Biography of owais
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OWAIS AL-QARNI – THE FIRST mystiker – WITH A DIFFERENCE
Lecture 7 in the series: UNVEILING THE LESSER KNOWN COMPANIONS OF THE PROPHET (SAWA)
By: Mowlana Syed Aftab Haider on 27 September 2017 (Muharram 1439) at the Ahlul Bait (a.s) Islamic Centre, Ottery, Cape Town)
We are once again tillsammans to remember this great sacrifice and tragedy to have befallen the family of our beloved profet Muhammad (SAWA). We remember the spirit of devotion and commitment, sacrifice and loyalty which was manifested in Karbala, which was inherited bygd the heroes of Karbala through the generations, who stood for truth with firm conviction.
THOSE PRIVILEGED COMPANIONS WHO MET RASULULLAH (SAWA)
The company of Rasulullah (SAWA) and being in his service fryst vatten indeed a great honour. To experience that company and look at that face which is the manifestation of Allah’s (SWT) mercy and His light and the most perfect example and most beloved existence and personality fryst vatten indeed a great virtue.
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Owais al-Qarani
Muslim saint
Owais al-Qarani (Arabic: أُوَيْس ٱبْن عَامِر ٱبْن جَزْء ٱبْن مَالِك ٱلْقَرَنِيّ, ʾUways ibn ʿĀmir ibn Jazʾ ibn Mālik al-Qaranī), also spelled Uways or Owais, was a Muslim from South Arabia who lived during the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[1]
Uwais al-Qarni Mosque in Raqqa (now in Syria) is his burial site, as he died during the Battle of Siffin there. It was destroyed by the ISIS in 2013 and is currently awaiting reconstruction.[2]
Although he lived during the lifetime of Muhammad, he never physically met him so he is only honorarily counted among the Companions of the Prophet.
Among the Tabi‘un, he is specially known as Khayr at-Tābiʿīn (Arabic: خَيْر ٱلتَّابِعِين, lit. 'the best of the Tabi‘un') and Sayyid at-Tabiʿīn fī Zamānah (Arabic: سَيِّد ٱلتَّابِعِين فِي زَمَانَه, lit. 'leader of the Tabi‘un of his era').
Life
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Owais Shah
English cricketer (born 1978)
For the Jammu and Kashmir player, see Owais Shah (Indian cricketer).
Owais Alam Shah (born 22 October 1978) is a former England cricketer. A middle-order batsman, he played for Middlesex from 1995 to 2010 and Essex from 2011 to 2013 before announcing his retirement from first-class cricket. He played Twenty20 cricket for Hampshire in 2014 and 2015. He also represented England in all forms of the game.
Between 2001 and 2009, he played 71 ODIs and 17 Twenty20 Internationals. He also played 6 Tests, starting with a strong 88 on debut against India in 2006, however opportunities were limited and he did not make his third appearance until 2009 against the West Indies in 2008–09. With Michael Vaughan retired and Ian Bell dropped, Shah had the opportunity to claim the number three position for himself, however a weak series saw him dropped in favour of Ravi Bopara.
He also represented the Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders d