Anas ibn Malik

companion (Sahabi) of Muhammad

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Born: c. 612 CE, Yathrib , Hejaz, Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia )
Died: c. 712 CE ( 93 AH ), (aged 100), Basra , Umayyad Caliphate (present-day Iraq )
Burial place: Basra, Iraq
Other names: Ibn Malik , Abu Hamza
Era: Early Islam Rashidun Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate
Known for: Transmitter of Hadiths Last living companion of Muhammad
Notable work: Hadith
Title: Khadim al-Nabi
Parents: Malik ibn Nadr (father) Umm Sulaym (mother)
Relatives: Al-Bara' ibn Malik (sibling) Abdullah ibn Abi Talha (step-brother) Abu Talha al-Ansari (step-father)
Family: Banu Najjar (from Banu Khazraj )

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Instance of: human
Part of: companions of the Prophet
Given name: Anas
Gender: male
Citizenship: Umayyad Caliphate
Place of birth: Medina
Place of death: Basra
Mother: Rumaysa bint Milhan
Occupation: rawi
Languages spoken: Arabic
Religion: Sunni Islam
Student of: Abd Allah ibn Abbas
Field of work: science of hadith
Conflict: Siege of Ta'if

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date of birth: 0611-00-00
date of death: 0709-00-00
name in native language: أنس بن مالك
Commons category: Anas ibn Malik
different from: Malik ibn Anas

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Anas ibn Mālik ibn Naḍr al-Khazrajī al-Anṣārī (Arabic: أنس بن مالك الخزرجي الأنصاري; c. 612 – c. 712) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He was nicknamed Khadim al-Nabi (lit. Servant of the Prophet) for serving Muhammad for ten years.

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