Al-Najashi
النجاشيDefinition
The Negus of Abyssinia. The Christian king who received the Muslim refugees and famously wept upon hearing Ja'far recite Surah Maryam, refusing to extradite them despite Quraysh pressure.
As understood in the classical tradition of Ibn Kathir and the scholars of his school.
How the scholars use Al-Najashi.
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"crumble. His son then wept. The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, Take the Sudanese, for three of them are among the people of Paradise, Luqman the wise, the Najashi, and Bilal the muezzin. This hadith is noted as strange and weak, but it is mentioned in Imam Ahmad's book Al-Zahid, which contains many important benefits. Regarding the verse, and indeed we gave Luqman wisdom from the Quran, it is said that this wisdom was understanding and accuracy without prophethood. Luqman was described as a black slave. It is also narrated that he was a tailor. Luqman advised his son, O my son, make obedience to Allah your trade and you will receive profits without any"
— Ibn Kathir, Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
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"peace be upon him. We ask Allah for forgiveness. Ja'far ibn Muhammad narrated from his father, who said: The Abyssinians gathered and said to the Najashi, "You have abandoned our religion." They rose against him, so he sent for Ja'far and his companions, prepared ships for them, and said, "Board them. If I am defeated, then proceed, but if I am victorious, remain." Then he took a document and wrote in it: "He bears witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger, and that Jesus is His servant, messenger, spirit, and word which He cast to Mary." He placed it in his robe and went out to the Abyssinians,"
— Imam al-Dhahabī, Volume 1
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"went back and informed the judge, who then sent another one of his aides, known as the judge Najashi Qabali, to invite me. I went up to the described dome and saw a venerable looking elder with loose hair dressed in the black robe of monks, surrounded by about ten scribes. They greeted me warmly, and the elder said, You are the king's guest, and we must honor you, asking about the holy land, Syria, and Egypt in depth while the crowd gathered around him. He invited me to his home for hospitality, and I departed without meeting him thereafter. When it became clear to Hatun's Turkish companions that she remained"
— Ibn Battuta, Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East
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