Abu Dujana Simak bin Kharasha was a companion of the Islamicprophet Muhammad. He is found in some hadith narrations from Sahih Sittah, the six major collections of Sunni Islam. He's known for his bravery on the battlefield, the fact that he fought with the prophet's sword and his red band which he wore around his head before going into battle. Islam (Arabic: ; ( â¶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... Muhammad (Arabic محمد, also transliterated Mohammad, Mohammed, and formerly Mahomet, following the Latin) is revered by Muslims as the final prophet of God. ... The Six major Hadith collections are the works of some individuals Islamic scholars who by their own initiative started collecting sayings that people attributed to Muhammad approximately 200 years after his death. ... Sunni Islam (Arabic سنّة) is the largest denomination of Islam. ...
In Sahih Bukhari and in Sahih Muslim (see also 23:4887) he is found being served a drink by Anas alongside Abu Suhail bin Al-Baida' made from unripe and ripe dates. When the prohibition came on alchoholic drinks, Anas promptly rid them of this drink (he spilt it). Abu Dujana is further mentioned as one of the numerous men, who on the Day of Uhud asked the prophet for his sword (when he offered it). But he stuck out amongst the rest from his courage in also accepting the consequences of accepting the sword: Combatants Muslims Quraysh-led Coalition Commanders Muhammad Abu Sufyan Strength 1,000 3,000 Casualties 75 dead Unknown The Battle of Uhud was fought on 23 March, 625 CE, between a force from the small Muslim community of Medina, in what is now north-western Arabia, and a force from...
Anas reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) took hold of his sword on the Day of Uhud and said: Who would take it from me? All the persons stretched their hands saying: I would do it, I would do it. He (Allah's Apostle) said: Who would take it in order to fulfil its rights? Then the people withdrew their hands. Simak b. Kharasha Abu Dujana said: I am here to take it and fulfil its rights. He took it and struck the heads of the polytheists. (Sahih Muslim 31:6040)
Polytheism is belief in, or worship of, multiple gods or divinities. ...