before the year of the elephant, and he used to go to literary clubs and markets In Yamama and the Hijaz.
Sayings between some writers and historians
Some historians and narrators claimed that he was a prophet, and that Muhammad said: “That is a prophet who was lost by his people.” however, it is a weak hadith - from a weak source.
In
Ibn Kathir said, "And He is more like that he was good, righteous man for circumstances and dignities."
Miscellaneous
He should not be confused with the
The name "Khaled" also appears in the
See also
- Khalid Nabi Cemetery
- Prophets in Islam
- Hanifs
References
- ^ Shafi Usmani, Ma’ariful Qur’ānic; V2:pp105
- Khaled the prophet, Farhad Ghorban Dordinejad. A brief biography.
- Regarding Khalid ibn Sinan Archived 2018-01-14 at the Wayback Machine. Commentary on subject's Prophethood.
- Du`a Umm Dawood. English translation of the historical accounts of the subject's life.